Vuscan probably works well, though I haven't used it recently. I do know, though, that it is like recent Safari versions in that it works way way faster if you have a physical monitor attached than if you don't.
On Sun, Jan 09, 2011 at 12:31:27AM -0700, Carolyn Haas wrote: Hi Laura: Vuescan will scan and also do some OCR. It may be enough for simple tasks, such as reading mail, as I would use it. But, I guess the most widely used way is to use vuescan to get the image, and get Abby for the best OCR, including page orientation. I've had some success with the trial version of Vuescan . But, then Vo and VU had an apparent disagreement, and I never got back to trying to make it work. I'd try using Vuescan solo before investing more money in Abby. But, that's just me being a cheapskate. BTW: I find scanning extremely slow using my mac and the available software. I finally reverted to using the PC for that task. That said, I'd love to be proven wrong in that regard. Take care Carolyn H On Jan 8, 2011, at 5:39 PM, Laura Bratton wrote: > Hi all, > Can I use VueScan to scan documents and then read the files? or do I have to > have another app to put the document through OCR? > Thanks for the help, > Laura > > -- > 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 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. -- Doug Lee [email protected] http://www.dlee.org SSB BART Group [email protected] http://www.ssbbartgroup.com Freedom is not the ability to have what we want. Freedom is merely the ability to seek it. To be free defines what we can do, not what we can get. (03/28/05) -- 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.
