Is handwriting recognition - Transcribe text & notes in Devonthink 4

I am assuming that this is where you can ‘ocr’ handwriting. I searched the manual and the instructions are in the section “AI ASSISTED TRANSCRIPTION” page 91, if I searched and landed on the right page, there is some stuff on page 221 as well that I am reviewing.

I am using LM Studio, have the API working and can converse with the AI, will this permit the image of the handwriting to get recognized? Do I need a specific model loaded into LM Studio?

Right now : Recognition > Transcribe Text and Notes : Does nothing, no error, no new file, opening the pdf does not have the ability to search…

Question:

What are the set up steps to import handwriting in a PDF (or other format) and have DT4 recognize the handwriting making it searchable?

p.s. (I did not see a tutorial, did ‘search the manual’ but did not read all 354 pages of this incredibly well written manual)

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Recognition > Transcribe Text and Notes : Does nothing, no error, no new file, opening the pdf does not have the ability to search…

Apple Vision can recognize some handwriting and the output of transcription is controlled the AI > Transcription settings. What do you have set there?

From Documents > AI and Your Documents

Ignore the struck through sentence. That is an old inaccurate statement and missed by me. It will be removed for the next beta. (Thus endeth the ‘incredibly well written’ streak :frowning: ) But thanks, as my new edit is much clearer on several points, I believe.