I Never payed attention to the lighting conditions. I will make sure some lights are turned on and sea what happens.
Doug Sent from my iPhone On 2010-06-28, at 5:06 AM, Chris Moore <[email protected]> wrote: > You tried in good lighting conditions? I must admit I find it a bit hit and > miss so don't think I will use it much. As for labels I will stick with my > RNIB Pen Friend Audio Labeller (it was only £50) and never fails. > On 28 Jun 2010, at 02:03, Doug Lawlor wrote: > >> I purchased the Digit Eyes app and have not had any success in scanning >> items so far. I even tried turning the phone on it's side and holding the >> phone a couple of inches away from the item in question. Still no luck with >> it. I am going to buy the labels they've recommend on there site to sea if I >> can get the app to scan the audio labels they are talking about. The company >> doesn't mention if you need any special software to print these labels. I >> think I will contact the company tomorrow to find out how to go about >> printing these. . . >> >> Doug >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On 2010-06-27, at 12:31 PM, Keith Watson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> It's not a laser camera. It's just a laser barcode reader, and in my >>> opinion they over charge for the thing. I am not going to commit to >>> anything here. But if I can get ahold of a bluetooth barcode reader, the >>> laser type, I would like to port an app that I wrote for the Icon/Braille >>> Plus that does exactly the same thing. The issue is that a BT reader >>> usually runs around $300 and that price point is still too high in my >>> opinion. I would really like for the entry point to be in the 100 to 150 >>> dollar range. >>> >>> I have been wondering why the Digit-Eyes folks haven't considered this >>> approach. It would not be very difficult to make it a setting to either use >>> the camera or the scanner to grab the barcode and then query their >>> database. Hell, I would even contemplate the $30 cost of the software and >>> the $300 cost of a scanner if it had that functionality. >>> >>> Just my thoughts. >>> >>> Keith >>> >>> But if I can find >>> On Jun 27, 2010, at 4:42 AM, Allison Manzino wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I have managed to scan a few things with sighted assistance. I will do a >>>> podcast tomorrow on it. I think you have to wait for a minute or two for >>>> Digit-eyes to come back with a positive ID. I didn't know the ID Mate >>>> had a lazar camera that makes sense why it's so expensive. there is a >>>> trick with Digit-Eyes according to my Mom. You have to hold the phone on >>>> it's side and make sure the screen curtain is turned off. If you hold it a >>>> few inches away from the item you're trying to scan you will get better >>>> results that way or so I've found with the few things I tried. >>>> >>>> Allison >>>> >>>> On Jun 27, 2010, at 2:29 AM, Chris Moore wrote: >>>> >>>>> No not really, it is tricky, if you have a enough sight to see where the >>>>> barcode is then you have a bit more success. It has been hit and miss >>>>> with me and to be honest by the time I have managed to get it to read a >>>>> barcode I have placed the item under my iPal Solo to have it read >>>>> instead. I I have not used the ID mate in person, but I guess the 3D >>>>> camera would explain its hight price. >>>>> >>>>> If you have no vision at all it is very difficult to locate the barcode, >>>>> so this solution is not ideal, unless there was a ruling to say where >>>>> barcodes can always be found. Let's hope the OCR solutions for the >>>>> iPhone are more successful. But the barcode reader is not totally >>>>> useless as I did manage to scan some things. >>>>> On 27 Jun 2010, at 07:16, Bryan Smart wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> With Digit-Eyes, how do you find the bar code? When I was involved with >>>>>> the development of an accessible bar code system a few years back, >>>>>> cameras didn't do a good job. For the bar code recognition to work, the >>>>>> camera couldn't face the bar code at an angle, at it had to be >>>>>> right-side-up. Of course, a blind person doesn't necessarily know where >>>>>> on the box, can, or bottle the bar code is to be found, so that creates >>>>>> a challenge. That's partly why the ID Mate is so expensive. They must >>>>>> use a 3D laser scanner, like is used in the check-out line at a grocery >>>>>> store. Those perform an active scan, and can register bar codes at any >>>>>> angle, and even on curved surfaces. You can basically hold up the >>>>>> scanner and turn the container in front of the camera, and it will >>>>>> automatically scan the bar code as soon as it's visible, regardless of >>>>>> the bar code's orientation. >>>>>> >>>>>> My thoughts were that the iPhone app would be like trying to read a bar >>>>>> code with a CCD scanner. Yes, it would work but only if you knew where >>>>>> to find the bar code, which way was right-side-up, and only if the bar >>>>>> code was on a flat surface. Is it better than that? >>>>>> >>>>>> Bryan >>>>>> >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Allison Manzino >>>>>> Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2010 10:03 AM >>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>> Subject: Re: saytext: new OCR app for IPhone >>>>>> >>>>>> Hi Bryan and all, >>>>>> >>>>>> I can say with certainty that the camera on the 3GS works well for the >>>>>> new bar code reader that Josh Lioncourt was talking about the other day >>>>>> Digit-Eyes. I have downloaded it and it works well. Not having any >>>>>> experience with the Iphone 4, I can't say about the cameras. I know it >>>>>> has two according to Cara Quin's podcast. Have a great day. >>>>>> >>>>>> Allison >>>>>> >>>>>> On Jun 26, 2010, at 5:41 AM, Scott Howell wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Bryan, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> From what I have heard, the 3GS camera will do the job even if it is >>>>>>> not as good as the new iPhone 4. I will be very interested in how this >>>>>>> application performs despite the limitations of the 3GS. >>>>>>> On Jun 26, 2010, at 2:52 AM, Bryan Smart wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The iPhone 4 should do a great job with this app. The 5 megapixel >>>>>>>> camera provides the level of resolution that assisted KNFB Reader so >>>>>>>> much. With the lower quality cameras, the DPI of scanned images is too >>>>>>>> low. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Bryan >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>>>>> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Ricardo Walker >>>>>>>> Sent: Friday, June 25, 2010 11:30 PM >>>>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>>>> Subject: Re: saytext: new OCR app for IPhone >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> No, >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> The iPod touch doesn't have a camera. >>>>>>>> On Jun 25, 2010, at 11:26 PM, Courtney Curran wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>>> Will this work with the Ipod Touch also? >>>>>>>>> Courtney >>>>>>>>> On Jun 25, 2010, at 11:20 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Hi, >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I don't think it's out yet. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I couldn't find it in the app store. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> hth >>>>>>>>>> On Jun 25, 2010, at 9:15 PM, John J Herzog wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Hi all, >>>>>>>>>>> I just got this link from a friend of mine. Apparently, this app is >>>>>>>>>>> free, and it performs OCR using the new IPhone. It's different from >>>>>>>>>>> the one that emails your image to a server and then gives you back >>>>>>>>>>> text. This one actually performs OCR on the phone. >>>>>>>>>>> Furthermore, it automatically takes pictures once the camera is >>>>>>>>>>> aligned with the center of the document. >>>>>>>>>>> Check out this link for more information. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> http://www.docscannerapp.com/saytext/ >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Can someone let me know how it works? >>>>>>>>>>> John >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>> 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. >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send 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