That is the precise experience I have. I today used it on some other documents besides the court ones I described, with the same result; KNFB Reader gave much better quality and was much easier to get the document in view of the camera.
Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 20, 2018, at 4:09 PM, Nancy Badger <nancybad...@icloud.com> wrote: > > The only reason I use kNFB FB reader now is is when I want to have more than > one page in a single document. I don’t think seeing AI does that yet. > > Nancy Badger, Ph.D > Executive Director of Counseling > Old Dominion University > Sent from my iPhone with dictation software. Please excuse spelling errors. > >> On Jan 20, 2018, at 2:21 PM, englishride...@gmail.com wrote: >> >> I've not had much luck with Seeing AI's document channel, either. Strange. >> I'm getting a bit better at getting the hold steady announcement a little >> faster--I guess all that practice with KNFB was helpful--but once the pic is >> processed by Seeing AI, 99% of the time, I get a message about there being >> no text. It's super frustrating. And since I'm pretty sure Seeing AI's >> default is to control the flash automatically, and since I do get results on >> the same text using the short text channel, I have no idea why this is >> happening. >> >> >> Thanks, >> Ari >> >>> On Jan 19, 2018, at 12:57 PM, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>> 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> 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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