Jewel,
I have been using DigitEyes for a number of years. It actually works great if … (a big if!) you can find and successfully scan the bar code. That, as they say, is the rub. Once you have accomplished that, you will get more information about the product in question than you probably ever wanted. How far to hold the phone away from the product and where to scan is difficult to determine. A few hints: If you are scanning a can or bottle with a wrap-around label, look for the seam and scan just to the right or left of it near the bottom of the container for the bar code. If you are looking at a box, scan the sides, not the back or front, again toward the bottom edge. Hold the phone about 6- to 8-inches away from the object. It takes practice and a lot of patience, but it is doable. Darrin From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Jewel Sent: Friday, March 25, 2016 3:05 AM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Bar Code Reader App?? I downloaded digit_eyes lite, but from what I can make out, i am supposed to be going along the shelves in a grocery store, chemist etc,having the iphone record the barcode information as it is seen: mind you, I haven't been able to make it give the smallest squeak yet! Once it has noted the barcode information of all the products I have shown it, I can attach audio labels to those products and make a list of what I am interested in. I set up a bottle of gingerale on my display stand for it to identify, but no such luck! All it said was "scanning ... scanning ... scanning. The 3 dots represent the loud click the phone gave between each announcement that it was scanning. It seemed to be, completely, blind to the fact that it had a bottle of gingerale standing in front of it. Well digit-eyes lite or heavy seemed to me to be out, so replacing my bottle of gingerale with a can of paint, I let my trusty Tap Tap See loose on it, and was told that it was apurple and red can. Well the purple and red was additional information but that of it being a can was nothing new because a can I knew it to be. Moving on to Camfind. In the beginning, as TTS had done, I was told that it was a can, but the colours were a lot more fancy: cherry, strawberry and maybe something else fruit-related. No, there wasn't a bowl of cherries anywhere, in case you are asking. Then, without my appearing to do anything, I seemed to be hurled, into the world of vehicle and personal accident insurance. Where in the wide world that came from, I haven't the foggiest. I was told that I could get Tap Tap See to read a label, but I haven't found the trick of getting it to do that. Speaking of Tap Tap See, by far my favourite photo recognition app, so far, I took a photo in my kitchen cum sitting-room last night and got back a description containing 6 separate details: Detail #1: "medium-sized dog" #2: black short-haired coat" #3: "Lying on brown *fur carpet" #4: "in front of cupboard" #5: beside black steel wood burner" #6: "in the house!" Not bad: huh! I put an asterix beside fur as my home help has passed remarks on the amount of hair that Guideon deposits on the carpet and the evidence of the contents of the vacuum cleaner bag prove that she is not telling porkies, but have TTS describe it as a *fur carpet was, I thought, just a bit rich. Jewel From: Richard Turner <mailto:richardturne...@outlook.com> Sent: Wednesday, March 23, 2016 5:11 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Bar Code Reader App?? Below is the link to the Digit-eyes web site's scanning tips page: http://www.digit-eyes.com/cgi-bin/digiteyes.cgi?action=scanningTips <http://www.digit-eyes.com/cgi-bin/digiteyes.cgi?action=scanningTips> (Sent from my iPhone 5S) On Mar 22, 2016, at 7:44 PM, Terrie Terlau <terrie...@twc.com> wrote: Is it hard to locate the barcode with digit eyes? Can digitize see barcodes on products from stores, the ready made barcodes? I know you can make your own barcode labels but how does it do with boxed foods and cans of food, and other household products? Does it have a barcode database for these things? Thanks for any clarification. I had heard that iPhone cameras were not as good at picking out bar codes as were the laser barcode readers, but I am wondering if this is accurate. Thanks for any information anyone can share. Another question: does digitize have barcodes that you can so or pin onto clothing and that can go through the washer and dryer for color labels? Thanks Best, Terrie Sent from my iPhone On Mar 22, 2016, at 10:33 PM, Feliciano Godoy <theblindman...@hotmail.com> wrote: Digit-eyes is great. VoiceOver accessible. Regards, Feliciano For tech tips and updates, LIKE wwww..facebook.com/theblindman12v Follow www.twitter.com/theblindman12v On Mar 22, 2016, at 1:02 PM, Dani Pagador <axs....@gmail.com> wrote: Hi, Everyone. Is there a usable bar code scanning/reading app that a totally blind user can access? Thanks, Dani -- The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. 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