Hi: - Your HP scanner should have come with HP scan software which is accessible, the newer scanner models come with ocr scan software called HP director I suggest using this if you don't have open book or something similar. Also, if you have XP professional installed on your computer you can use the scanning tool under the microsoft office suite, this is not an option on XP home edition though. All the best. - Kim Share your yesterdays, dream of tomorrow, but live for today!
Kim Lookingbill [EMAIL PROTECTED] (email or MSN Messenger) Blast From The Past Sundays, 16 to 19 UTC Back Stage Pass Mondays from 22 to 23 UTC http://interactive.acbradio.org -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of richard Van Driel Sent: Friday, November 25, 2005 1:07 PM To: Braillenote List Subject: RE: [Braillenote] hmmm! Hi Again listers. We have an hp scanner-copier-printer combo. Does anyone know how to get a good ocr thing going with a device like this? Richard-- ps, this unit also lets you insert several different storage cards like Sd and cf cards as well as memory sticks and print from them. The assumption seems to be that this will be used for pictures, but I got a card with music (mp3 files) to play using it. It brings up the picture program also, probably because when I downloaded the albums onto it, it also downloaded some graphics that were included on the cds. I don't know if this would make ocr more difficult using this type of device, but if it could be done without breaking the bank, it might give me access to more I can read on my bn. While we are on the subject of reading with the bn, will anyone on this list who scans in books for Bookshare please contact me offlist at [EMAIL PROTECTED] thanks in advance for the help! Richard the bookworm > ----- Original Message ----- >From: Isaac Obie <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Braillenote List <[email protected] >Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 03:38:09 -0500 (EST) >Subject: RE: [Braillenote] hmmm! >Hello richard, >A nice scanner with software is around fifty or sixty dollars and your >screenreader most likely can read the images. Omnipage is an excellent >program and it even converts to MSword files. so, yes, there's a way >to do this without breaking the bank! then there's a company called >Premier Software and their OCR program is $250. but I hear many have >trouble with it. You just have to be willing to experiment. Isaac >On Wed, 23 Nov 2005, richard Van Driel wrote: >> Hi Richard and list! >> You all talk about ocr for converting immage to text. >> Is there a way to do this without spending a heck of a lot of money >> on special software? >> Richard, van Driel, not Ring. How do you like that, same first name. >> If we were both in a waiting room and were called, we'd both stand >> up! (lol) >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>From: Richard Turner <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>To: Braillenote List <[email protected] >>>Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 15:10:34 -0800 >>>Subject: RE: [Braillenote] hmmm! >>>Hi Rhonda, >>>As others have said, they are pictures of text. Depending on the >>>hymnal, they may also include pictures of the music. >>>Have you checked on the web for an electronic version of the hymnal? >>>Or, called the publisher to see if they could be talked into >>>providing it in an electronic form, like word, or rich text? >>>Otherwise, they will need to do OCR on the files and then probably >>>you or they will have a lot of error correction to do. >>>I hope you get it sorted out. I too use the Braille Note for hymns, >>>but I have an inside connection for getting the bulletins with the >>>lyrics sent to me as a word document that I can open in the PK. My >>>wife is one of the Pastors at our Church. >>>Richard >>>on Friday 11/18/2005 01:35 PM Rhonda Clark said >>>>How do I know they're text? It is my hymnal I use in church. It's >>>>being scanned in, so that I can use it. >>>>>----- Original Message ----- >>>>>From: "Richard Ring" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >>>>>Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 16:28:31 -0600 >>>>>Subject: RE: [Braillenote] hmmm! >>>>>If you can't open them, how do you know they are text? >>>>>JPG files are, images. If someone has scanned them, perhaps they >>>>>haven't performed the necessary Optical Character Recognition >>>>that would >>>>>extract the text. >>>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >>>>Rhonda >>>>>Clark >>>>>Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 3:20 PM >>>>>To: BrailleNote List >>>>>Subject: [Braillenote] hmmm! >>>>>Hi all: >>>>>Okay, Isaac: I asked about the dot jgp format, and you said it was >>>>>pictures. There are no pictures on these pages. It is text that >>>>>is being scanned in. >>>>>___ >>>>>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>>>>http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >>>>>___ >>>>>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>>>>http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >>>>___ >>>>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>>>http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >>>___ >>>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>>http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >> ___ >> To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >> http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
