Would be nice if KNFB would also include an instant mode where it reads what the camera sees without having to interact with the phone. I also find that in many situations the short text channel in the Seeing AI app does all the OCR I need.
From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Turner Sent: Friday, January 19, 2018 12:58 PM To: viphone@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: KNFB Reader v. Seeing AI That is not my experience at all. But, if you do not care about document layout, then KNFB is faster. With the Short Text mode, once it starts reading the page, point the camera to a blank spot on your desk, because the entire point of the short text mode is to read on the fly, so any movement that focuses on other text, or changes the focus on the same text, will be treated as a new scan. It isn't really designed for whole page scanning, that is what the document channel is for. But, if it doesn't work for you, sticking with KNFB makes perfect sense. Scott White, at NFB, tells me that format retention should be in an update this year for KNFB. Something I've asked for since it was released. Here's hoping it finally happens. Richard (Sent from the iPod Touch 6) On Jan 19, 2018, at 12:24 PM, kelby carlson <kelbycarl...@gmail.com<mailto:kelbycarl...@gmail.com>> wrote: So, I'm now working in a court and have to deal with lots of paper documents. So I am using OCR much more. This has given me the chance to really compare KNFB Reader (which I honestly hadn't used much even though I bought it) and Seeing AI. My conclusion: KNFB still beats Seeing AI for scanning print documents by a country mile. Take what is called a "face sheet" for a docket, which contains all the basic information about a case. When trying to do the document channel with Seeing AI, it would continually tellm me that one or more edges was not visible no matter how much I adjusted the phone. When I raised the phone really high and got a "hold steady" it would take a picture but not recognize a bit of text. With KNFB: I center the camera, lift it up, take a couple field of views to orient, take a picture and it reads the sheet almost immediately, with very few flaws at all. In each case I'm using the same camera and positioning it in the same way. I can only conclude, then, that it is a difference in the apps. Seeing AI's short text feature in this case actually worked better than the document channel, for some reason, but typically still gives garbled text ap some points and will also stop if you move the camera even a milimeter. So, I think with a few exceptions I'll be sticking with KNFB Reader. Sent from my iPhone -- 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. Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. 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