Re: Questions about Prismo

2012-03-19 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Jenny. I found the Look Tell Recognizer to be the easiest bar code app for me. It doesn't seem to be as much of a pain as the other one I had which you had to b" sighted or lucky to use. Regards, Gigi Eugenia Firth gigifi...@sbcglobal.net On Mar 19, 2012, at 3:55 PM, Jenny Keller wrot

Re: Questions about Prismo

2012-03-19 Thread Jenny Keller
Thanks. Jenny and my goofy guide Brooks On Mar 19, 2012, at 5:05 PM, Esther wrote: > Hi Jenny, > > In practice the Prizmo program is not complicated to use. The actual sequence > of gestures are: > 1) Open the app and flick right to "Text", which is the first listed source > type, and doub

Re: Questions about Prismo

2012-03-19 Thread chris hallsworth
Jenny it doesn't sound complicated if you persist with it. Christopher H On 19/03/2012 20:55, Jenny Keller wrote: That sounds way too complicated for me. Is there an easier program? Also is there a bar code reader ap and what info does it tell you? Jenny and my goofy guide Brooks On Mar 1

Re: Questions about Prismo

2012-03-19 Thread Esther
Hi Jenny, In practice the Prizmo program is not complicated to use. The actual sequence of gestures are: 1) Open the app and flick right to "Text", which is the first listed source type, and double tap 2) On the next page, flick right to the "Camera" button and double tap 3) If you want to use t

Re: Questions about Prismo

2012-03-19 Thread Esther
Hi Lew, The Light Detector app is $0.99, and works just fine for an iPhone 3GS, * Light Detector ($0.99) by Everyware Technologies: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/light-detector/id420929143?mt=8 Here's the link to their support page: http://www.everywaretechnologies.com/apps/lightdetector As I

Re: Questions about Prismo

2012-03-19 Thread Jenny Keller
That sounds way too complicated for me. Is there an easier program? Also is there a bar code reader ap and what info does it tell you? Jenny and my goofy guide Brooks On Mar 19, 2012, at 2:07 PM, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Paul, > > The Light Detector app is just called Light Detector an

Re: Questions about Prismo

2012-03-19 Thread Lewis Alexander
ah. sorry got my wires crossed on this lol. when this app was mentioned earlier regarding light sensing, I thought this was just a light scanner to tell a blind user what level of light is in a room or being given by a bulb or anything like that, oops lew On 19 Mar 2012, at 20:27, Esther wro

Re: Questions about Prismo

2012-03-19 Thread Esther
Hi Lew, The iPad 2 camera is too low resolution to give good results with Prizmo, at least for visually impaired users. You can also tell this is the case by trying to run Prizmo on a screen captured image -- where there is no shake in taking a picture -- and comparing the results on an iPhone

Re: Questions about Prismo

2012-03-19 Thread Esther
Hello Paul, I use the light detector app from Everyware Technologies (the developers of TypeInBraille) to check lighting conditions before using Prizmo: * Light Detector ($0.99) by Everyware Technologies: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/light-detector/id420929143?mt=8 As Anne said, the app plays

Re: Questions about Prismo

2012-03-19 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Lew, I don't know how well it would work on an iPad, but I use it on my iPhone. It costs €7.99 so I should think that would be £5.99 or something like that. The developer is Creaceed. Cheers, Anne On 19 Mar 2012, at 20:19, Lewis Alexander wrote: > sorry to ask. is this for the ipad or

Re: Questions about Prismo

2012-03-19 Thread Lewis Alexander
sorry to ask. is this for the ipad or iphone? also will it work on the 3GS? is there a link for the developer and also is this free or paid? cheers lew On 19 Mar 2012, at 19:07, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Paul, > > The Light Detector app is just called Light Detector and you just launch it

Re: Questions about Prismo

2012-03-19 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Paul, The Light Detector app is just called Light Detector and you just launch it and it plays a tone which rises with the light level. Here are the instructions for Prizmo that Esther posted a little while ago. Cheers, Anne One of the features that contributes to Prizmo's increased

Re: Questions about Prismo

2012-03-19 Thread Paul Hunt
Hello Anne. I haven't had much success with Prismo yet. What is the light Detector Ap? Can you tell me exactly what you do to get Prismo to scan and recognize text? Thanks so much. On Mar 19, 2012, at 11:52 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Chris, > > I use Prizmo very successfully on my iPh

Re: Questions about Prismo

2012-03-19 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Chris, I use Prizmo very successfully on my iPhone 4, but it's extremely difficult to get good results from a computer screen. I get really good results from books and other printed materials. I have no light perception so use the Light Detector app to check that there is sufficient ligh

Questions about Prismo

2012-03-19 Thread chris hallsworth
Can I use this app successfully on an iPhone 4? Can I even use it to recognize text on a computer or any other screen? -- Christopher H -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googl