Sounds like that is what everyone is recommending. I’ll wait for any additional recommendations on this app or any others and make my choice thanks. So far what I have heard has me convinced in getting this one. On Mar 11, 2014, at 3:10 PM, Bryan Jones <openses...@me.com> wrote:
> Hello Alberto, > > I’ve had good success with both the older ABBYY FineReader Express and the > recently released ABBYY FineReader Pro (FRP). I find most buttons and other > controls to be properly accessible with VO. I also find the workflow to be > fairly intuitive. I am running the latest version of FRP on a 2013 MBA with > scans coming over Wi-Fi from a Canon PIXMA MX922. In the last few months FRP > has successfully scanned and converted a few thousand pages of snail mail, > bills, books, and even the (sadly inaccurate) fortune from a fortune cookie. > I have no problems scanning from either the Canon’s flatbed or it’s > sheet-feeder, and even the sheet-feeder’s duplex function has worked > seamlessly. Converting digital files is also a straightforward process. While > I haven’t actually timed it, my impression is the OCR process is quicker in > FRP than it was in FR Express. FRP runs the OCR process locally and is one of > the few applications that will actually cause my MBA’s fan to kick into high > gear. If I know I’m going to be performing a big OCR process, such as > converting a 500 page PDF file or scanning and converting a stack of bills, I > will normally start the process and leave the computer alone for a while > while it’s doing the OCR magic. > > Having said all that, I would of course strongly recommend getting hold of a > demo and testing to make sure it works with your Mac and scanner. > > YMMV, > HTH, > Bryan > >>> On Mar 11, 2014, at 2:43 PM, alberto <alberto.a...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> I have some extra money this time around, and I am considering getting >>>> myself an OCR app for my mac. I would like to know which is the best one >>>> to get that will work great with Voice Over? > > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> > > To reply to this post, please address your message to > mac-access@mac-access.net > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at > either the list's own dedicated web archive: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> > or at the public Mail Archive: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. > Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> > > As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that > the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and > worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security > strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something > unpredictable happen. > > Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by > visiting the list website at: > <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/> > <--- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net ---> To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Mac-Access forum at either the list's own dedicated web archive: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/mac-access/index.html> or at the public Mail Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/>. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: <http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml> As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we do our very best to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: <http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/>
