Richard is a good man.
Sent from my Verizon iPhone X!!! > On Apr 10, 2018, at 3:01 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > > Richard graciously took the time to compile the entire Seeing AI help > documentation and posted it here yesterday. In many channels such as short > text, document, product etc. you don’t manually take a picture, the camera > will take the picture for you automatically when, for example, it sees all of > a barcode or all 4 corners of a document. > > From: viphone@googlegroups.com <viphone@googlegroups.com> On Behalf Of Johnna > Simmons > Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2018 6:41 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Seeing AI Help, entire help documentation > > I have search this app over and over I don’t mind the different channels and > you can swipe up to choose that channel but how do you take a picture of what > is in front of you I don’t see a take picture but. > > Live the life you want. Sent from my iPhone > > On Apr 9, 2018, at 12:50 PM, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> > wrote: > > > Karen, > I'm glad the video links worked, that is good to know since I simply used the > Text Selection on the rotor with the Seeing AI help open and did a select all > and then copied that to the clipboard and pasted. > If you go into photos, select one, double tap on share, there should be an > option to either open in another app, or Seeing AI should show up as one > place to share the photo. > If that isn't working, perhaps calling Apple Accessibility? > I've done it quite a bit. > Richard > > > > “The secret is not to make your music louder, but to make the world quieter.” > - Mitch Albom from The Magic Strings of Frankie Presto, page 1 > > On Apr 9, 2018, at 8:15 AM, Karen Poulakos <ka...@poulakos.com> wrote: > > This is Great! I was even able to access the video links on my laptop. > > Has anyone been able to get Seeing AI to recognize photos saved on your > phone? I don’t seem to be able to access Seeing AI from the photos app. > > Karen P > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of > Richard Turner > Sent: Monday, April 9, 2018 8:41 AM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Seeing AI Help, entire help documentation > > > > Below I have copied the entire Seeing AI help. To read it section by section, > in the app, Double Tap on the menu button and select Help. > Or, in each channel, the Quick Help button plays the video by the developer > explaining that specific channel. > Here is the help information, though the "play video" lines should be ignored > as they are only active when in the app's help section. > > Seeing AI > Seeing AI describes the people, text, and objects around you. > > Using your phone’s camera, the app says what it "sees". Seeing AI uses > multiple channels to announce different information, such as reading text or > describing faces. > > On some channels, Seeing AI will automatically read what it sees. Other times > you may need to take a photo to get a description of the image. > > To help you position your phone for the best results, Seeing AI can also > describe where people or objects are in the camera’s field of vision. This > feature isn’t available for all channels. > > Seeing AI is an ongoing research project. To help us to improve it, please > send your feedback. > > Play the video tutorial > > Available Channels > > > Short Text > > Hold the camera over some text to have it automatically read to you. As new > text comes into view, it will also be read out loud. > > While reading out loud, Seeing AI may start again from the beginning if the > camera captures a clearer image of the text. > > Play the video tutorial > > Document > > Hold the camera over a printed page to capture it. After the text has been > recognized, you can use VoiceOver commands to navigate it. > > Seeing AI will guide you with camera placement until all edges of a document > are visible and the photo is taken. Make the necessary adjustments until you > hear “Hold steady”. > > A good technique is to place the camera in the center of the page, and slowly > move it away, making slight adjustments. > > This channel works best when there’s a high contrast between the page and the > background, like a white document on a dark surface . > > Once the text has been recognized, use the play button to have the text read > aloud, with syncronized word highlighting. Use the plus and minus buttons to > change the size of the text. > > Play the video tutorial > > Product > > Hold the camera over a barcode to hear the product name. Seeing AI will guide > you with the camera placement until a barcode is detected: > > Move the phone over the product until you hear beeps that indicate a barcode > is nearby. Starting farther away and slowly moving the phone closer works > best. > The faster the beeps, the closer you are to the barcode. > When a barcode is detected, Seeing AI will say the product name. > If additional information about the product is available, the More Info > button will be available. > Note: This channel is not available if running iOS 10 on an iPhone 5, 5C, or > earlier. > > Play the video tutorial > > Person > > Scan your surroundings to find out how many people are around you, how close > they are, and their facial expressions. > > If you’ve taught the app to recognize a particular person, their name will be > announced when they come into view. You can teach Seeing AI to recognize > someone by selecting Face Recognition in the menu. > > Seeing AI will also tell you the position of each face it detects, which can > be helpful for centering a person in the camera’s view when taking a photo. > > After taking a photo, Seeing AI will give you an estimate of the person’s > facial characteristics and expressions. > > If you want to take a selfie, use the button on the main screen to change to > the front-facing camera. > > Play the video tutorial > > Teaching Seeing AI to Recognize Someone > > When using the Person channel, Face Recognition can tell you who is near you. > Instead of hearing, “One face near center, 4 feet away” you’ll hear their > name: “John near center, 4 feet away”. > > It’s recommended that you ask people for permission before you train Seeing > AI to recognize them. To teach Seeing AI to recognize a person’s face, open > Face Recognition in the menu. Take three photos of the person and enter their > name. We suggest asking them to take the photos of themselves. > > By default, the front-facing camera is active when using Face Recognition. If > you're taking photos of someone else, switch to the back-facing camera. > > Currency (preview) > > This is an experimental channel, so please use caution. Currency recognition > isn’t always correct, have someone you trust confirm a note’s value. > > Hold the camera over a single note to hear the estimated value. > > Use the button on the main screen to select which currency should be > recognized. Let us know if you wish to recognize a currency that isn't listed > — more will be added over time. > > Please note: Seeing AI will not differentiate between real and counterfeit > currency. > > This channel requires iOS 11 or later. > > Play the video tutorial > > Scene (preview) > > This channel features the latest Artificial Intelligence for describing an > overall scene. This work is still experimental, so please use caution. > > Take a photo and hear a description of the scene it captured. > > Scene recognition isn’t always correct. To help us improve it, please send us > your feedback. > > Play the video tutorial > > Color (preview) > > Use this channel to hear the perceived color of objects. > > Note that this may depend on several factors — colors appear darker when > there is less light, or if the object is in shadow; a white surface may > appear slightly yellowish when the lights are on. > > Handwriting (preview) > > This experimental channel allows you to recognize handwritten text. > > Note that this channel requires the text to be the right way up. > > Recognition accuracy will vary based on handwriting style, which can vary > greatly from individual to individual. Please send us your feedback to help > us improve it. > > Light > > Use this channel to detect the amount of light around you. The pitch of the > tone is based on how much light your phone sees. The more light there is, the > higher the pitch of the tone. > > Use Seeing AI With Other Apps > > Seeing AI can also recognize and describe photos from other apps like Mail, > Photos, and Twitter. Just share the photo and select "Recognize with Seeing > AI" from the list of actions. > > The first time you do this, you will have to enable this option by tapping on > “More” in the bottom-right corner, and enabling Seeing AI. > > Play the video tutorial > > Tips & Tricks > > The larger the object, the further away you will need to be. The closer you > are, the higher the quality. > The camera is located on the back of the phone, on the top-right when the > screen is towards you. For best results, keep the camera in the center of the > object being captured. > Seeing AI works best in a well-lit environment. 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