Hi everyone, Thank you again for all the suggestions. What I discovered was that I was covering the lense with my finger when trying to take a picture. I don't remember which setting I changed that allowed me to discover that I was covering the lense but knfb reader said that the lense was covered. I also printed a standard .txt file from my computer to use as a test page.
I have successfully scanned and read it several times. I also discovered that the split tap gesture is most successful for me to take the picture. On 12/23/16, englishride...@gmail.com <englishride...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hey there, Sieghard. I just wanted to let you know that I think your entire > message didn't come through to the list. You just had a one-liner. > > > Thanks, > Ari > >> On Dec 23, 2016, at 12:52 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >> >> Hi Michael, >> >> It may not have a trial version, but as you can tell from most replies >> people get excellent results. I think Evan’s concerns which are based on >> one opinion don’t hold too miuch water since almost everybody I know >> including myself get fantastic results. You can always find examples where >> it may not work, the fact is that for a blind user it is by far the best >> and most easy to use OCR app out there. It seems to go on sale at least a >> couple of times a year so you have to decide if you want to wait for one >> of these sales or if paying full price is worth it to you. If you are not >> in a hurry I suggest you look for 20% deals on iTunes gift cards, buy $60 >> or $80 worth of them and then when KNFB is on sale buy it. If it goes on >> sale for 25% off and you use gift cards purchased at 20% off you >> essentially get the app for almost half price. >> >> Regards, >> Sieghard >> >> From: 'Sandratomkins' via VIPhone [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] >> Sent: Friday, December 23, 2016 4:46 AM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: getting started with knfb reader >> >> Hi there, >> >> Don't worry! You have not wasted your money! I have been using this >> app since it came out and get brilliant results with it. I should say, >> perhaps, I don't see at all, so am using the app without the benefit of a >> little vision. I would say, to a new user, do the following: >> 1. Make sure that "tilt guidance" is turned on. This will ensure that you >> are holding the phone nice and horizontal. >> 2. Make sure that "flash" is turned on, then you don't have to worry about >> shadows etc. The only time you don't want flash is when shooting a PC >> display screen. >> 3. Start by using a nicely printed sheet of text, just to simplify things. >> place same on a table, position the phone, camera facing down, in the >> centre of the paper (I can give you tips as to how to find the centre if >> you need help) Make sure the phone is in portrait, reflecting the paper. >> 4. Lift the phone about a foot. The rule of thumb is: you need to lift the >> phone, roughly, as high as the paper is long. If the tilt guidance is not >> buzzing, press the down volume button and you should be hearing the text. >> >> Things to avoid, don't put your fingers in the way of the camera >> aperture. Don't worry about the 'field of status report" just take the >> shot!! >> >> Good luck, and, I repeat, don't worry, this ia brilliant app, although I >> have given these instructions and they may seem finicky, once you have >> some success, you will do these things naturally, without thinking. >> >> Sandy. >> >> sent from the dark side of the moon >> >> On 22 Dec 2016, at 19:15, Evan Reese <ment...@dslextreme.com> wrote: >> >> No try before you buy feature. It was on sale for several days last month >> for $65, but it went back up to full price on December 1. >> From what I heard from a computer savvy friend of mine with high partial >> vision who’s played with it, I don’t think I’ll buy it unless it comes >> down quite a bit further in price. >> It’s pretty finicky about your stuff having to be flat for one thing, and >> it’s also sensitive to lighting for another. He tells me that LED lighting >> gives it trouble because of their color profile or something. Also, if you >> have a light above it, say a chandelier above a table, as he has in his >> dining room, and you put a document down on the table and hold your device >> above the document, it can create a shadow which impairs OCR. This is >> something that might not occur to a blind person who might not understand >> why they’re not getting any results. >> He says it does work a good part of the time, although not flawlessly, >> even if lighting is good and the document is flat, but with these kinds of >> caveats you shouldn’t expect too much. >> Evan >> >> From: Michael Maslo >> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2016 1:58 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: getting started with knfb reader >> >> Does this application offer a try to buy feature? Had anyone heard if this >> will go on sale for Christmas? >> On Thu, Dec 22, 2016 at 12:54 Ekstrand, Pamela A. -ND >> <pamela.a.ekstrand....@disney.com> wrote: >> Have you turned batch mode off? If not, this could be why you are not >> hearing results immediately. >> >> >> ________________________________________ >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [viphone@googlegroups.com] on behalf of >> Gordon [gor...@gordonradio.com] >> Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2016 1:51 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: getting started with knfb reader >> >> Try holding your phone higher >> >> from what you're trying to capture and see if you have better results. >> I've found that about six inches is good. >> On 12/22/2016 12:46 PM, Donald Raikes wrote: >> > Hello, >> > >> > Recently I decided I would like to try knfb reader to enable me to >> > read product packaging. >> > >> > I have an iPhone 5 and installed the app, but I can't get knfb reader >> > to recognize any text. 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