Dear Paul, I've been using Abbyy FineReaderExpress for a few years in multilingual environment, and it is a very good piece of OCR software. I don't use it to scan my multilingual documents as my scanner is 11 years' old and thus incompatible with FineReaderExpress. But I use it for recognition the images I take with Vuescan, and it does a good job indeed. The one great feature of FineReader is its ability to recgonise up to 3 languages in one document, and its ability to cope with orientation. The one problem I have with it when scanning text arranged in columns.
Hope this helps. With best wishes Simon On 6 Sep 2011, at 10:43, Paul Erkens wrote: > 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. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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