an article about the stand scan
Hello. This was written by someone Named Alena Roberts. Sorry if I spelled her name wrong but here is the title as well as the link. I hope this helps someone out there. Stand Scan: Making OCR on the iPhone Practical and Usable http://matildaziegler.com/?p=8027 --- 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 postedto 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/
Re: Stand Scan
Hi Ann, Thanks so much for blazing the trail. I think I understand your description, but hesitate to fold or shape something in a manner that it wasn't intended. So, I have my Standscand pro folded. I'm not sure that its folded exactly as it came out of the box but think so. So we have a little flap which appears to make a magnetic seal. The cable is at the bottom right. So, first step is To place the small flap in front of me on a table and flip it up. Next, I open the box downward. There are now three rows as follows: 1. The little flap, which is now pointing up. 2. one section which is only a piece of cardboard thick. 3. Four pieces of cardboard folded over. The top one can unfold to the left, and the other two would fold out to the right. Now, the bottom left section appears to have six magnets. Three are on the top row, and three are on the left side. Just below the top magnet on the left is a tiny half circle cut into the side. I can see creases, but know that the moment I do any folding, it will permanently change the beast. Perhaps you can confirm that we're on the same page so far, and if you could offer any more pointers? Thanks again and best regards. Geoff - Original Message - From: Anne Robertson To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 5:53 PM Subject: Re: Stand Scan Hello dónal, I have the StandScan Pro which has 15 Leds to provide good lighting. Yes, it's flimsy, but it folds flat, weighs next to nothing, and works great with my iPhone 5. I've tested the StandScan Pro with a double-page from a pretty complexe book using Prizmo in English with brilliant results. It was virtually perfect apart from the page headings which are in italics and came out as garbage. I tried scanning a rectangular box containing a deodorant spray, and TextGrabber read the information almost perfectly, whereas Prizmo failed at this task. This time, I was using French. Yesterday, I demonstrated the StandScan Pro to an IT teacher I was training in VoiceOver and the Mac. He gave me a flyer to scan and the result was perfect using TextGrabber. He was so impressed that he called in some colleagues to see this amazing thing! So, yes, you have to be careful with the StandScan Pro as it can easily be damaged, but it isn't a replacement for a flatbed scanner, it's a tool to carry around in a backpack for those occasions when you really have to get the information from a printed source quickly. Below my signature, I'll paste in my description of how to set up a StandScan Pro. By the Way, it ships with a 9 V battery holder and you can purchase a 12 V mains adaptor. You really need the 12 V for good results, but you can also add a battery holder for 8 AA batteries, giving a 12 V output. The StandScan Pro plus mains adaptor comes to something under $35 which isn't a lot to spend for such good results. Cheers, Anne Lay the folded StandScan on a table with the small flap away from you. Open the small flap and fold back the body of the StandScan towards you. Now the topmost piece should open to the left, and the remaining part will open to the right but will still be a double thickness. Open the final piece to the right. Go to the lefthand piece and you'll find that there is a crease running from where it joins the second piece to the lefthand edge, a few centimetres in. Fold along this crease making an elongated triangle. The same thing can be found on the back edge of the same piece, and on the front and back edges of the third section. The piece at the extreme right is the top and you can find the LEDs along its back edge, and the cable at its back left corner. Lift the righthand section and lift the lefthand section, then fold over the flap at the end of the section with the LEDs so that the magnets meet the magnets on the lefthand section. A flap of the top section folds down to engage with the magnets on the triangular pieces, and the piece still lying flat at the back lifts up to meet the top and the triangular side pieces at the back. Your StandScan should now look like a large box with an open front and a short cable coming out of the upper back lefthand corner. --- 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 postedto 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
Re: Stand Scan
Hello Geoff, So far so good. The lefthand section has to be folded along the tactile lines to create two elongated triangles, one along the front edge and the other along the back edge. Fold these with the shiny side out. You'll find the same arrangement in the third section along. These sections with triangular folded bits are the sides of the box and the wide ends of the triangles support the top. The section at the far right is the top. It has a round hole in the centre, and the line of LEDs just in front of a line, a few centimetres from the edge. This line is where you fold again. You also fold along the line a few centimetres in from the front edge, and along the line the same distance in from the righthand edge. These are the sections that fold down from the top to hold the whole thing rigid. To put the box together, raise the lefthand side to the vertical, and raise the back section to meet it. The magnets on the folded triangular section at the back of the lefthand piece will engage with magnets on the back section. You have to straighten out the small flap that holds the package together when folded up. You now have to lift up the other two sections to form the righthand side and the top. The righthand side engages with the back in the same way as the lefthand side, then the top comes over and the three small folded sections attach to the outside of the back, the lefthand side and the front. You should now have a box with an open front and a cable emerging from the upper back lefthand corner. It takes a bit of time at first, but I can put mine together in under 30 seconds now. Good luck! Cheers, Anne On 2 Apr 2013, at 09:02, Geoff Waaler geoff.waa...@gmail.com wrote: Hi Ann, Thanks so much for blazing the trail. I think I understand your description, but hesitate to fold or shape something in a manner that it wasn't intended. So, I have my Standscand pro folded. I'm not sure that its folded exactly as it came out of the box but think so. So we have a little flap which appears to make a magnetic seal. The cable is at the bottom right. So, first step is To place the small flap in front of me on a table and flip it up. Next, I open the box downward. There are now three rows as follows: 1. The little flap, which is now pointing up. 2. one section which is only a piece of cardboard thick. 3. Four pieces of cardboard folded over. The top one can unfold to the left, and the other two would fold out to the right. Now, the bottom left section appears to have six magnets. Three are on the top row, and three are on the left side. Just below the top magnet on the left is a tiny half circle cut into the side. I can see creases, but know that the moment I do any folding, it will permanently change the beast. Perhaps you can confirm that we're on the same page so far, and if you could offer any more pointers? Thanks again and best regards. Geoff --- 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 postedto 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/
Re: Stand Scan
Hello: I will appreciate very much if somebody could share a link of where I can purchase it in Europe? I live in Spain. Thanks! El 23/03/2013, a las 22:07, Esther mori...@mac-access.net escribió: Hello Dónal and David, You might want to wait for Ann Robertson's comments on sample results from the StandScan Pro. The StandScan basic model doesn't have sufficient light power for good results from general scanning. It's designed for inexpensive portable use with the iPhone (which is why the design appears to be flimsy). Effectiveness of use of OCR programs on iOS devices by blind users is a controversial topic, but among those who do this successfully (even before StandScan), there's a general preference for Prizmo, which has more tolerance to skewed images as well as doing good OCR. I think that ABBYY TextGrabber + Translator should work well with the StandScan Pro, based on how well it does on screen capture images. But I don't have direct experience with the StandScan Pro. Here's a link to an old LifeHacker article reviewing iOS OCR apps: • The Best Image-to-Text App for iPhone (August 10, 2011) http://lifehacker.com/5829568/the-best-image+to+text-app-for-iphone You can use Safari Reader (Command-Shift-R). Interestingly, they use graphics for the section headings: Features, Where It Excels, Where It Falls Short, and The Competition. On my iPhone I saved each of the images to my camera roll and processed then in TextGrabber, which popped them all out. I don't recommend TextGrabber for visually impaired users without some way of setting up alignment, but it works great on screen captures, and handles multiple languages. I think Anne can comment both on the OCR programs and results with the StandScan Pro. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Mar 23, 2013, at 10:36 AM, David Griffith wrote: I have. I will comment further later but to be honest on first impression I am disappointed. Basically a cardboard folder which is constructed into a box. Quite flimsy and probably not suitable for any robust long term use. I need to experiment further to see what the scanning results are like. David Griffith -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Dónal Fitzpatrick Sent: 23 March 2013 20:32 To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility Subject: Stand Scan Hi all, Just had a conversation on twitter about a device called Stand Scan. I provide a link below. Has anyone used this? I'd be interested in an opinion because it looks very good. http://standscan.com/StandScan/ Cheers, Dónal Dr. Dónal Fitzpatrick, School of Computing, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland Tel. +353-(0)1-700-8929 fax: +353-(0)1-700-5442 email: dfitzpat (at) computing.dcu.ie --- 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 postedto 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 postedto 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/
Re: Stand Scan
Hi Daniela, On Mar 24, 2013, at 12:15 PM, Daniela Rubio wrote: Hello: I will appreciate very much if somebody could share a link of where I can purchase it in Europe? I live in Spain. Thanks! Dónal actually posted a link to the StandScan web site in his initial post, but I'll give the direct link to the StandScan Pro model, which is the one with the brighter lights that you want: http://standscan.com/StandScan/index.php/product/standscan-pro.html There is a podcast demo of this product up at the AppleVis web site. I didn't find it that helpful to listen to -- Anne's sample summary scans were more useful to me. However, there is a discount coupon code that is in effect until March 31, 2013 if you place an order from their web site, and the podcast does mention this. I think the offer goes like this: if you order from their web site before March 31, 2013 and type or paste the coupon code of VIPHONE (without the quotation marks) into the box for the coupon code upon checkout, they will send you the StandScan Pro model with an included 12-volt mains connector free, and also give you a 10% discount on any products that you order from the web site. This only applies to orders placed at their web site with the coupon code before March 31, 2013. In this case, you do not need to separately order the 12-volt power adapter, because it will be included as part of your order, and the appropriate power plug for your geographic location will be sent as part of you order. With the standard order, the StandScan Pro is sent with a 9-volt battery holder that lets you portably power the device. (The actual battery is not sent, due to mailing restrictions on batteries; you buy this locally.) You can also buy a 12-volt DC power adapter that lets you plug the StandScan Pro into an outlet, and which gives brighter illumination that helps with the OCR. This is the unit that normally costs $4.45, but which is included for free as part of your order with the coupon code placed before March 31, 2013, and that you will receive in addition to the 10% discount on the price of the StandScan Pro. Optionally, you can order a 12-volt battery holder for portable use. Instead of holding a single 9-volt battery, this takes 8 AA batteries in the holder. The manufacturers did not make this a standard accessory because it is bulkier to carry for a portable unit than the 9-volt battery case. (This size battery is the kind that used to fit in the old transistor radios, if anyone remembers that.) As in the case of the DC power adapter, the 12-volt battery holder is supposed to deliver brighter light that may help with OCR for visually impaired users. If you want to order the 12-volt battery holder for portable use, here's the direct link to its page (under Accessories): http://standscan.com/StandScan/index.php/accessories/12v-dc-battery-pack.html You will receive a 10% discount on this item, too, if ordered with the coupon code before March 31, 2013. The products are shipped from Hong Kong. Previous recipients in Europe got them in 18 days. You can use PayPal for checkout as well a credit card. This works out to about $27 + shipping (around $35 if only the StandScan Pro is ordered, I think, and the discount is applied). Shipping cost depend on your geographical location, but are calculated before you place the order. This is a summary of everything I know about placing an order. If you have further questions, there's a contact email at the web site that you can use. Please don't ask me for more details since I don't have one of these yet! You can also simply order the unit on the (U.S.) Amazon web page. HTH. Cheers, Esther --- 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 postedto 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/
Stand Scan
Hi all, Just had a conversation on twitter about a device called Stand Scan. I provide a link below. Has anyone used this? I'd be interested in an opinion because it looks very good. http://standscan.com/StandScan/ Cheers, Dónal Dr. Dónal Fitzpatrick, School of Computing, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland Tel. +353-(0)1-700-8929 fax: +353-(0)1-700-5442 email: dfitzpat (at) computing.dcu.ie Email Disclaimer This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for use by the addressee. Any unauthorised dissemination, distribution or copying of this message and any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender and delete the message. Any views or opinions presented in this e-mail may solely be the views of the author and cannot be relied upon as being those of Dublin City University. E-mail communications such as this cannot be guaranteed to be virus-free, timely, secure or error-free and Dublin City University does not accept liability for any such matters or their consequences. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. --- 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 postedto 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/
RE: Stand Scan
I have. I will comment further later but to be honest on first impression I am disappointed. Basically a cardboard folder which is constructed into a box. Quite flimsy and probably not suitable for any robust long term use. I need to experiment further to see what the scanning results are like. David Griffith -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Dónal Fitzpatrick Sent: 23 March 2013 20:32 To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility Subject: Stand Scan Hi all, Just had a conversation on twitter about a device called Stand Scan. I provide a link below. Has anyone used this? I'd be interested in an opinion because it looks very good. http://standscan.com/StandScan/ Cheers, Dónal Dr. Dónal Fitzpatrick, School of Computing, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland Tel. +353-(0)1-700-8929 fax: +353-(0)1-700-5442 email: dfitzpat (at) computing.dcu.ie Email Disclaimer This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for use by the addressee. Any unauthorised dissemination, distribution or copying of this message and any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender and delete the message. Any views or opinions presented in this e-mail may solely be the views of the author and cannot be relied upon as being those of Dublin City University. E-mail communications such as this cannot be guaranteed to be virus-free, timely, secure or error-free and Dublin City University does not accept liability for any such matters or their consequences. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. --- 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 postedto 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 postedto 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/
Re: Stand Scan
Ah I see. Wasn't aware it was constructed so flimsily. As always David thanks for the prompt response. Dónal On 23 Mar 2013, at 20:36, David Griffith d.griff...@btinternet.com wrote: I have. I will comment further later but to be honest on first impression I am disappointed. Basically a cardboard folder which is constructed into a box. Quite flimsy and probably not suitable for any robust long term use. I need to experiment further to see what the scanning results are like. David Griffith -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Dónal Fitzpatrick Sent: 23 March 2013 20:32 To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility Subject: Stand Scan Hi all, Just had a conversation on twitter about a device called Stand Scan. I provide a link below. Has anyone used this? I'd be interested in an opinion because it looks very good. http://standscan.com/StandScan/ Cheers, Dónal Dr. Dónal Fitzpatrick, School of Computing, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland Tel. +353-(0)1-700-8929 fax: +353-(0)1-700-5442 email: dfitzpat (at) computing.dcu.ie Email Disclaimer This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for use by the addressee. Any unauthorised dissemination, distribution or copying of this message and any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender and delete the message. Any views or opinions presented in this e-mail may solely be the views of the author and cannot be relied upon as being those of Dublin City University. E-mail communications such as this cannot be guaranteed to be virus-free, timely, secure or error-free and Dublin City University does not accept liability for any such matters or their consequences. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. --- 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 postedto 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 postedto 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/ Dr. Dónal Fitzpatrick, School of Computing, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland Tel. +353-(0)1-700-8929 fax: +353-(0)1-700-5442 email: dfitzpat (at) computing.dcu.ie Email Disclaimer This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for use by the addressee. Any unauthorised dissemination, distribution or copying of this message and any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender and delete the message. Any views or opinions presented in this e-mail may solely be the views of the author and cannot be relied upon as being those of Dublin City University. E-mail communications such as this cannot be guaranteed to be virus-free, timely, secure or error-free and Dublin City University does not accept liability for any such matters or their consequences. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your
Re: Stand Scan
I'm wondering if a phone holder for the car would work better. Glenn - Original Message - From: David Griffith d.griff...@btinternet.com To: 'Mac OSX iOS Accessibility' mac-access@mac-access.net Sent: Saturday, March 23, 2013 3:36 PM Subject: RE: Stand Scan I have. I will comment further later but to be honest on first impression I am disappointed. Basically a cardboard folder which is constructed into a box. Quite flimsy and probably not suitable for any robust long term use. I need to experiment further to see what the scanning results are like. David Griffith -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Dónal Fitzpatrick Sent: 23 March 2013 20:32 To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility Subject: Stand Scan Hi all, Just had a conversation on twitter about a device called Stand Scan. I provide a link below. Has anyone used this? I'd be interested in an opinion because it looks very good. http://standscan.com/StandScan/ Cheers, Dónal Dr. Dónal Fitzpatrick, School of Computing, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland Tel. +353-(0)1-700-8929 fax: +353-(0)1-700-5442 email: dfitzpat (at) computing.dcu.ie Email Disclaimer This e-mail and any files transmitted with it are confidential and are intended solely for use by the addressee. Any unauthorised dissemination, distribution or copying of this message and any attachments is strictly prohibited. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender and delete the message. Any views or opinions presented in this e-mail may solely be the views of the author and cannot be relied upon as being those of Dublin City University. E-mail communications such as this cannot be guaranteed to be virus-free, timely, secure or error-free and Dublin City University does not accept liability for any such matters or their consequences. Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail. --- 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 postedto 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 postedto 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 postedto 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/
Re: Stand Scan
Hello Dónal and David, You might want to wait for Ann Robertson's comments on sample results from the StandScan Pro. The StandScan basic model doesn't have sufficient light power for good results from general scanning. It's designed for inexpensive portable use with the iPhone (which is why the design appears to be flimsy). Effectiveness of use of OCR programs on iOS devices by blind users is a controversial topic, but among those who do this successfully (even before StandScan), there's a general preference for Prizmo, which has more tolerance to skewed images as well as doing good OCR. I think that ABBYY TextGrabber + Translator should work well with the StandScan Pro, based on how well it does on screen capture images. But I don't have direct experience with the StandScan Pro. Here's a link to an old LifeHacker article reviewing iOS OCR apps: • The Best Image-to-Text App for iPhone (August 10, 2011) http://lifehacker.com/5829568/the-best-image+to+text-app-for-iphone You can use Safari Reader (Command-Shift-R). Interestingly, they use graphics for the section headings: Features, Where It Excels, Where It Falls Short, and The Competition. On my iPhone I saved each of the images to my camera roll and processed then in TextGrabber, which popped them all out. I don't recommend TextGrabber for visually impaired users without some way of setting up alignment, but it works great on screen captures, and handles multiple languages. I think Anne can comment both on the OCR programs and results with the StandScan Pro. HTH. Cheers, Esther On Mar 23, 2013, at 10:36 AM, David Griffith wrote: I have. I will comment further later but to be honest on first impression I am disappointed. Basically a cardboard folder which is constructed into a box. Quite flimsy and probably not suitable for any robust long term use. I need to experiment further to see what the scanning results are like. David Griffith -Original Message- From: mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net [mailto:mac-access-boun...@mac-access.net] On Behalf Of Dónal Fitzpatrick Sent: 23 March 2013 20:32 To: Mac OSX iOS Accessibility Subject: Stand Scan Hi all, Just had a conversation on twitter about a device called Stand Scan. I provide a link below. Has anyone used this? I'd be interested in an opinion because it looks very good. http://standscan.com/StandScan/ Cheers, Dónal Dr. Dónal Fitzpatrick, School of Computing, Dublin City University, Glasnevin, Dublin 9, Ireland Tel. +353-(0)1-700-8929 fax: +353-(0)1-700-5442 email: dfitzpat (at) computing.dcu.ie --- 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 postedto 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/
Re: Stand Scan
Hello dónal, I have the StandScan Pro which has 15 Leds to provide good lighting. Yes, it's flimsy, but it folds flat, weighs next to nothing, and works great with my iPhone 5. I've tested the StandScan Pro with a double-page from a pretty complexe book using Prizmo in English with brilliant results. It was virtually perfect apart from the page headings which are in italics and came out as garbage. I tried scanning a rectangular box containing a deodorant spray, and TextGrabber read the information almost perfectly, whereas Prizmo failed at this task. This time, I was using French. Yesterday, I demonstrated the StandScan Pro to an IT teacher I was training in VoiceOver and the Mac. He gave me a flyer to scan and the result was perfect using TextGrabber. He was so impressed that he called in some colleagues to see this amazing thing! So, yes, you have to be careful with the StandScan Pro as it can easily be damaged, but it isn't a replacement for a flatbed scanner, it's a tool to carry around in a backpack for those occasions when you really have to get the information from a printed source quickly. Below my signature, I'll paste in my description of how to set up a StandScan Pro. By the Way, it ships with a 9 V battery holder and you can purchase a 12 V mains adaptor. You really need the 12 V for good results, but you can also add a battery holder for 8 AA batteries, giving a 12 V output. The StandScan Pro plus mains adaptor comes to something under $35 which isn't a lot to spend for such good results. Cheers, Anne Lay the folded StandScan on a table with the small flap away from you. Open the small flap and fold back the body of the StandScan towards you. Now the topmost piece should open to the left, and the remaining part will open to the right but will still be a double thickness. Open the final piece to the right. Go to the lefthand piece and you'll find that there is a crease running from where it joins the second piece to the lefthand edge, a few centimetres in. Fold along this crease making an elongated triangle. The same thing can be found on the back edge of the same piece, and on the front and back edges of the third section. The piece at the extreme right is the top and you can find the LEDs along its back edge, and the cable at its back left corner. Lift the righthand section and lift the lefthand section, then fold over the flap at the end of the section with the LEDs so that the magnets meet the magnets on the lefthand section. A flap of the top section folds down to engage with the magnets on the triangular pieces, and the piece still lying flat at the back lifts up to meet the top and the triangular side pieces at the back. Your StandScan should now look like a large box with an open front and a short cable coming out of the upper back lefthand corner. --- 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 postedto 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/
