A clear phone photo of a labeled metabolic-pathway whiteboard paired with the matching biochemistry lecture recording.
Study images to context
Use study images as part of your lecture notes.
Add clear photos of whiteboards, handouts, or study pages to a lecture session so extracted text can support structured notes and practice.
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Direct answer
Acloom accepts supported study images as session resources and extracts usable text from clear files. The image can then contribute context alongside a lecture recording, PDF, or document when Acloom prepares notes and study tools.
Guide at a glance
- Intended for
- Students with photos of whiteboards, handouts, textbook excerpts, or lecture diagrams they are allowed to process.
- Sources
- PNG study images, JPG or JPEG photos, WebP images, Optional lecture recording
- Study outputs
- Extracted source text, Structured notes, Connected study context
- Review standard
- Handwriting, glare, blur, skew, formulas, and complex diagrams can reduce extraction quality.
The problem
Why this workflow exists
A whiteboard photo or textbook excerpt often contains context that never appears in the audio recording. Retyping it is slow, but OCR can also misread low-contrast text, handwriting, formulas, or dense layouts, so the original image must remain the reference.
Best fit
- Clear whiteboard photos
- Printed handouts photographed in good light
- Readable textbook excerpts
- Lecture diagrams with useful labels
Workflow
From source to study set
- 01
Prepare a clear image
Crop unnecessary background, correct the orientation, and use enough resolution and contrast for readable text.
- 02
Attach it to the session
Add the authorized PNG, JPG, JPEG, or WebP image with the related lecture sources.
- 03
Verify before studying
Compare names, numbers, formulas, and labels with the original image before relying on generated material.
Concrete example
What this workflow can produce
A realistic illustration of the input and result—not a promise that every source produces identical output.
Extracted labels available to the session source set, with structured notes that can use both the spoken explanation and readable image text.
What you get
Useful outputs, kept in context
Extracted text context
Make readable labels and passages available to the session source set.
Combined notes
Use the image alongside the lecture recording and other course resources.
Practice support
Generate study tools from the processed session after checking extraction quality.
Original reference
Keep the source image available when a generated detail requires confirmation.
Questions answered
What students usually ask
Can Acloom use an image when creating study notes?
Yes. Supported images can be attached as session resources, and readable extracted text can contribute context to notes and study tools.
Which image formats are supported?
The current resource workflow supports PNG, JPG, JPEG, and WebP images, subject to the current resource limits.
Does OCR work on handwriting?
Handwriting recognition can be inconsistent. Clear printed text is more reliable, and every important extracted detail should be checked against the original image.
Can I extract text without creating an account?
Yes. Acloom also provides a separate free image-to-text browser tool for local OCR when you only need editable text.
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