Hi Annie, Are you saying that fine reader express is not a sufficient scanning and OCR solution? Interested to hear your thoughts on that, as I'm about to buy it. Any info or experience appreciated. Paul. On Sep 6, 2011, at 11:31 AM, Annie Skov Nielsen wrote:
> Hi. > > I have tried contacting the developer of docuscan, because it would be great > if they could add support for other languages, but they do not answer that > question at all. My brother has also asked them. In my opinion docuscan is > great but rather slow. > > vuescan can do some OCR recognition now, and fine reader express, but I will > be the first to admit, that we really need a better scanning solution, > hopefully that will be possible in the future. I have the impression that the > developer of vuescan is working hard on that part. > > Best regards Annie. > Den Sep 6, 2011 kl. 8:42 AM skrev Anne Robertson: > >> 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. >> > > -- > 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.
