Hi Esther, Thanks. Have you tried Talking Goggles as well? That has the advantage of giving almost instant ocr and although it is not as elaborate as the Ricoh app, it works well, especially in the video mode.
Best regards, Martijn van der Spek Sparkling Apps Op woensdag 24 april 2013 08:08:21 UTC+5:30 schreef Esther het volgende: > > Hi All, > Another free OCR app that can be used with a StandScan Pro is "Image > To Text - OCR" by Ricoh Innovations. There are some cautions about > the way this app works. First of all, it only handles OCR in English. > Secondly, you send the picture you have taken, or a previously taken > picture of text from your camera roll, to the Ricoh Innovations > server, where it is processed and mailed back to you with both the > original image attached and the extracted OCR text in the messge body. > The email comes back very fast (within 15 or 20 seconds in my tests), > and is from noreply.i...@rii.ricoh.com <javascript:> with a subject "A > document has been shared with you via ImageToText iPhone App". You can > change this in the "Settings" by double tapping on "Default email > address and message", typing in your own message subject and, > optionally, email in the "To:" field, and saving the results. I think > the app developer is the research arm of Ricoh Technoligies, who make > printers, copiers, and other devices. > > There are only three tab option screens for the app listed at the > bottom of the screen: 1) Start Menu -- the main screen you use, with > buttons for "Take a Picture" and "From Gallery", 2) Settings -- gives > the app version number and lets you edit the default email address and > subject line message that you get back, 3) Help -- gives instructions > on using the app. > > When you double tap on "Take a Picture", you'll bring up the camera > view finder. The button to take a picture is "Shutter Button N 01", > just above the home button at the bottom of the screen. There's also > a "Cancel" button in the bottom left corner and a slider for adjusting > the field of view, that I leave alone. > > Once you double tap the "Shutter" button, your focus will move to the > "Retake" button on the Preview screen. Flick right to the "Share" > button and double tap. Then flick left or do a four finger tap on the > top half of the screen to move the "Mail" button and double tap. You > can type in your email address here in the "To" field if you didn't > fill it in previously under settings. This is the one confusing step, > since you need to flick left (repeat, flick left, not right) to the > "Mail" button after you double tap the "Share" button. Then double tap > "send" in the top right corner of the "Compose Message" screen. > > The URL of the Image to Text app is: > • Image to Text - OCR (free) by Ricoh Innovations, Inc. > https://itunes.apple.com/app/image-to-text-ocr/id431757093?mt=8 > > This is a universal app that is available internationally. > > I append a sample of text from Image to Text and my iPhone 5 with > StandScan Pro below my signature. > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > French Lentil Soup > Ingredients > 6-8 servings > 6 tablespoons olive oil > 1 large onion, chopped > 2 garlic cloves, minced > 1 V2 cups lentils > 3 quarts water (more if needed) > 1 celery stalk, cut fine > 1 turnip, diced > 1 bunch sorrel or spinach leaves > 1 bay leaf > 1 large carrot, finely cut > 1 large potato, diced > 1 cup tomato sauce > salt and pepper to taste > V2 cup cooked rice (optional) > 1. Pour the olive oil into the soup pot and gently saute the onion and > garlic for 2 minutes. Stir > continually. > 2. Wash and rinse the lentils and add them to the soup pot. Add the > water, cut vegetables, and > the rest of the ingredients except the salt and pepper and rice. Bring > to a boil. Then lower the > heat to medium and cook slowly, covered, for 1 hour. > 3. Add the salt and pepper and let the soup simmer a short while > longer. Remove the bay leaf. > Serve hot. Add cooked rice if desired. > 1 here are endless varieties of lentil soups. This particular recipe > comes > to us from France, where two varieties of lentils are grown that can > be > used for this soup (either the green ones or the dark brown ones). > These > French lentils are a bit smaller and a bit crunchier than the lentils > sold > in American supermarkets. This recipe suggests adding rice for the > simple > reason that the combination of rice and lentils produces the complete > protein needed in the daily diet. > 24 > > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > Download our new free app Scan Pages to easily scan receipts, > documents, magazines and make a pdf file: > Scan Pages > >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > An image has been shared with you via ImageToText mobile app. > > Please note that this app uses an automatic character recognition > engine and its accuracy may vary widely based on the quality of the > image, the font type, and other factors. For best results, please make > sure that lighting is sufficient, there are no shadows, and that the > image is well focused. > > This app is provided by Ricoh Innovations. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. To search the VIPhone public archive, visit http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. 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