ABBYY FlexiCapture 12 Specifications

Please adhere to the following specifications to ensure smooth deployment and full functionality with your ABBYY FlexiCapture 11 license. We encourage you to contact us directly with any questions, comments, or concerns. FlexiCapture 12 Specifications

FlexiCapture 12 StandAlone Administrator

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CPU 2 GHz or faster
Operating System Windows 7 SP1 Windows 8.1 Windows 10 Note: To use a localized version of ABBYY FlexiCapture, make sure your operating system supports the corresponding GUI language.
RAM at least 2 GB
Disk Space 4 GB (including 2 GB for installation)
Other Requirements Note: Windows 2012R2 already includes .Net Framework 4.5.1 but you will need to install ASP.NET 4.5. You can look up the version of your .Net Framework in the registry. Please visit this Microsoft web page for detailed instructions. 1. Microsoft Office (version 2007 or later) or LibreOffice (version 4.0 or later) 2. A scanner with TWAIN, WIA or ISIS support

FlexiCapture 12 Distributed Administrator

Servers

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CPU Application Server: 2 GHz or faster with 2 cores
Other servers: 2 GHz or faster
Operating System
  • Windows Server 2008 SP2
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
  • Windows Server 2012
  • Windows Server 2012 R2
  • Windows Server 2016
Note: To use a localized version of ABBYY FlexiCapture, make sure your operating system supports the corresponding GUI language.
RAM At least 2 GB for each component Note: An additional 4 GB RAM is required if Database Server is installed.
Disk Space Application Server: 500 MB for installation Processing Server: 400 MB for installation Licensing Server: 100 MB for installation 2 GB for SQL Server database Additional space is required for the file storage
Browser(to open Administration and Monitoring Console)
  • Internet Explorer 11 Note: to ensure that Internet Explorer 11 works correctly, install .NET Framework 4.5 on the computer with the Application Server or add the address of an application server to the list of websites that are opened in compatibility mode.
  • Mozilla Firefox 50 or later (32-bit)
  • Google Chrome 55 or later (32-bit)
Other requirements
  1. The computer where the server is installed must be connected to your domain
  2. Video card and display with a resolution of 1024×768
  3. Internet Information Services 7 or higher
  4. Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or higher (4.6 if you use Windows 10)
  5. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 SP4, 2008 R2 SP3, 2012 SP2, 2014 SP1, 2016
  6. Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable

Stations

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CPU 2 GHz or faster
Operating System
    • Windows 7 SP1
    • Windows 8.1
    • Windows 10
    • Windows Server 2008 SP2 + Desktop Experience
    • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 + Desktop Experience
    • Windows Server 2012 + Desktop Experience
    • Windows Server 2012 R2 + Desktop Experience
    • Windows Server 2016 + Desktop Experience

Note: To use a localized version of ABBYY FlexiCapture, make sure your operating system supports the corresponding GUI language.

RAM Project Setup Station, Verification Station, Data Verification Station: 2 GBProcessing Station: 512 MB for each CPU core, but at least 1 GBScanning Station: 1 GB
Disk space Scanning Station: 1 GB (including 200 MB for installation and sufficient disk space for scanned images)Other stations: 4 GB (including 2 GB for installation)
Other requirements
  1. A scanner with TWAIN, WIA or ISIS support
  2. Video card and display with a resolution of 1024×768
  3. The computer where the station is installed must be connected to your domain
  4. Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or later
  5. Microsoft Office (version 2007 or later) or LibreOffice (version 4.0 or later)

HTML5 Web Stations (new)

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CPU 1.6 GHz or faster
Operating System
    • Windows 7 SP1
    • Windows 8/8.1
    • Windows 10
    • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 + Desktop Experience
    • Windows Server 2012 + Desktop Experience
    • Windows Server 2012 R2 + Desktop Experience
    • Windows Server 2016 + Desktop Experience
Note: To use a localized version of ABBYY FlexiCapture, make sure your operating system supports the corresponding GUI language.
RAM 1 GB
Disk space
  • Sufficient space to install a browser
  • At least 100 MB for program operation
  • An additional 60 MB is required to install the ABBYY Scanning plugin for the Web Scanning Station and the Web capture Station.
Browser
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 11Browser security settings: Internet Explorer medium-high protection level. Detailed required settings for Internet Explorer:
    1. Run ActiveX controls and plugins = Enable
    2. Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting = Enable
    3. Active scripting = Enable
    Note: to ensure that Internet Explorer 11 works correctly, install .NET Framework 4.5 on the computer with the Application Server or add the address of an application server to the list of websites that are opened in compatibility mode.Note: The Metro-style version of Internet Explorer 10 that comes with Windows 8 is not supported.
  • Mozilla Firefox 50 or later (32-bit)Security settings for Mozilla Firefox:
    • Java scripting = Enable
    • Firefox will remember history (Options → Privacy)
  • Google Chrome 55 or later (32-bit)Security settings for Google Chrome:
    1. JavaScript = Allow all sites
    2. plugins = Run automatically
    Note: All plugins are disabled by default. To enable a plugin, open chrome://plugins/ in the browser and select the Always allowed option for the desired plugin.
Other requirements
  1. Video card and display with a resolution of 1024×768
  2. For Web Scanning Station and Web Capture Station:
    1. A scanner supporting the TWAIN interface. WIA scanners can be accessed from the station but they may not operate properly
    2. ABBYY Scanning plugin (see below)

SilverLight Web Stations (previous versions)

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CPU 1.6 GHz or faster
Operating System
  • Windows 7 SP1
  • Windows 8/8.1
  • Windows 10
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 + Desktop Experience
  • Windows Server 2012 + Desktop Experience
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 + Desktop Experience
Note: To use a localized version of ABBYY FlexiCapture, make sure your operating system supports the corresponding GUI language.
RAM 512 MB
Disk space
  • 250 MB to install a browser and a SilverLight
  • An additional 31 MB is required to install the ABBYY Scanning plugin for the Web Scanning Station and the Web capture Station.
Browser
  • Microsoft Internet Explorer 11Browser security settings: Internet Explorer medium-high protection level. Detailed required settings for Internet Explorer:
      1. Run ActiveX controls and plugins = Enable
      2. Script ActiveX controls marked safe for scripting = Enable
      3. Active scripting = Enable
    File Download = Enable (to install Silverlight)Note: to ensure that Internet Explorer 11 works correctly, install .NET Framework 4.5 on the computer with the Application Server or add the address of an application server to the list of websites that are opened in compatibility mode.Note: The Metro-style version of Internet Explorer 10 that comes with Windows 8 is not supported. Note: Internet Explorer 64-bit is only supported under Windows 7/2008+ if Silverlight 5 is installed.
  • Mozilla Firefox 50 or later (32-bit)Security settings for Mozilla Firefox:
    1. Java scripting = Enable
    2. Firefox will remember history (Options → Privacy)
  • Google Chrome 40 or later (32-bit)Note: Google Chrome 45 or later does not support Silverlight.Security settings for Google Chrome:
    1. JavaScript = Allow all sites
    2. plugins = Run automatically
    Note: All plugins are disabled by default. To enable a plugin, open chrome://plugins/ in the browser and select the Always allowed option for the desired plugin.
Other requirements
  1. Video card and display with a resolution of 1024×768
  2. Silverlight 5.1.20913 or laterNote: Microsoft Internet Explorer 11 only supports Silverlight when running under Windows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1 or Windows 10.
  3. For Web Scanning Station and Web Capture Station:
  4. A scanner supporting the TWAIN interface. WIA scanners can be accessed from the station but they may not operate properly
  5. ABBYY Scanning plugin (see below)

ABBYY Scanning Plug-In

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The table below lists the operating systems on which the ABBYY Scanning plugin can be installed with various permissions:
OS Permissions UAC EXE
Windows 7 SP1 Administrator

User
Recommended
No
Recommended
No



Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 Administrator

User
Recommended
No
Recommended
No


-
-
Windows 8.1 Administrator

User
Recommended
No
Recommended
No



Windows Server 2012* Administrator

User
Recommended
No
Recommended
No


-
-
Windows Server 2012 R2 Administrator

User
Recommended
No
Recommended
No


-
-
Windows 10 Administrator

User
Recommended
No
Recommended
No



Note: To allow the ABBYY Scanning plugin to be installed on Windows Server 2012, run the executable file Setup.exe as Administrator or change the security policy by setting the value of the registry key HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINESoftwarePoliciesMicrosoftWindowsInstaller DisableMSI to “0”. For detailed instructions on how to install the ABBYY Scanning plugin, see Web Scanning Station Help or Web Capture Station Help.

Remote Verification Station

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CPU 2 GHz or faster
Operating System
  • Windows 7 SP1
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows 10
  • Windows Server 2008 SP2 + Desktop Experience
  • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 + Desktop Experience
  • Windows Server 2012 + Desktop Experience
  • Windows Server 2012 R2 + Desktop Experience
  • Windows Server 2016 + Desktop Experience
Note: To use a localized version of ABBYY FlexiCapture, make sure your operating system supports the corresponding GUI language.
RAM 1 GB
Disk space 400 MB
Other requirements
  1. Video card and display with a resolution of 1024×768
  2. Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or later

ClickOnce Scanning Station

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CPU 2 GHz or faster
Operating System
    • Windows 7 SP1
    • Windows 8.1
    • Windows 10
    • Windows Server 2008 SP2 + Desktop Experience
    • Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 + Desktop Experience
    • Windows Server 2012 + Desktop Experience
    • Windows Server 2012 R2 + Desktop Experience
    • Windows Server 2016 + Desktop Experience
Note: To use a localized version of ABBYY FlexiCapture, make sure your operating system supports the corresponding GUI language.
RAM 1 GB
Disk space 1 GB (including 90 MB for installation and sufficient space for scanned images). The size of downloadable file is 70 MB
Browser For ClickOnce deployment:
  • Internet Explorer 11
Note: to ensure that Internet Explorer 11 works correctly, install .NET Framework 4.5 on the computer with the Application Server or add the address of an application server to the list of websites that are opened in compatibility mode.
Other requirements
  1. A scanner with TWAIN, WIA or ISIS support
  2. Video card and display with a resolution of 1024×768
  3. Microsoft .NET Framework 4.5 or later

Virtual Environments

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The system has been tested on the following virtual machines:
  1. Virtual platforms that imitate physical machines:
    • VMWare Workstation (any version)
    • Hyper-V (any version)
      • Note: Hyper-V version corresponds to the version of the operating system. Under Windows Server 2008, Hyper-V 6.0 is used.
      • Note: Hyper-V virtual machines do not work with USB devices.
    • Oracle VirtualBox (any version)
    • VMWare ESXi (server included with VMWare vSphere, any version)
  2. Virtual platforms imitating workplaces / applications:
    • VMWare Horizon 5.2.0
    • Citrix XenApp 6.0
  3. Cloud services:
    • Microsoft Azure
    • Amazon Cloud

Formats and Languages

Supported Recognition Languages

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FlexiCapture supports over 40 recognition languages in all combinations. Dictionary support is available for all of the supported languages with the exception of Chinese. ICR is available for 33 languages (marked with • ):
Arabic
Armenian (eastern, western, Grabar)
Azeri (Latin)
Bashkir
Bulgarian •
Catalan
Chinese (Simplified, Traditional)
Croatian •
Czech •
Danish •
Dutch (Netherlands and Belgium) •
English •
Estonian •
Finnish •
French •
German (old, new spelling) •
Greek •
Hebrew
Hungarian •
Indonesian •
Italian •
Japanese
Korean
Latin •
Latvian •
Lithuanian •
Norwegian (Nynorsk and Bokmal) •
Old English •
Old French •
Old German •
Old Italian •
Old Spanish •
Polish •
Portuguese (Portugal and Brazil) •
Romanian •
Russian •
Russian (Old Spelling)
Slovak •
Slovenian •
Spanish •
Swedish •
Tatar
Thai
Turkish •
Ukrainian •
Vietnamese •

Supported Text Types

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Typographic, laser and ink-jet printers
Typewriter Typewritten texts.
Matrix printer Texts printed on a dot-matrix printer.
Index A special set of characters that includes only digits written in ZIP-code style. They look as follows:
OCR-A A monospaced font designed for Optical Character Recognition. Largely used by banks, credit card companies, and similar businesses. It may look as follows:
OCR-B A font designed for Optical Character Recognition. It may look as follows:
MICR E-13B A special set of numeric characters printed with special magnetic ink. MICR (Magnetic Ink Character Recognition) characters are found in a variety of places, including personal checks. It may look as follows:
MICR CMC-7 A special MICR barcode font (CMC-7). It may look as follows:

Barcode Types

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Australia Post
Aztec
Codabar
Codabar with checksum
Code 128
Code 32
Code 39
Code 39 with checksum
Code 39 with asterisk
Code 93
DataMatrix
EAN 13
EAN 8
IATA 25
Industrial 25
Intelligent Mail
Interleaved 25
Interleaved 25 with checksum
Matrix 25
Patch Code
PDF 417
Postnet
QRCode:
QR code (Version 1-40)
Micro QR Code (Version M1-M4)
UCC-128
UPC A
UPC E

Supported Graphics Format

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BMP:
  • black and white, gray, color
JBIG2:
  • black and white
PCX, DCX:
  • black and white, gray
GIF (only opening):
  • color
PNG:
  • black and white, gray, color
PDF, PDF/A**:
JPEG:
  • gray, color
PDF, PDF/A** searchable:
JPEG 2000*:
  • gray, color;
  • black and white uncompressed, CCITT3, CCITT4, Packbits, ZIP;
  • gray uncompressed, Packbits, JPEG, ZIP;
*Lossy compression is used for JPEG-2000 images.
**PDF/A files created with ABBYY FlexiCapture are PDF/A-1a and PDF/A-1b compliant. By default, PDF/A-1a files are created. To enable export to PDF/A-1b, specify the following value in the registry:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\ABBYY\FlexiCapture\12.0\Export\UseTaggedPdfExport = false
TIFF:
  • color uncompressed, JPEG, ZIP
When processing PDF files that contain vector graphics, their visual quality may deteriorate as the PDF file is rasterized and the output file contains a bitmap image.

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