No problem. Your question makes perfect sense. You do not need to be perfect to get great results! I have not used the guidance at the program offers but holding the phone elbow length away from the paper gave great results unfortunately I cannot compare it to the old app.
Pete Sent from my iPhone > 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. Print on office documents, flyers, letters, >>>>>>>>>>> menus, >>>>>>>>>>> labels, and throughout our environment is still a part of everyday >>>>>>>>>>> life, >>>>>>>>>>> even with the increased electronic transmission of documents. Now >>>>>>>>>>> revolutionary technology that resides on the phones that many of us >>>>>>>>>>> carry each day provides instant access to the printed word. We can >>>>>>>>>>> hear >>>>>>>>>>> our mail or the menu at our favorite restaurant spoken with the >>>>>>>>>>> iPhone's >>>>>>>>>>> built-in text-to-speech technology, or read it in Braille with a >>>>>>>>>>> refreshable Braille display. 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