# Separating Characters from Each Other

After successfully differentiating between character pixels and background pixels, the next task for an OCRMax tool is to separate valid characters from each other. This segmentation process produces individual zones where each zone contains foreground pixels that represent a valid character. Once individual characters can be identified, you can build an OCR font for all the possible characters your images might contain.

The OCRMax tool supports a variety of segmentation parameters to allow the tool to distinguish characters from each other in your acquired images, and supports graphics that can visually confirm the segmentation results for the current image.

The OCRMax tool supports a variety of segmentation parameters to allow the tool to distinguish characters from each other in your acquired images, and supports graphics that can visually confirm the segmentation results for the current image.

See the following sections for more information: