I’ve had the phone turned up to 18 degrees off center and it’s worked just fine so I think it really depends on the clarity of text. Jenine Stanley [email protected]
On Sep 20, 2014, at 5:09 PM, Anders Holmberg <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi! > So you have to have the phone or paper in the right clock direction. > It can't turn the page virtually in the app. > /A > 20 sep 2014 kl. 23:03 skrev Jenine Stanley <[email protected]>: > >> GiGi, that’s the beauty of the tilt function. I’m usually fairly good at >> balancing the phone but if I do more than one scan of something in the same >> spot, such as just moving another piece of mail under it, I tend to tip the >> phone. >> >> The thing that confuses me at times is the clock face orientation. I have to >> tell myself that it is reporting the position of the material under the >> phone and that I should turn the phone in that direction until it says 0. >> For some weird reason my brain conjured that this was the orientation of the >> phone itself when looking at the image and that I must turn the phone in the >> opposite direction to reorient. Where that came from I have no idea. 😣 >> Jenine Stanley >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> On Sep 20, 2014, at 4:59 PM, Eugenia Firth <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi there >>> Well lazy me did something else. I put my Mac on my lap and shut it, and >>> then sorted my Mail sitting in my recliner. I wasn't sure that was going to >>> work but it did work quite fine. I am finding the level indicator to be a >>> lot more helpful than the review function. Maybe it's just me since I just >>> got it today, but by the time I tell it to scan again I have to be very >>> careful not to change my position. >>> Gigi >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On Sep 20, 2014, at 9:23 AM, Rob Bender <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I also bought the app after hearing the Applevis podcast and reading about >>>> the results from others on the list. I had the opportunity to borrow a >>>> Nokia phone with the old KNFB app 4 or 5 years ago and was only ever able >>>> to get a few words from a page. I was able to sit at the kitchen table >>>> and sort the mail just after buying the new app. It is definitely better >>>> than the old app since the field of view report and the tilt notification >>>> are a great help in lining up the camera. I will add that I had not been >>>> able to get good results with the other OCR apps for the iPhone since I >>>> was horrible at lining up the camera. It really seems that they did a >>>> great job on writing an app which compensates for blind users. >>>> I plan to try more documents today. >>>> >>>>> On Sep 20, 2014, at 6:00 AM, Eugenia Firth <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi Pete >>>>> You may have answered this already, but I once tried the KNFB reader that >>>>> a friend had on his Windows phone. I couldn't get the thing to line up >>>>> and I got the worst text you ever saw. Obviously, you got it to line up >>>>> with the restaurant menu, and I'm really impressed about that. I have >>>>> heard there is an option on this new program to find the line up. How >>>>> sloppy can you be to line up the text and have the text come out good? I >>>>> hope my question makes sense. I know a lot of people got the old one to >>>>> work, but I was hopeless with it. So, did you ever use the old one, and >>>>> is it, in your opinion, better than it was? >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Gigi >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>> On Sep 20, 2014, at 1:58 AM, peter Apgar <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Best app I've ever purchased! I to believe that this works better then >>>>>> desktop scanning programs. First day with it was today. First try at a >>>>>> restaurant scored the entire menu perfectly >>>>>> >>>>>> Pete >>>>>> >>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sep 19, 2014, at 3:41 PM, Ray Foret Jr <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Frankly, I could not agree more!!! My flat bed scanning days are >>>>>>> through: or just about anyhow. I never got such good results with the >>>>>>> other OCR apps. Not even with Abby Fine Reader Text Grabber, which is >>>>>>> kinda sorta okay. The KNFB reader is where it's at if you want it to >>>>>>> be both fast and accurate. Yes, it does help you angle the camra just >>>>>>> right. I didn't realize, until I started using the KNFB reader app >>>>>>> that I was always angling the camra lens much too far upward. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Sincerely, >>>>>>> the Constantly Barefooted Ray, Still a very happy Mac and iphone user! >>>>>>> Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the >>>>>>> blind built-in and fully protected by ClamXav Antivirus! >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Sep 19, 2014, at 2:28 PM, Lisette Wesseling >>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Donna, >>>>>>>> I'm not Kevin but bought the app last night. On my first picture, I >>>>>>>> got 100 per cent accuracy of an entire credit card statement which >>>>>>>> obviously has lots of numbers and weird abbreviations. I spent about a >>>>>>>> minute lining the document up and then took one picture and it was >>>>>>>> perfect! I never had anything close to that with Prismo, Text Grabber >>>>>>>> or Text Detective. I rarely got the whole document there, whereas KNFB >>>>>>>> Reader helps you line it up if you want it to. >>>>>>>> It also does images and pdf images, so it is definitely worth it for >>>>>>>> me. I'm now sorry I wasted the money on those others, but it was all >>>>>>>> there was at the time and they served their purpose. KNFB Reader is >>>>>>>> now the only OCR app on my phone. >>>>>>>> It takes about 2 seconds from when the picture is taken to when it >>>>>>>> starts reading, and I'm using an iPhone 5 at this stage. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Good luck with your decision >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Lisette >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 20/09/2014, at 6:28 am, Donna Goodin <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Kevin, can you say more? I'm kind of on the fence about whether or >>>>>>>>> not to purchase it, but so far I'm not completely happy with either >>>>>>>>> textGrabber or Prizmo. I think the place where I'm going wrong with >>>>>>>>> both those apps is the positioning of the camera. Does KNFB Reader >>>>>>>>> make that easier? >>>>>>>>> Thanks, >>>>>>>>> Donna >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Sep 19, 2014, at 12:19 PM, Kevin Mattingly <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> It just works. I'm glad I bought it. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Sep 19, 2014, at 1:06 PM, Gary <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Yep, I know. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Did you get my emails regarding the Macbook configuration? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Gary >>>>>>>>>>>> On Sep 19, 2014, at 11:59 AM, Cameron Strife >>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> $100? Ouch. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On 9/19/14, Chris G <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> Has anyone bought it for the iPadd with retina? >>>>>>>>>>>>> Chris >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Mystic Access >>>>>>>>>>>>> Where the magic is in learning. >>>>>>>>>>>>> 733 Delaware Rd 341 >>>>>>>>>>>>> Buffalo, NY 14223 >>>>>>>>>>>>> Phone: (716) 743-8244 >>>>>>>>>>>>> web: www.mysticaccess.com >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> Accessible Gadgets mailing list: > > >>>>>>>>>>>>> http://lists.mysticaccess.com/listinfo.cgi/accessiblegadgets-mysticaccess.com >>>>>>>>>>>>> Podcast: www.mysticaccesspodcast.com >>>>>>>>>>>>> Twitter: MysticAccess >>>>>>>>>>>>> Twitter: JediKent >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> On Fri, 19 Sep 2014 10:31:02 -0400 >>>>>>>>>>>>> Kevin Mattingly <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> I just bought it. I will let you know how it works. >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> On Sep 19, 2014, at 10:28 AM, 'Chris Blouch' via MacVisionaries >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Apparently the app is $100. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> CB >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Baltimore, Maryland (September 18, 2014): The National >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Federation of the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Blind, the nation's leading advocate for access to print by the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> blind, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> has applauded the release of KNFB Reader, a new app for the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> iPhone and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> other Apple iOS devices, which uses the phone's camera and >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> state-of-the-art optical character recognition (OCR) technology >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> to give >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the blind instant access to the contents of print materials. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Members of >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> the National Federation of the Blind have worked with K-NFB >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Reading >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Technology, Inc., which developed the app along with Sensotec, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Inc. KNFB >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Reader is now available in the iTunes app store. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Blind, said: >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> "The National Federation of the Blind has been involved for >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> forty years >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> in the development of technology that helps blind people to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> acquire >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> access to the various print materials that we all encounter >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> from day to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> day. Ever since our first collaboration with Ray Kurzweil to >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> develop the >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Kurzweil Reading Machine, which was the size of a household >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> appliance, >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> we have been interested in the development of better and more >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> portable >>>>>>>>>>>>>>> reading technology. 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