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2021-05-20 Thread Richard Turner
ups.com On Behalf Of TaraPrakash Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2021 11:18 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: scanning apps Thank you Richard Pearl with open book it’s going to be then. talking about phone apps, can’t KNFB reader Do column recognition? Sent from my iPhone On May 20, 2021, at 1:

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2021-05-20 Thread TaraPrakash
; > - John Ruskin, 1819-1900 > > > Web site: www.turner42.com > > > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of > TaraPrakash > Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2021 10:00 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: scanning apps > > Hi all. Has anyone compare

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2021-05-20 Thread Richard Turner
//www.turner42.com> From: viphone@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of TaraPrakash Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2021 10:00 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: scanning apps Hi all. Has anyone compared scanning results between voice dream scanner and Freedom Sscientific Pearl Kamra? Someone want

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2021-05-20 Thread TaraPrakash
Hi all. Has anyone compared scanning results between voice dream scanner and Freedom Sscientific Pearl Kamra? Someone wanted help with scanning a book that would not fit on her flat bed scanner because of a slightly bigger size. I believe the reach of a camera-based scanning device would be A l

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2020-12-23 Thread 'Simon Wong' via VIPhone
Hi I recently got the fypido stand, however I am not quite sure of how to put the phone on it, but thanks for the suggestion. From: Richard Turner Sent: Wednesday, December 23, 2020 6:45 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: scanning apps Simon, if you have trouble holding the phone

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2020-12-23 Thread Richard Turner
Simon, if you have trouble holding the phone over a document, no app is going to give great resullts. I do not like KNFB Reader. You may want to consider getting a scanning stand. I love Voice Dream Scanner, but its way of letting you know if you have text in view is a tone that plays. The loude

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2014-02-26 Thread David Chittenden
What an interesting perspective. It is like saying, I bought a Compaq computer and it was useless, so I now believe no computer will work for me. Text Detective was designed for blind people. It can only scan about 2/3 of the page per scan. It works decently well for this coverage so long as the

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2014-02-26 Thread David Chittenden
> Thanks, > > Brian M > > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Anne Robertson > Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 3:55 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: sca

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2014-02-25 Thread Teresa Cochran
hone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Teresa Cochran > Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 12:01 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: scanning apps > > For me, the process of using OCR apps in iOS has always been a challenge. At > bes

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2014-02-25 Thread rubyalphonse
from Four days. Regards Ruby -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Teresa Cochran Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 12:01 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: scanning apps For me, the process of using OCR apps in iOS has a

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2014-02-25 Thread Anne Robertson
pro cost? > > Thanks, > > Brian M > > > -Original Message- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Anne Robertson > Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 3:55 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com viphone@googlegroups.com >

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2014-02-25 Thread DJ
@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Robert Vaughn Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 1:28 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: scanning apps Text Grabber is the best OCR app in my opinion. I have scanned several things with Prizmo, Text Detective, and

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2014-02-25 Thread BrianMiller
How much does the standscan pro cost? Thanks, Brian M -Original Message- From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Anne Robertson Sent: Tuesday, February 25, 2014 3:55 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: scanning

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2014-02-25 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Chris, Whether it's worth it or not depends on your personal circumstances. If you can get good results free hand, you probably don't need the StandScan Pro, but if you struggle with taking good pictures, it's definitely worth it. After all, the StandScan Pro is considerably cheaper than

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2014-02-24 Thread Chris H
Would it be worth it if I plan to just scan mail I receive in the post? Regards Chris On 25/02/2014 07:07, Eileen Misrahi wrote: Hello, I totally agree with Ann. Even though I have light perception, the accuracy of using either Prizmo or Text Grabber with the StandScan pro will give one the

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2014-02-24 Thread Teresa Cochran
Thanks, Anne. I've been mulling over buying this ever since it came out. I just may do so. Teresa Visualize whirled peas. On Feb 24, 2014, at 10:52 PM, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Teresa, > > For someone who's never had sight, the StandScan Pro makes the process of > scanning with the iPh

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2014-02-24 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello, I totally agree with Ann. Even though I have light perception, the accuracy of using either Prizmo or Text Grabber with the StandScan pro will give one the structure of where to place the phone to get the best results. I used it today and had no problems scanning over 50 pieces of docum

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2014-02-24 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Teresa, For someone who's never had sight, the StandScan Pro makes the process of scanning with the iPhone so much easier as it provides the ideal conditions for taking a good picture. For the hassle it saves, it's well worth the money. After all, you get the whole bundle for less than $4

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2014-02-24 Thread Teresa Cochran
For me, the process of using OCR apps in iOS has always been a challenge. At best, I can get a few words, just enough to find out what the object is. I notice that I've gotten better with practice, but it's very rough going for me. I don't know how much of my difficulty has to do with never havi

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2014-02-24 Thread Robert Vaughn
, 2014 9:25 PM Subject: Re: scanning apps I bought text detective and I'm rather disappointed. It is useless enough to leave me skeptical about any iPHone scanning solution. Based on results, do any of you think I should reconsider, and give Textgrabber a try? It'

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2014-02-24 Thread Anne Robertson
TextGrabber and Prizmo both do an excellent job on OCR. If you have a steady hand and a good understanding of how to ensure that the page is visible to the app, they can both be used free hand very successfully. Several of us have posted our results from these apps here to show what can be done.

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2014-02-24 Thread Antonio Guimaraes
I bought text detective and I'm rather disappointed. It is useless enough to leave me skeptical about any iPHone scanning solution. Based on results, do any of you think I should reconsider, and give Textgrabber a try? It's not too expensive, which is a noter reason to be skeptical. How can th

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2014-02-23 Thread Lori Dent
Thanks Dejay for answering my question.Take care. Lori and theGipper -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-arc

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2014-02-23 Thread DJ
: Saturday, February 22, 2014 9:11 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: scanning apps Hi Dejay and all, How does textgrabber work? Can you scan any print document or regular mail that's not on the pc? Then will I be able to read the document and mail? Thanks. Lori and theG

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2014-02-22 Thread Lori Dent
Hi Dejay and all, How does textgrabber work? Can you scan any print document or regular mail that's not on the pc? Then will I be able to read the document and mail? Thanks. Lori and theGipper -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a ne

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2014-02-22 Thread Feliciano G
gt; To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: scanning apps > > Hi All, > > I have some questions about Prizmo and Textgrabber and the standscan pro. > > First, what is the standscan pro and what does it do? Also with Prizmo and > textgrabber can you lets say take a p

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2014-02-22 Thread DJ
Of Lori Dent Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2014 7:50 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: scanning apps Hi All, I have some questions about Prizmo and Textgrabber and the standscan pro. First, what is the standscan pro and what does it do? Also with Prizmo and textgrabber can

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2014-02-22 Thread Lori Dent
Hi All, I have some questions about Prizmo and Textgrabber and the standscan pro. First, what is the standscan pro and what does it do? Also with Prizmo and textgrabber can you lets say take a picture of any printed documents like your regular mail you get out of your mailbox everyday or any

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2014-02-20 Thread Steve
Digit-Eyes is a bar code reading app, not a scanning app. - Original Message - From: isaac To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, February 20, 2014 11:13 AM Subject: Re: scanning apps There are a lot of scanning apps out there. One of the scanning apps that are great s digit

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2014-02-20 Thread Steve
Prizmo, Textgrabber are both real good. Text Detective and Say Text are a bit less-capable. If they want good print recognition, alignment is so critical that I'd opt for the Standscan as well. - Original Message - From: Alex Stone To: viphone@googlegroups.com Sent: Thursday, February

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2014-02-20 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hi Alex, Text Grabber is another app that I use with best results with a StandScan Pro. I could be corrected by others, but I believe the StandScan Po web site is www.standscan.com. I also use Text Detector to sort my mail. From time to time, Text Grabber will go on sale for $0.99. I do have P

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2014-02-20 Thread isaac
There are a lot of scanning apps out there. One of the scanning apps that are great s digit eyes and prizmo. On Feb 20, 2014, at 9:46 AM, Alex Stone wrote: > I have a friend who is just about to move to the iPhone, from an old talks > phone with knfb reader. What scanning or ocr apps would

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2012-05-19 Thread Earle
I agree that the camera wouldn't be good enough to scan on an iPod. I do use Prizmo on my iPhone 3GS and I am able to get readable results. It took me a lot to get going with it, but I do actually use Prizmo on a fairly regular basis though. -- Earle Msn: peterson...@sympatico.ca Sk

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2012-05-19 Thread David Chittenden
Hello, No scanning apps will work on an iPod or a 3 GS because the camera in these products is not good enough. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 19/05/2012, at 12:14, Jennie Facer wrote: > Try Prizmo. It takes a lot to g

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2012-05-19 Thread David Chittenden
Hello, No OCR solution will work on an iPod. The iPod camera is not good enough. David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA Email: dchitten...@gmail.com Mobile: +64 21 2288 288 Sent from my iPhone On 19/05/2012, at 11:20, Jane wrote: > I have SayText on my iPod, but having trouble making it see documents.

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2012-05-18 Thread Andy Baracco
Jane, in your message you referred to your iPod. If it is an iPod Touch, and not an iPhone, the camera does not have sufficient resolution for OCR. Andy -Original Message- From: Jennie Facer Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 5:14 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Scanning Apps

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2012-05-18 Thread Jennie Facer
Try Prizmo. It takes a lot to get with practice, but it can be done. Jenn To the world you are someone but to someone you are the world! On May 18, 2012, at 5:20 PM, Jane wrote: > I have SayText on my iPod, but having trouble making it see documents. Are > there any other apps that I should