Re: Text Detective App
There was a full description of OCR apps and their uses in Access World a month or 2 back which also gave great tips on using each app. Access World also has a free app in the Apple store. One of the things it does is lets you see previous issues as well. The story was by Janet Ingber. HTH - Original Message - From: CD To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 5:12 PM Subject: Text Detective App Has anyone been able to make the Text Detective App work? I can't get past the first page. It says three finger flick left to get to next step and I can't get it to do that. Any help would be greatly appreciate or if there is an easier app for reading envelopes and documents please let me know. Thanks! Carla -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
Re: Text Detective App
To add to what David has just said: I too am an iPhone/OCR proponent, but have become, increasingly, aware that for many VIP users these apps, even after exhaustive practice, are just not user friendly or even possible alternatives to the old flat-bed scanner plus PC/Laptop. So, i have been trawling the net for some way to dispense with the skill factor. I think I, along with others here on the list, have found something that works! However, to describe and explain the thinking and practice behind this, I will need to write a fairly long email, so I will start a new thread called ScanBox. If you are interested please look out for it shortly and we will see if we can't make available to all of us much more productive scanning functionality. Back soon, Sandy. Sent from my iPhone On 27 Jan 2013, at 08:49, David Chittenden dchitten...@gmail.com wrote: Ok, since there are several people who regularly report that they get very useable results from both apps mentioned, the statement that they do not work is clearly false. I have written how to use Prizmo several times on this list. There is a write-up on applevis.com. These apps require lots of practice to learn how to take a clear image for OCR conversion. Steady hands and good lighting are essential. So is lots of patience whilst learning. I use Prizmo every day. It has the best OCR engine. Text Detective is quite good as well. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 27/01/2013, at 20:39, Harmony Neil harmony.n...@gmail.com wrote: I tried using this app a couple of days ago and got it to scan, but could never make any sense out of the results. Prismo is no better to be honest. On 27/01/2013, at 2:04, CD cd5...@gmail.com wrote: We are talking about the same thing. Thanks so much! Will try that now. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anonymouse Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 6:01 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Text Detective App Hello, That part is rather confusing. If you are talking about the first part when you open the app up for the first time? This is the Tutorial part of where you have to swipe to go on with the four pages of it. The secret is is that flick until you get to the part where it says Page 1 of 4. Now realize that we are in the landscape mode with the Home button on the left. Once you have the focus on the Page 1 of 4. Down do the Three fingers swipe to the left. This will proceed on to Page 2. You will need to do this for all four pages of the Tutorial. Hope this helps you out and that we are talking about the same thing? ;) I found this to be one of my favorite OCR program to date. Regards, AnonyMouse AppleVis Editorial Team www.AppleVis.com Twitter: www.twitter.com\thomas_domville -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of CD Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 7:13 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Text Detective App Has anyone been able to make the Text Detective App work? I can't get past the first page. It says three finger flick left to get to next step and I can't get it to do that. Any help would be greatly appreciate or if there is an easier app for reading envelopes and documents please let me know. Thanks! Carla -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post
Re: Text Detective App
Yes, we need a good decent OCR Package for the I phone as none of them have worked for me. Kawal. On 27 Jan 2013, at 07:39, Harmony Neil harmony.n...@gmail.com wrote: I tried using this app a couple of days ago and got it to scan, but could never make any sense out of the results. Prismo is no better to be honest. On 27/01/2013, at 2:04, CD cd5...@gmail.com wrote: We are talking about the same thing. Thanks so much! Will try that now. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anonymouse Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 6:01 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Text Detective App Hello, That part is rather confusing. If you are talking about the first part when you open the app up for the first time? This is the Tutorial part of where you have to swipe to go on with the four pages of it. The secret is is that flick until you get to the part where it says Page 1 of 4. Now realize that we are in the landscape mode with the Home button on the left. Once you have the focus on the Page 1 of 4. Down do the Three fingers swipe to the left. This will proceed on to Page 2. You will need to do this for all four pages of the Tutorial. Hope this helps you out and that we are talking about the same thing? ;) I found this to be one of my favorite OCR program to date. Regards, AnonyMouse AppleVis Editorial Team www.AppleVis.com Twitter: www.twitter.com\thomas_domville -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of CD Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 7:13 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Text Detective App Has anyone been able to make the Text Detective App work? I can't get past the first page. It says three finger flick left to get to next step and I can't get it to do that. Any help would be greatly appreciate or if there is an easier app for reading envelopes and documents please let me know. Thanks! Carla -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
Re: Text Detective App
Ok, since there are several people who regularly report that they get very useable results from both apps mentioned, the statement that they do not work is clearly false. I have written how to use Prizmo several times on this list. There is a write-up on applevis.com. These apps require lots of practice to learn how to take a clear image for OCR conversion. Steady hands and good lighting are essential. So is lots of patience whilst learning. I use Prizmo every day. It has the best OCR engine. Text Detective is quite good as well. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 27/01/2013, at 20:39, Harmony Neil harmony.n...@gmail.com wrote: I tried using this app a couple of days ago and got it to scan, but could never make any sense out of the results. Prismo is no better to be honest. On 27/01/2013, at 2:04, CD cd5...@gmail.com wrote: We are talking about the same thing. Thanks so much! Will try that now. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anonymouse Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 6:01 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Text Detective App Hello, That part is rather confusing. If you are talking about the first part when you open the app up for the first time? This is the Tutorial part of where you have to swipe to go on with the four pages of it. The secret is is that flick until you get to the part where it says Page 1 of 4. Now realize that we are in the landscape mode with the Home button on the left. Once you have the focus on the Page 1 of 4. Down do the Three fingers swipe to the left. This will proceed on to Page 2. You will need to do this for all four pages of the Tutorial. Hope this helps you out and that we are talking about the same thing? ;) I found this to be one of my favorite OCR program to date. Regards, AnonyMouse AppleVis Editorial Team www.AppleVis.com Twitter: www.twitter.com\thomas_domville -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of CD Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 7:13 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Text Detective App Has anyone been able to make the Text Detective App work? I can't get past the first page. It says three finger flick left to get to next step and I can't get it to do that. Any help would be greatly appreciate or if there is an easier app for reading envelopes and documents please let me know. Thanks! Carla -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
RE: Text Detective App
I got through the first four pages but I can't get it to scan at all. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Harmony Neil Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 11:40 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Text Detective App I tried using this app a couple of days ago and got it to scan, but could never make any sense out of the results. Prismo is no better to be honest. On 27/01/2013, at 2:04, CD cd5...@gmail.com wrote: We are talking about the same thing. Thanks so much! Will try that now. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anonymouse Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 6:01 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Text Detective App Hello, That part is rather confusing. If you are talking about the first part when you open the app up for the first time? This is the Tutorial part of where you have to swipe to go on with the four pages of it. The secret is is that flick until you get to the part where it says Page 1 of 4. Now realize that we are in the landscape mode with the Home button on the left. Once you have the focus on the Page 1 of 4. Down do the Three fingers swipe to the left. This will proceed on to Page 2. You will need to do this for all four pages of the Tutorial. Hope this helps you out and that we are talking about the same thing? ;) I found this to be one of my favorite OCR program to date. Regards, AnonyMouse AppleVis Editorial Team www.AppleVis.com Twitter: www.twitter.com\thomas_domville -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of CD Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 7:13 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Text Detective App Has anyone been able to make the Text Detective App work? I can't get past the first page. It says three finger flick left to get to next step and I can't get it to do that. Any help would be greatly appreciate or if there is an easier app for reading envelopes and documents please let me know. Thanks! Carla -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
Re: Text Detective App
This discussion comes up from time to time, and there are many variables. There were similar discussions on the KNFB reader list. lighting is important because you are not using a scanner that has its own light source. Distance between the camera and the reading material is important, along with making sure that the camera is not tilted in relationship to the reading material. Andy -Original Message- From: Kawal Gucukoglu Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 12:01 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Text Detective App Yes, we need a good decent OCR Package for the I phone as none of them have worked for me. Kawal. On 27 Jan 2013, at 07:39, Harmony Neil harmony.n...@gmail.com wrote: I tried using this app a couple of days ago and got it to scan, but could never make any sense out of the results. Prismo is no better to be honest. On 27/01/2013, at 2:04, CD cd5...@gmail.com wrote: We are talking about the same thing. Thanks so much! Will try that now. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anonymouse Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 6:01 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Text Detective App Hello, That part is rather confusing. If you are talking about the first part when you open the app up for the first time? This is the Tutorial part of where you have to swipe to go on with the four pages of it. The secret is is that flick until you get to the part where it says Page 1 of 4. Now realize that we are in the landscape mode with the Home button on the left. Once you have the focus on the Page 1 of 4. Down do the Three fingers swipe to the left. This will proceed on to Page 2. You will need to do this for all four pages of the Tutorial. Hope this helps you out and that we are talking about the same thing? ;) I found this to be one of my favorite OCR program to date. Regards, AnonyMouse AppleVis Editorial Team www.AppleVis.com Twitter: www.twitter.com\thomas_domville -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of CD Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 7:13 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Text Detective App Has anyone been able to make the Text Detective App work? I can't get past the first page. It says three finger flick left to get to next step and I can't get it to do that. Any help would be greatly appreciate or if there is an easier app for reading envelopes and documents please let me know. Thanks! Carla -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr
Re: Text Detective App
Glare is also a factor. I have found it gelpful to place something black, like a piece of black cloth under the reading material. Andy -Original Message- From: Kawal Gucukoglu Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 12:01 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Text Detective App Yes, we need a good decent OCR Package for the I phone as none of them have worked for me. Kawal. On 27 Jan 2013, at 07:39, Harmony Neil harmony.n...@gmail.com wrote: I tried using this app a couple of days ago and got it to scan, but could never make any sense out of the results. Prismo is no better to be honest. On 27/01/2013, at 2:04, CD cd5...@gmail.com wrote: We are talking about the same thing. Thanks so much! Will try that now. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anonymouse Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 6:01 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Text Detective App Hello, That part is rather confusing. If you are talking about the first part when you open the app up for the first time? This is the Tutorial part of where you have to swipe to go on with the four pages of it. The secret is is that flick until you get to the part where it says Page 1 of 4. Now realize that we are in the landscape mode with the Home button on the left. Once you have the focus on the Page 1 of 4. Down do the Three fingers swipe to the left. This will proceed on to Page 2. You will need to do this for all four pages of the Tutorial. Hope this helps you out and that we are talking about the same thing? ;) I found this to be one of my favorite OCR program to date. Regards, AnonyMouse AppleVis Editorial Team www.AppleVis.com Twitter: www.twitter.com\thomas_domville -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of CD Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 7:13 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Text Detective App Has anyone been able to make the Text Detective App work? I can't get past the first page. It says three finger flick left to get to next step and I can't get it to do that. Any help would be greatly appreciate or if there is an easier app for reading envelopes and documents please let me know. Thanks! Carla -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
RE: Text Detective App
Hello, Some of the people on here have some great advice. Must concur that lighting, glare, the level of your shot, the height, and such are at great important. Some things to note are that if you get garble messages. It typically means you are too high when you take your picture. Remember if you are using the 3gs you will have less accuracy. The 4 becomes a bit better because of the higher megapixels in the camera. I find that a phone height is the limit on those. For those on the 4s and the 5 will have even a better camera and you can raise your phone higher. If you go to high the less accuracy you will have. So if you have great lighting. Use a sheet or some sort under the document. Hold the phone not too high. You should have great results. HTH Regards, AnonyMouse AppleVis Editorial Team www.AppleVis.com Twitter: www.twitter.com\thomas_domville -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf of David Chittenden Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 2:50 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Text Detective App Ok, since there are several people who regularly report that they get very useable results from both apps mentioned, the statement that they do not work is clearly false. I have written how to use Prizmo several times on this list. There is a write-up on applevis.com. These apps require lots of practice to learn how to take a clear image for OCR conversion. Steady hands and good lighting are essential. So is lots of patience whilst learning. I use Prizmo every day. It has the best OCR engine. Text Detective is quite good as well. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 27/01/2013, at 20:39, Harmony Neil harmony.n...@gmail.com wrote: I tried using this app a couple of days ago and got it to scan, but could never make any sense out of the results. Prismo is no better to be honest. On 27/01/2013, at 2:04, CD cd5...@gmail.com wrote: We are talking about the same thing. Thanks so much! Will try that now. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anonymouse Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 6:01 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Text Detective App Hello, That part is rather confusing. If you are talking about the first part when you open the app up for the first time? This is the Tutorial part of where you have to swipe to go on with the four pages of it. The secret is is that flick until you get to the part where it says Page 1 of 4. Now realize that we are in the landscape mode with the Home button on the left. Once you have the focus on the Page 1 of 4. Down do the Three fingers swipe to the left. This will proceed on to Page 2. You will need to do this for all four pages of the Tutorial. Hope this helps you out and that we are talking about the same thing? ;) I found this to be one of my favorite OCR program to date. Regards, AnonyMouse AppleVis Editorial Team www.AppleVis.com Twitter: www.twitter.com\thomas_domville -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of CD Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 7:13 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Text Detective App Has anyone been able to make the Text Detective App work? I can't get past the first page. It says three finger flick left to get to next step and I can't get it to do that. Any help would be greatly appreciate or if there is an easier app for reading envelopes and documents please let me know. Thanks! Carla -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en
Re: Text Detective App
Also, if the text is skewed from square on, if the phone is tilted in any direction, and if the phone is being jiggled, even just a little bit while the picture is being taken, you will get less to un recognisable text. What takes lots of practice is learning how to consistently take a perfect image. And, the more frustrated you get, the worse the image becomes. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 28/01/2013, at 15:55, Anonymouse anonymo...@themickeyhouse.com wrote: Hello, Some of the people on here have some great advice. Must concur that lighting, glare, the level of your shot, the height, and such are at great important. Some things to note are that if you get garble messages. It typically means you are too high when you take your picture. Remember if you are using the 3gs you will have less accuracy. The 4 becomes a bit better because of the higher megapixels in the camera. I find that a phone height is the limit on those. For those on the 4s and the 5 will have even a better camera and you can raise your phone higher. If you go to high the less accuracy you will have. So if you have great lighting. Use a sheet or some sort under the document. Hold the phone not too high. You should have great results. HTH Regards, AnonyMouse AppleVis Editorial Team www.AppleVis.com Twitter: www.twitter.com\thomas_domville -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf of David Chittenden Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 2:50 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Text Detective App Ok, since there are several people who regularly report that they get very useable results from both apps mentioned, the statement that they do not work is clearly false. I have written how to use Prizmo several times on this list. There is a write-up on applevis.com. These apps require lots of practice to learn how to take a clear image for OCR conversion. Steady hands and good lighting are essential. So is lots of patience whilst learning. I use Prizmo every day. It has the best OCR engine. Text Detective is quite good as well. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 27/01/2013, at 20:39, Harmony Neil harmony.n...@gmail.com wrote: I tried using this app a couple of days ago and got it to scan, but could never make any sense out of the results. Prismo is no better to be honest. On 27/01/2013, at 2:04, CD cd5...@gmail.com wrote: We are talking about the same thing. Thanks so much! Will try that now. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anonymouse Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 6:01 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Text Detective App Hello, That part is rather confusing. If you are talking about the first part when you open the app up for the first time? This is the Tutorial part of where you have to swipe to go on with the four pages of it. The secret is is that flick until you get to the part where it says Page 1 of 4. Now realize that we are in the landscape mode with the Home button on the left. Once you have the focus on the Page 1 of 4. Down do the Three fingers swipe to the left. This will proceed on to Page 2. You will need to do this for all four pages of the Tutorial. Hope this helps you out and that we are talking about the same thing? ;) I found this to be one of my favorite OCR program to date. Regards, AnonyMouse AppleVis Editorial Team www.AppleVis.com Twitter: www.twitter.com\thomas_domville -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of CD Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 7:13 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Text Detective App Has anyone been able to make the Text Detective App work? I can't get past the first page. It says three finger flick left to get to next step and I can't get it to do that. Any help would be greatly appreciate or if there is an easier app for reading envelopes and documents please let me know. Thanks! Carla -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com
Re: Text Detective App
Hi, TextDetective is great, I can even read error messages on the computer screen when JAWS stops talking. Sent from Brett's iPhone On 28/01/2013, at 1:55 PM, Anonymouse anonymo...@themickeyhouse.com wrote: Hello, Some of the people on here have some great advice. Must concur that lighting, glare, the level of your shot, the height, and such are at great important. Some things to note are that if you get garble messages. It typically means you are too high when you take your picture. Remember if you are using the 3gs you will have less accuracy. The 4 becomes a bit better because of the higher megapixels in the camera. I find that a phone height is the limit on those. For those on the 4s and the 5 will have even a better camera and you can raise your phone higher. If you go to high the less accuracy you will have. So if you have great lighting. Use a sheet or some sort under the document. Hold the phone not too high. You should have great results. HTH Regards, AnonyMouse AppleVis Editorial Team www.AppleVis.com Twitter: www.twitter.com\thomas_domville -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf of David Chittenden Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 2:50 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Text Detective App Ok, since there are several people who regularly report that they get very useable results from both apps mentioned, the statement that they do not work is clearly false. I have written how to use Prizmo several times on this list. There is a write-up on applevis.com. These apps require lots of practice to learn how to take a clear image for OCR conversion. Steady hands and good lighting are essential. So is lots of patience whilst learning. I use Prizmo every day. It has the best OCR engine. Text Detective is quite good as well. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 27/01/2013, at 20:39, Harmony Neil harmony.n...@gmail.com wrote: I tried using this app a couple of days ago and got it to scan, but could never make any sense out of the results. Prismo is no better to be honest. On 27/01/2013, at 2:04, CD cd5...@gmail.com wrote: We are talking about the same thing. Thanks so much! Will try that now. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anonymouse Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 6:01 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Text Detective App Hello, That part is rather confusing. If you are talking about the first part when you open the app up for the first time? This is the Tutorial part of where you have to swipe to go on with the four pages of it. The secret is is that flick until you get to the part where it says Page 1 of 4. Now realize that we are in the landscape mode with the Home button on the left. Once you have the focus on the Page 1 of 4. Down do the Three fingers swipe to the left. This will proceed on to Page 2. You will need to do this for all four pages of the Tutorial. Hope this helps you out and that we are talking about the same thing? ;) I found this to be one of my favorite OCR program to date. Regards, AnonyMouse AppleVis Editorial Team www.AppleVis.com Twitter: www.twitter.com\thomas_domville -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of CD Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 7:13 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Text Detective App Has anyone been able to make the Text Detective App work? I can't get past the first page. It says three finger flick left to get to next step and I can't get it to do that. Any help would be greatly appreciate or if there is an easier app for reading envelopes and documents please let me know. Thanks! Carla -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com
Re: Text Detective App
Sent from my iPhone On Jan 27, 2013, at 7:39 PM, Brett brettst...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, TextDetective is great, I can even read error messages on the computer screen when JAWS stops talking. Sent from Brett's iPhone On 28/01/2013, at 1:55 PM, Anonymouse anonymo...@themickeyhouse.com wrote: Hello, Some of the people on here have some great advice. Must concur that lighting, glare, the level of your shot, the height, and such are at great important. Some things to note are that if you get garble messages. It typically means you are too high when you take your picture. Remember if you are using the 3gs you will have less accuracy. The 4 becomes a bit better because of the higher megapixels in the camera. I find that a phone height is the limit on those. For those on the 4s and the 5 will have even a better camera and you can raise your phone higher. If you go to high the less accuracy you will have. So if you have great lighting. Use a sheet or some sort under the document. Hold the phone not too high. You should have great results. HTH Regards, AnonyMouse AppleVis Editorial Team www.AppleVis.com Twitter: www.twitter.com\thomas_domville -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf of David Chittenden Sent: Sunday, January 27, 2013 2:50 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Text Detective App Ok, since there are several people who regularly report that they get very useable results from both apps mentioned, the statement that they do not work is clearly false. I have written how to use Prizmo several times on this list. There is a write-up on applevis.com. These apps require lots of practice to learn how to take a clear image for OCR conversion. Steady hands and good lighting are essential. So is lots of patience whilst learning. I use Prizmo every day. It has the best OCR engine. Text Detective is quite good as well. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 27/01/2013, at 20:39, Harmony Neil harmony.n...@gmail.com wrote: I tried using this app a couple of days ago and got it to scan, but could never make any sense out of the results. Prismo is no better to be honest. On 27/01/2013, at 2:04, CD cd5...@gmail.com wrote: We are talking about the same thing. Thanks so much! Will try that now. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anonymouse Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 6:01 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Text Detective App Hello, That part is rather confusing. If you are talking about the first part when you open the app up for the first time? This is the Tutorial part of where you have to swipe to go on with the four pages of it. The secret is is that flick until you get to the part where it says Page 1 of 4. Now realize that we are in the landscape mode with the Home button on the left. Once you have the focus on the Page 1 of 4. Down do the Three fingers swipe to the left. This will proceed on to Page 2. You will need to do this for all four pages of the Tutorial. Hope this helps you out and that we are talking about the same thing? ;) I found this to be one of my favorite OCR program to date. Regards, AnonyMouse AppleVis Editorial Team www.AppleVis.com Twitter: www.twitter.com\thomas_domville -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of CD Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 7:13 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Text Detective App Has anyone been able to make the Text Detective App work? I can't get past the first page. It says three finger flick left to get to next step and I can't get it to do that. Any help would be greatly appreciate or if there is an easier app for reading envelopes and documents please let me know. Thanks! Carla -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed
Text Detective App
Has anyone been able to make the Text Detective App work? I can't get past the first page. It says three finger flick left to get to next step and I can't get it to do that. Any help would be greatly appreciate or if there is an easier app for reading envelopes and documents please let me know. Thanks! Carla -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
RE: Text Detective App
Hello, That part is rather confusing. If you are talking about the first part when you open the app up for the first time? This is the Tutorial part of where you have to swipe to go on with the four pages of it. The secret is is that flick until you get to the part where it says Page 1 of 4. Now realize that we are in the landscape mode with the Home button on the left. Once you have the focus on the Page 1 of 4. Down do the Three fingers swipe to the left. This will proceed on to Page 2. You will need to do this for all four pages of the Tutorial. Hope this helps you out and that we are talking about the same thing? ;) I found this to be one of my favorite OCR program to date. Regards, AnonyMouse AppleVis Editorial Team www.AppleVis.com Twitter: www.twitter.com\thomas_domville -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of CD Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 7:13 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Text Detective App Has anyone been able to make the Text Detective App work? I can't get past the first page. It says three finger flick left to get to next step and I can't get it to do that. Any help would be greatly appreciate or if there is an easier app for reading envelopes and documents please let me know. Thanks! Carla -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
RE: Text Detective App
We are talking about the same thing. Thanks so much! Will try that now. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anonymouse Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 6:01 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Text Detective App Hello, That part is rather confusing. If you are talking about the first part when you open the app up for the first time? This is the Tutorial part of where you have to swipe to go on with the four pages of it. The secret is is that flick until you get to the part where it says Page 1 of 4. Now realize that we are in the landscape mode with the Home button on the left. Once you have the focus on the Page 1 of 4. Down do the Three fingers swipe to the left. This will proceed on to Page 2. You will need to do this for all four pages of the Tutorial. Hope this helps you out and that we are talking about the same thing? ;) I found this to be one of my favorite OCR program to date. Regards, AnonyMouse AppleVis Editorial Team www.AppleVis.com Twitter: www.twitter.com\thomas_domville -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of CD Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 7:13 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Text Detective App Has anyone been able to make the Text Detective App work? I can't get past the first page. It says three finger flick left to get to next step and I can't get it to do that. Any help would be greatly appreciate or if there is an easier app for reading envelopes and documents please let me know. Thanks! Carla -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
Re: Text Detective App
I tried using this app a couple of days ago and got it to scan, but could never make any sense out of the results. Prismo is no better to be honest. On 27/01/2013, at 2:04, CD cd5...@gmail.com wrote: We are talking about the same thing. Thanks so much! Will try that now. -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anonymouse Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 6:01 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: RE: Text Detective App Hello, That part is rather confusing. If you are talking about the first part when you open the app up for the first time? This is the Tutorial part of where you have to swipe to go on with the four pages of it. The secret is is that flick until you get to the part where it says Page 1 of 4. Now realize that we are in the landscape mode with the Home button on the left. Once you have the focus on the Page 1 of 4. Down do the Three fingers swipe to the left. This will proceed on to Page 2. You will need to do this for all four pages of the Tutorial. Hope this helps you out and that we are talking about the same thing? ;) I found this to be one of my favorite OCR program to date. Regards, AnonyMouse AppleVis Editorial Team www.AppleVis.com Twitter: www.twitter.com\thomas_domville -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of CD Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 7:13 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Text Detective App Has anyone been able to make the Text Detective App work? I can't get past the first page. It says three finger flick left to get to next step and I can't get it to do that. Any help would be greatly appreciate or if there is an easier app for reading envelopes and documents please let me know. Thanks! Carla -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the VIPhone Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en.
