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BIQE Software Solutions

Streamlined Post-Processing for Digitization Projects of Any Scale

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The Crowley Company is proud to offer BIQE Software—a suite of intelligent post-processing tools built for the digitization professionals who value quality, efficiency, and adaptability. Short for Batch Image Quality Enhancer, BIQE lives up to its name.  Whether you’re preserving centuries-old manuscripts, scanning technical records, or converting newspapers to searchable digital formats, BIQE has a solution that fits seamlessly into your workflow.

Developed in the Netherlands and trusted by institutions across the globe, BIQE software is designed with precision, performance, and preservation in mind. Each module helps streamline post-scan processes, saving time without sacrificing the integrity of your images or data.

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Built with artificial intelligence, BIQE’s AI HTR software recognizes both printed and cursive handwriting—even challenging historic scripts—and converts them into searchable, editable digital text. This tool is ideal for archives, libraries, and researchers working with manuscripts, letters, and handwritten records.

Key Features

  1. Multithreading – Advanced multithreading accelerates OCR processing, handling large volumes of handwritten text quickly and efficiently without sacrificing accuracy.
  2. Language Detection and Multilingual OCR – Advanced language auto-detection, ensuring accurate recognition for single-language documents.
  3. Versatile Export Formats – Supports multiple export formats, including TXT, searchable PDF, ALTO XML, and JP2.
  4. Searchable Document Database – With ALTO XML and JP2, you can use the specialized document viewers to create a searchable database of all your documents, enabling seamless organization and instant search capabilities across your entire archive.
  5. Experimental Filters – A Selective Contrast option and adjustable white and black levels for optimized results. A full version, complete with real-time adjustment previews, is coming soon to further enhance document clarity and recognition accuracy.
  6. PDF and JP2 Compression Tool – Compression tool that significantly reduces the file size of searchable PDF files — up to 15 times smaller — without any visible loss of quality.

BIQE Archive

BIQE Archive is the ideal tool for libraries, archivists, and anyone working with scanned old books or archival materials. It provides a highly visual and interactive approach to document processing, ensuring you get the best results every time.

Key Features

  1. Visual Workflow – Import images for processing, visually inspect them in the workspace, and adjust settings in an interactive environment.
  2. Interactive Adjustments – Manually correct image cropping, apply and customize filters, and immediately preview the results.
  3. Cropping Tools – Effortlessly crop scanned double pages into single pages for improved organization and readability.
  4. 38 Powerful Filters – Enhance image quality with filters like: Rotation, Deskew, Background Removal, Selective Contrast, Smoothing & Bitonal, Despeckling, and many more!
  5. Versatile Export Options – Export files in a variety of formats, including: ABBYY XML, ALTO XML, JPEG, JPEG 2000, PNG, TIFF, Searchable PDF, all with customizable quality and compression settings.
  6. Non-OCR Export – Make corrections to page images and export them without applying OCR.
  7. OCR Powered by Tesseract – Perform reliable OCR for text extraction.

With BIQE Archive, you can transform old, degraded documents into high-quality, usable resources.

BIQE PROduction

BIQE PROduction is designed for speed and automation, making it the perfect tool for processing books, newspapers, and documents that don’t require extensive customizations or corrections. Sharing a similar interface with BIQE Archive, it combines a highly visual and interactive approach with advanced automation tools for maximum efficiency.

Key Features

  1. Visual Workflow – Import images for processing, visually inspect them in the workspace, and adjust settings in an interactive environment.
  2. Automated Processing – Powered by AI, it features smarter tools for faster and more consistent results.
  3. Smarter Cropping Tool – Automatically prepares cropping for all pages, ensuring uniform crop sizes and warns users about potential cropping issues, such as when cropping may cut into text.
  4. Optimized OCR for Multi-Column Text – Offers better OCR handling for documents with complex layouts, such as multi-column pages in newspapers or magazines.
  5. Streamlined Filters – Includes fewer but more advanced filters for faster application to all imported pages.
  6. Preview Before Export – Instantly preview changes and ensure results meet your standards before proceeding with the export.
  7. Versatile Export Options – Export files in a variety of formats, including ABBYY XML, ALTO XML, JPEG, JPEG 2000, PNG, TIFF, and searchable PDFs with customizable quality and compression.
  8. Non-OCR Export – Allows users to make corrections to page images and export them without applying OCR.
  9. Faster Proccessing – Ideal for documents that don’t need extensive manual adjustments, significantly reducing processing time.

With BIQE PROduction, you get the best of both worlds: an intuitive, interactive environment combined with advanced automation for fast and precise document processing.

BIQE Server

BIQE Server is designed for high-speed processing of pre-corrected and well-formatted images of printed books, newspapers, and other document pages. Unlike other BIQE tools, it does not include a visual or interactive workflow, focusing instead on fully automated and efficient processing.

Key Features

  1. Automated Preprocessing – Includes auto-rotate and auto-deskew tools that are automatically applied to enhance image alignment
  2. No Filters for Maximum Speed – Operates without additional image filters, ensuring lightning-fast processing.
  3. Fast OCR Processing – Utilizes multi-threaded architecture for rapid handling of large volumes of files.
  4. Versatile Export Options – Export files in a variety of formats, including ABBYY XML, ALTO XML, JPEG, JPEG 2000, PNG, TIFF, and searchable PDFs with customizable quality and compression.
  5. High Throughput –  Optimized for large-scale projects where files are already corrected and formatted, making it ideal for high-speed production environments.

BIQE Server is the go-to solution for users who need to process large batches of files quickly and efficiently, with robust export options for seamless integration into your workflow.

Why BIQE with Crowley?

At The Crowley Company, we don’t just sell software—we support end-to-end digitization solutions. From capture hardware and conversion services to training and technical support, we partner with you to ensure long-term project success. As an official BIQE (Batch Image Quality Enhancer) reseller, we’re here to help you find the right software setup for your unique collection and workflow needs.

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Whether you’re digitizing in-house or planning a new project, our team can walk you through how BIQE fits into your system.

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