Hi Carol, One method I picked up from a post a long time ago when I began to use Prizmo was to estimate the center of the printed page whatever the size was. I started with the regular 8 X 11.5 paper and folded it in half both lengthwise and widthwise to get a center point. The folds on the paper gave me a guide to place the camera down in alignment and to raise the camera up straight. I have been using OCR on the phone for a while now and I just estimate with my hands to find the center point. With the KNFB Reader, I have only missed on occasion and needed to rescan an item again. Each of the object recognition apps have their strengths and weaknesses, but it's sure nice to have choices. Happy scanning and I hope my tip may help you and others get a better scan on the first shot.
Best, Eileen Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 31, 2014, at 4:56 AM, carol.pearso...@googlemail.com > <carol.pearso...@googlemail.com> wrote: > > I'm getting used to it also but was pleasantly surprised last night, when I > finally mastered getting the hands still, straight and inline with the page. > I managed to scan a few straightforward A4's then a couple of packages. One > was over the counter medication which read well and the other was a box of > stuffing mixture which I did manage, but not on the first try. I'll never be > the world's greatest at scanning, but this sure has beaten everything else > I've ever tried with the IPhone and I'm well pleased. > > Carol P > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Eileen Misrahi" <eileen.misr...@gmail.com> > To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Wednesday, December 31, 2014 12:45 PM > Subject: Re: KNFB Reader Not Reading The Text After Scanning > > > Hello All, > > After reading all of the posts, I went and checked to see if batch mode was > on, but couldn't tell at first. I did see "process pages or something like > that, so I guess I was. This was late last night, so I haven't had a chance > to test the app out again. However, I was able to import a PDF file and have > it read to me. That was pretty amazing in itself. Oh by the way, I'm using an > iPhone6 with iOS 8.1. Thanks all for pointing out the batch mode. I'm not > sure if I'll use it to scan the manual or not. I'm still getting use to using > the app. > > Best, > Eileen > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Dec 30, 2014, at 11:51 PM, Gmail <englishride...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> Also, if you're using the app on a 4S, things tend to be slower overall. >> >> >> Thanks, >> Ari >> >> >>> On Dec 30, 2014, at 6:41 PM, Ron Pelletier <ron.pellet...@sympatico.ca> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> I bet you are in batch mode and, every time you take a picture it is added >>> to your file but is not read. Go to the batch mode button and double tap >>> it and you probably will have all the pages read. >>> >>> Ron & Danvers >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >>> Of Larry Lumpkin >>> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 8:50 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: RE: KNFB Reader Not Reading The Text After Scanning >>> >>> Sometimes the reader takes a very long time to ocr especially on food >>> packages etc. >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >>> Of Eileen Misrahi >>> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2014 5:18 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: KNFB Reader Not Reading The Text After Scanning >>> >>> Hello All, >>> >>> I am using the KNFB Reader app to scan a manual I just got today after the >>> installation of my new dishwasher. However, I find it a bit odd or strange >>> in getting KNFB Reader to OCR the text after the picture is taken. Here are >>> the steps I take: >>> >>> 1: I approximate the center of the page with the iPhone's camera. >>> 2. I use the "field of view report" to make sure that all 4 corners are >>> visible and the orientation is correct. >>> 3. I tap on the "take picture" button. The camera of the KNFB Reader does >>> flash because I can see the light from the flash go off. >>> 4. After step 3, the app does not open the next page for reading the OCR >>> text from what had just been scanned. >>> >>> I have closed out all apps in the app chooser including the KNFB Reader >>> app. When I reopen it, I receive the same behavior with no text read after >>> the picture has been taken. Do I need to perform a hard reset in order to >>> get the app to function properly? 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