PieFedAre there any tools I can use for translating a ~400 pages scanned book?
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Situation: I got a scanned book that I'd like to read that is in chinese and has no available translation. I really want to read it, because it would probably help a lot with my university project.
What I tried: tried creating a version with ocr to get a text layer and use some translation tool on it, but found no way to make the ocr text visible. I also tried this tool, but the ocr didn't work for me, and I found no way to use it with some local model
Have any of you ever done a similar task? I'd appreciate any kind of suggestions and tips.
This is more intended for real time usage, but might work for you:
https://github.com/Artikash/Textractor
https://github.com/Crivella/ocr_translate
I watch Macaw45 play full fledged Japanese retro RPG games using Textractor it'd probably be good for books too.
Thanks for the suggestions. That OCR_translate looks interesting. I will prioritize other recommended tools that seem to be more focused on books, but I bookmarked it for future needs.