diff --git a/ocrd_calamari/recognize.py b/ocrd_calamari/recognize.py
index 9cb2238..3cdd26f 100644
--- a/ocrd_calamari/recognize.py
+++ b/ocrd_calamari/recognize.py
@@ -67,7 +67,31 @@ class CalamariRecognize(Processor):
 
     def process(self):
         """
-        Performs the recognition.
+        Perform text recognition with Calamari on the workspace.
+
+        For each page of the input file group, open and deserialize input PAGE-XML
+        and its respective images. Then iterate over the element hierarchy down to
+        the line level.
+
+        For each textline, retrieve a segment image according to the layout annotation
+        (from an existing ``AlternativeImage``, or by cropping into the higher-level
+        images, and deskewing when applicable).
+
+        If the line element contained any previous text results or word segmentation,
+        delete it.
+
+        Convert the line image to a Numpy array and pass it to the recognizer. Aggregate
+        character results on the line level, stripping leading and trailing white space,
+        and selecting the best hypothesis for each position. Annotate the resulting
+        TextEquiv string and (average) confidence on the line segment.
+
+        If ``texequiv_level`` is ``word`` or ``glyph``, then additionally create word
+        level segments by splitting at white space characters, using the vertical
+        line coordinates and horizontal white space boundaries. In the case of ``glyph``,
+        create glyph level segments as well, adding all alternative character hypotheses
+        down to ``glyph_conf_cutoff`` confidence threshold.
+
+        Produce a new PAGE output file by serialising the resulting hierarchy.
         """
         log = getLogger('processor.CalamariRecognize')