Attention: it would appear that ABBYY finereader express does not support older scanners for which there are no intel compatible Mac drivers. I have a Canoscan 1200U and it is not supported by ABBYY FineReader Express.
Best wishes Simon On 4 Aug 2009, at 18:30, william lomas wrote: > > have you purchased it yet? > > On 4 Aug 2009, at 15:49, Simon Cavendish wrote: > >> >> Yes, you can use either Visa or Paypal. >> >> BW, SimonНщг сфт гыу мшыф щк зфнщфдю >> On 4 Aug 2009, at 08:47, william lomas wrote: >> >>> >>> can we use UK cards simon on the site? >>> >>> On 4 Aug 2009, at 08:10, Simon Cavendish wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> The prom code is: >>>> SMBTM >>>> With the VAT on top, it's about $95. >>>> >>>> BW, Simon >>>> On 4 Aug 2009, at 07:27, william lomas wrote: >>>> >>>>> >>>>> what is the prom code again please >>>>> if one can use paypal with that site to get the discount i'll buy >>>>> the >>>>> product >>>>> >>>>> On 3 Aug 2009, at 22:51, Esther wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Simon, >>>>>> >>>>>> I know that ABBYY Fine Reader on the Fujitsu ScanSnap supports >>>>>> very >>>>>> fast dual sided multi-page scans and automatic page orientation >>>>>> and >>>>>> two-page scanning, but since that is the version of the app that >>>>>> is >>>>>> bundled with the manufacturer's product (which is not flatbed, >>>>>> but >>>>>> page fed like a Fax machine), and since that does not support >>>>>> VoiceOver, I can't generalize from that product. So far I've >>>>>> been >>>>>> reading the commentaries on macintouch's reader report pages for >>>>>> OCR, >>>>>> and they seem to be quite positive. If you want to monitor these >>>>>> yourself, the web page URL to OCR reader reports is: >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.macintouch.com/readerreports/scanners/topic2038.html >>>>>> >>>>>> Use item chooser menu (VO-I) to look for "Dennis Hill" and you'll >>>>>> be >>>>>> at the beginning of the discussion related to the ABBYY Fine >>>>>> Reader >>>>>> OCR. Just read down the page from there. Incidentally, there is >>>>>> no >>>>>> trial version yet available (as you've read from the current >>>>>> thread's >>>>>> comments), but according to the (later) macintouch posts ABBYY is >>>>>> planning on making one available. (They didn't expect the level >>>>>> of >>>>>> interest they've received.) At least one of the macintouch >>>>>> commenters >>>>>> purchased the app in Europe for 89 Euros. The comments are very >>>>>> positive from people who have purchased this, with simply a note >>>>>> that >>>>>> a few features that are present in the Windows version are not >>>>>> present >>>>>> in the Express edition of ABBYY Fine Reader (i.e., the ability to >>>>>> correct OCR errors in the ABBYY window). Combined with the >>>>>> information from Greg and the original poster (Christos) that the >>>>>> manufacturer has verified the product has been tested with >>>>>> VoiceOver, >>>>>> this looks very interesting, indeed. The SDK version for the >>>>>> Mac >>>>>> has >>>>>> been around for quite a while, but only for software developers. >>>>>> The >>>>>> reports on accuracy are particularly impressive -- someone >>>>>> reported >>>>>> that he was able to scan a 2-page FAXed spreadsheet in tiny 7 >>>>>> point >>>>>> type and have ABBYY Fine Reader Express generate an EXCEL >>>>>> spreadsheet >>>>>> that was perfectly formatted with no errors when none of his >>>>>> other >>>>>> OCR >>>>>> software programs on the Mac had ever able to accomplish this. >>>>>> >>>>>> Happy reading. >>>>>> >>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>> >>>>>> Esther >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Simon Cavendish wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Dear Esther, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This is very interesting. Do you know whether Abbyy supports >>>>>>> automatic >>>>>>> page orientation and multi-page scanning? Does it support two >>>>>>> page >>>>>>> scanning as in an open book on a flat-bed scanner? Does it >>>>>>> append >>>>>>> pages to the end of the document by default, or does one have to >>>>>>> move >>>>>>> one's cursor there? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I shall check this application out. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> With best wishes >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Simon >>>>>>> On 3 Aug 2009, at 01:03, Esther wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Hi Jonathan, Rossy, Chris, and Others, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I found an announcement of a coupon code discount of 20 per >>>>>>>> cent >>>>>>>> off >>>>>>>> the price of ABBYY Fine Reader Express for the Mac at the Mac >>>>>>>> App >>>>>>>> Deals page. You enter the coupon code SMBTM when you check >>>>>>>> out, >>>>>>>> which drops the price from $99.99 to $79.99 for U.S. buyers. >>>>>>>> Here's >>>>>>>> the link to the Mac App Deals web page, dated July 22, 2009, >>>>>>>> just >>>>>>>> in >>>>>>>> case I made a typo in the coupon code: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://macappdeals.com/?p=2104 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Also, if you check the description of this application at: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://www.abbyy.com/finereader_for_mac/ >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> use VO-space to expand the descriptions of "Key Features", >>>>>>>> "FAQs", >>>>>>>> "Typical Use", and "System Specifications" so you can read the >>>>>>>> details. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Here's another page at the ABBYY web site that summarizes some >>>>>>>> of >>>>>>>> this information on a page that doesn't require expanding the >>>>>>>> headings: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> http://www.abbyyusa.com/shop/FREXMac.htm >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I'll excerpt a part dealing with multi-lingual support: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> <begin excerpt> >>>>>>>> The application supports 171 recognition languages, including >>>>>>>> English, German, French, Greek, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, >>>>>>>> Dutch, >>>>>>>> Swedish, Finnish, Russian, Ukrainian, Bulgarian, Czech, >>>>>>>> Hungarian, >>>>>>>> Polish, Slovak, Malay, Indonesian and many others. Of those, 36 >>>>>>>> languages have dictionary support to provide the best possible >>>>>>>> conversion results. It also accurately recognizes multi-lingual >>>>>>>> documents containing up to three different languages. >>>>>>>> <end excerpt> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Cheers, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Esther >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> I have been using the older version that came bundled with my >>>>>>>>> epson >>>>>>>>> perfection scanner. Any chance of getting a discount for an >>>>>>>>> upgrade? >>>>>>>>> The version I have is not written in Cocoa I believe. I am >>>>>>>>> able >>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>> get >>>>>>>>> minimal functionality. When I open the main application, there >>>>>>>>> is a >>>>>>>>> box that comes up with a group of buttons and the entire group >>>>>>>>> of >>>>>>>>> buttons are labeled as "Unknown". If I then interact with the >>>>>>>>> group I >>>>>>>>> find "Scan and Read popup button", "Read pop up button", "Scan >>>>>>>>> popup >>>>>>>>> button" and "save popup button". None of these appear to work. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> However if I go to the menus I get most of the functionality, >>>>>>>>> though >>>>>>>>> the Twain driver itself when it pops up I can just hit enter >>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>> am >>>>>>>>> unable to change any of the settings like "DPI", color vs >>>>>>>>> bw.... >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> This version is quite old, as the directory not only has >>>>>>>>> ABBByFineReaderX" but also AbbyFineReaderClassic >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> There is an upgrade button within the application, I will try >>>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>>> get a >>>>>>>>> discount and test the new stuff. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Jon >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> christos hux wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> There is now a new ocr application >>>>>>>>>> avilable for the mac >>>>>>>>>> platform. >>>>>>>>>> it is the abby fine reader express version for the mac. it >>>>>>>>>> costs >>>>>>>>>> $99 >>>>>>>>>> & I did email the us based sales company & got back the >>>>>>>>>> answer >>>>>>>>>> from >>>>>>>>>> the parent company that the app had been tested with voice >>>>>>>>>> over. >>>>>>>>>> right now there is not a test version of the application like >>>>>>>>>> there is >>>>>>>>>> for all their other applications. I have been thinking about >>>>>>>>>> purchasing it since I have had a hard time with readiris. >>>>>>>>>> This >>>>>>>>>> ocr >>>>>>>>>> program works with all twain drivers, digital cameras & even >>>>>>>>>> with >>>>>>>>>> faxs. So thankfully now there is another mac ocr program to >>>>>>>>>> chose >>>>>>>>>> from. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
