Hi, unfortunately my voice dream scanner will crash if i perform multipage scanns, this is easily reproducable. iphone 5s, ios 12 latest, voice dream scanner updated to the latest, i tried uninstall and reinstall it again and again.
On 7/16/19, Craig Werner <coffeeb...@gmail.com> wrote: > Thanks, Richard, for your thoughts, which have helped me develop a > perspective on Voice Dream Scanner’s abilities and limitations. Now I know > not to chase after perfection when scanning inexpensive paperbacks. Your > mentioning your experiences with Openbook took me back to the days of my > flatbed scanner and Kurzweil 1000 software, and I remember that with this > pairing, I had lots of granular settings to play with. In the case of > Voice Dream Scanner and Seeing AI, there are no such settings. Mind you, > I’m grateful for today’s innovation of truly portable scanning equipment, > and I’m sure recognition will get better. I’ll continue experimenting with > proper camera focus, document print type, and so on. I’m hoping other > folks will join this discussion. > > Craig > > > On Sat, Jul 13, 2019 at 2:10 PM Richard Turner > <richardturne...@outlook.com> > wrote: > >> >> First, 2 errors per page is actually very, very good; but I often get >> zero >> or 1 on a single page. >> Do not expect the same from a paper back, especially since it will not >> separate the two pages at this point. >> Not to mention that paper backs printing is often less dense than with >> hard backs. >> But, if you did one page at a time, by covering the other page with a >> sheet of paper, you should get very good results. >> I have compared Voice Dream Scanner with OpenBook on a computer, and >> other >> than the page separation; Voice Dream accuracy is equal to OpenBook. >> You could try it with a stand, like the Fopydo Scanning Stand so you >> would >> not have the issue of maybe not holding it perfectly level. >> HTH, >> >> >> Richard >> >> Arthur C. Clarke's third law says: "Any sufficiently advanced technology >> is indistinguishable from magic." >> (Sent from the magical iPhone SE) >> www.turner42.com >> >> >> On Jul 13, 2019, at 8:53 AM, Craig Werner <coffeeb...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Greetings, everyone. >> >> I have been playing with Voice Dream Scanner for about four days. This >> is >> my first experience with OCR software for the iPhone, and I’m wondering >> what degree of accuracy I should ultimately expect. I am well aware of >> all >> of the conditions that affect accuracy, and I’m the first to admit that I >> may have much to learn about camera distance and focus, print quality >> affecting accuracy, and so on. However, I’m asking about how the >> software >> behaves under optimal conditions. >> >> Using good lighting, what appears to be decent camera focus based on the >> steadiness of the Scanner tone, and good printing quality, I can’t do >> much >> better than two errors per page using a flat document. Wehn I try to >> scan >> an inexpensive paperback, this error is markedly more disappointing even >> if >> I try to flatten the book against the table. >> >> I’m thinking anyone can occasionally get an error-free scan, but, for >> instance, if one were to scan fifteen pages in batch mode using a book or >> a >> flast document, what would the average error rate be under very decent >> conditions? >> >> I’m asking this question because as someone learning new software, I want >> to know what top form means. I have heard superlatives used to describe >> the behavior of some OCR readers. To me, words like “amazing” and >> “fantastic” should not be used if the average error rate is two per page >> under optimal conditions. >> >> All thoughts are welcome. 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