Hi Bret. Ok phone drive can do it, I will try that. I tried with a lot of different apps, which did not work. Thank you.
Cheers Annie. Den Jul 7, 2013 kl. 2:41 AM skrev Brett <brettst...@gmail.com>: > Hi, > > I just tried the open in function of Prismo and opened the document in > Phonedrive. Once opened in Phonedrive, I was then able to move the file in to > to my dropbox folder. phonedrive let's you link to Dropbox so that a dropbox > folder shows within Phonedrive.g > > Sent with Siri from Brett's iPhone > > On 07/07/2013, at 9:48 AM, Annie Skov Nielsen <annieskovniel...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi Esther and Others. >> >> You can infact make good quality images with your standscan pro and prizmo, >> and e.g. use finereader on your computer to recognize the images, it works >> pritty good. There are still a little bug in prizmo, I think there are a >> limmet of how many pages can be saved in a single PDF file. The only problem >> I have, is that it is difficult to get the PDF image opened in another app, >> which will allow you to save to dropbox, if anybody knows an app, so I can >> use prizmos open in function and get the image into my dropbox I will be >> happy. >> >> Cheers Annie. >> Den Jul 6, 2013 kl. 11:16 PM skrev Esther <mori...@mac.com>: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Anne and Sandy have both given good answers to the question about what the >>> difference is between the TextGrabber and Prizmo OCR apps. My quick answer >>> would be similar to Anne's: that for use with a StandScan Pro or Scan Box >>> that supports your iPhone at the right height, TextGrabber might work >>> slightly better for you, but that the voice guidance features of Prizmo for >>> image positioning make it easier to use if you are trying to OCR something >>> freehand. (Anne, Sandy, and I, along with a few other list members, all >>> trained ourselves to use these OCR apps freehand using the previous version >>> of Prizmo. If you have no vision, I'd recommend getting the Light Detector >>> app to check lighting conditions before you use your OCR app freehand.) >>> >>> In addition, as Sandy says, Prizmo works in a way that is a bit more like >>> conventional OCR apps for scanners, in being able to separate out regions >>> of text and pictures. Because these two apps use different OCR engines, >>> one or the other may perform slightly better for specific documents. And >>> in addition to the basic engine, you may find TextGrabber more streamlined >>> for doing page by page document scans with the StandScan Pro, but prefer to >>> use Prizmo for books. >>> >>> I wanted to point out one feature of Prizmo that hasn't been mentioned: it >>> can can run OCR from PDF files, while OCR apps either require that the >>> image be taken by the user from the camera, or by selecting an image from >>> your camera roll, or by starting with a jpeg image. A number of people >>> have asked whether it's possible to run an OCR from a PDF image -- >>> especially college students who may receive official forms or class >>> handouts as scanned PDF images that they either download or get as mail >>> attachments. In those cases you can use the "Open in" feature to open that >>> PDF document in Prizmo, and OCR the results. Before. we had to screen >>> capture the images to our camera rolls, and then use either TextGrabber or >>> Prizmo to open the last image in our camera rolls and OCR it, and you'd >>> have to do a separate screen shot for each page. This feature of the >>> upgraded version of Prizmo from a few months ago is usable on any iOS >>> device, regardless of that device's camera resolution. >>> >>> There's a good LifeHacker article on "The Best Image-to-Text App for >>> iPhone": >>> http://lifehacker.com/5829568/the-best-image+to+text-app-for-iphone >>> >>> It's old, but basically accurate, except for the current pricing >>> information. Prizmo and TextGrabber have each received recent version >>> upgrades that improved OCR performance and the the app's interface, along >>> with its accessibility with VoiceOver. Apart from the overall quality and >>> accuracy of the OCR performance, both these apps support multiple languages >>> (even in the same document), and can deal with images that are upside down >>> or rotated by 90 degrees. TextGrabber will support OCR in more >>> non-European languages, so that might be another consideration. Prizmo >>> lists for $9.99, and has only gone on sale a few times. TextGrabber's >>> price has been as high as $9.99, especially after the recent version >>> upgrade, but goes on sale more frequently, and has been available for as >>> low as $0.99 and $1.99 recently, so this can be quite a bargain. (Current >>> TextGrabber price is $5.99) >>> >>> There's a third OCR app that a number of people like: TextDetective. It >>> works using the iPhone camera with the device held in landscape mode. For >>> many people, before the release of Prizmo version 2, Text Detective was the >>> first freehand OCR app they were able to get results with. It works very >>> fast, and updates you on the OCR progress. You can save results to history, >>> send as a text message or send as email. However, it only works in >>> English, you have to orient the document correctly (no upside down or >>> rotated text), and the image usually only covers a section of the area or >>> page that you want to OCR. You can use it for non-standard conditions -- >>> like holding it in front of your computer screen to OCR contents when your >>> screen reader voice has failed. TextDetective was released at a very low >>> price ($1.99), but since the New Year has been priced at $9.99. Unlike >>> Prizmo and TextGrabber, TextDetective was designed with visually impaired >>> users in mind. I will say, however, that both Prizmo and TextGrabber did a >>> wonderful job of redesigning their interfaces for use with VoiceOver in >>> response to user feedback. >>> >>> Here are the App Store URLs for all three OCR apps mentioned above, with >>> current prices: >>> • TextGrabber + Translator for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch ($5.99) by ABBYY >>> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/textgrabber-+-translator/id438475005?mt=8 >>> • Prizmo - Scanning, OCR, and Speech ($9.99) by Creaceed >>> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/prizmo-scanning-ocr-speech/id366791896?mt=8 >>> • TextDetective ($9.99) by Blindsight >>> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/textdetective/id541494875?mt=8 >>> >>> HTH. Cheers, >>> >>> Esther >>> >>> On 6 Jul 2013, at 09:12, Sandratomkins wrote: >>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> Text Grabber has a lovely, simple interface and has quite a good OCR >>>> Engine, but prizmo's is a little more sophisticated. So, if you come >>>> across a piece of text, perhaps in a newspaper/magazine where text is >>>> displaced by pictures/headlines/cartoons etc, prizmo might do rather >>>> batter than TG for you. >>>> >>>> However, I have found that TG does better with shiny surfaces. In short, >>>> the two apps compliment eachother. plus, should one become, temporarily, >>>> inaccessible, something that can happen to the best intentioned of apps, >>>> you will always have the other. >>>> >>>> Finally, prizmo allows you to create multi-page documents/books. i haven't >>>> done much with this myself, but the possibility is there! >>>> >>>> HTH Sandy. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>> On 6 Jul 2013, at 19:57, Lelia Struve <leliastr...@samobile.net> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi JoJo, and any one else who wants to answer, what is the difference >>>>> between text grabber and prismo? 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