Once again, I must point out that DocuScan only handles English. If you use any other language, this solution is not for you. Please remember that this list is international!
Cheers, Anne On 6 Sep 2011, at 06:21, David Tanner wrote: > Your best and most accessible scanning choice for the price is DocuScan Plus. > You can download a trial version from the App Store and register it for a 7 > day trial period. The price is $299 and gives you both the Apple version and > the QWindows version too, if you need it. It works well with VoiceOver, is > simple to use, has lots of power features for all kinds of scanning, > recognizing PDF files, and converting scanned text to RTF, TXT, create MP3 > file of the text, saving as a formated Braille file, and turn scaned text > into a Daisy book. > > It can be used with a variety of scanners or you can purchase the HoverCam > digital camera that can be purchased along with the software from Sero Tech. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Colman" > <mark.a.col...@googlemail.com> > To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 6:07 AM > Subject: Scanners and OCR > > > Hello all, > > Would like to get some advice on using scanners with a Mac (running Lion if > this is relevant). I occasionally need to scan printed documents to send by > email or for archival purposes. Does Mac OS have its own utility or app for > working with a scanner or are we reliant upon manufacturer's own > drivers/software (which, from past experience on Windows, is very hit and > miss as far as accessibility is concerned). > > Also, what experience do people have of scanning a document and using OCR to > get VoiceOver (or whatever) to read out the contents of the document? > > Cheers, > > Mark > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.