4. Uploading Files (overview)

In Transkribus, a document refers to a set of images that are part of (file, manuscript, book…). To upload these documents you have multiple options. On this overview page we will show you how to use the Quick Text Recognition and how to upload documents to existing collections. 

Option One

To quickly upload and recognise an image/ page use the Quick Text Recognition feature at the bottom of the landing page:

• Choose the right language for your documents
• Drag and drop your image or browse to start text recognition automatically
• export the transcription, transcribe another page or edit the recognition using the Transkribus editor. All Quick Text Recognition pages are saved and can be found in the "Quick Text Recognition" collection
  
  

Option Two

To upload a document to an existing collection in Transkribus, click and open the collection you want the document to belong to. Once in the collection, click on "Upload" in the top-bar menu on the right. 


To start the upload, simply drag and drop the files or browse and select them from your local drive, provide a document title, and click the Submit button. You can upload entire folders at once, each folder being created as a separate document.

In this window you can see information about the upload restrictions related to file types, sizes, and page counts in the upload window. If the files do not meet these criteria, you will receive an error notification. 

You can also set the title for the document. If you leave it blank, the name of the last selected file will be automatically used as the document title.

The supported file types are:

1. Image

Accepted image file formats are JPEG and PNG, with a maximum size of 10MB each. (A resolution of around 300 dpi is fine, larger images are not necessary as they won't improve recognition.)
All images selected in one upload will be uploaded as one document; each image will be one page of the document.

2. PDF

When uploading a PDF, each page of the PDF is extracted and uploaded as a page of the document. At this time, only one PDF can be uploaded per submission, with a file size limit of 200 MB or a total of 3,000 pages.

3. Private FTP

Uploading via a Private FTP will allow you to upload more documents or data at once. 

4. IIIF manifest

When uploading via the IIIF upload you can upload the images using IIIF manifests of the material you would like to process. 

All documents uploaded to Transkribus are private by default. They are stored on the servers of READ-COOP SCE (i.e. the company that develops and maintains the software). The servers are all located in Innsbruck, Austria, in a GDPR-compliant manner, and the data may be processed according to the terms & conditions on the READ-COOP SCE website.

If you would like to share your collection with other Trankribus users to work collaboratively, have a look at the Managing Users page.