# LAREX - A semi-automatic open-source Tool for Layout Analysis and Region Extraction on Early Printed Books

arXiv: https://arxiv.org/abs/1701.07396 · HTML: https://mlsanity.com/paper/1701.07396/

## Key facts

- Cited by 1 papers in the map (data through 14 Oct 2026).
- First posted on arXiv 20 Jan 2017.

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## Abstract (arXiv)

A semi-automatic open-source tool for layout analysis on early printed books is presented. LAREX uses a rule based connected components approach which is very fast, easily comprehensible for the user and allows an intuitive manual correction if necessary. The PageXML format is used to support integration into existing OCR workflows. Evaluations showed that LAREX provides an efficient and flexible way to segment pages of early printed books.