Hi Donna: I don't have Abbyy, and messed up my rial period of it. But, people have had good luck pairing it with iPhoto or vuescan. Vuescan works with more scanners, but I never got really comfortable with it's setup. I'll be interested to see what works well for you.
Carolyn On Jun 6, 2011, at 9:29 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: > Hi, > > thanks for sharing your thoughts. This is really the only area where I have > to say that the Mac is truly lacking. I'm also thinking about giving ABBYY > Fine Reader a shot, but it sounds like it's awfully fiddly. > Cheers, > Donna > > On Jun 6, 2011, at 10:38 AM, Hai Nguyen Ly wrote: > >> Hello Donna, >> I am a user of DocuScanPlus and I have also used EyePal for Mac with varying >> amounts of success. Unfortunately, I can't say that I enjoy using either >> solution since they both have tremendous drawbacks. Although DocuScanPlus >> has some nice features, it requires an internet connection to really be >> usable. EyePal for Mac isn't really a Mac application and doesn't behave >> like one. Although it does a good job of processing print text, the UI >> seemsreally clunky and inefficient since ABISee is using Wine to create a >> Windows like environment to run the application. Overall, I've found the >> EyePal application to be more of a memory hog and less stable than what I >> would expect from such a high priced solution. >> Just my thoughts >> >> On Jun 6, 2011, at 9:24 AM, erik burggraaf wrote: >> >>> Hi Donna, >>> >>> as you are a braille user, Eyepal may not be the best option for you right >>> now. Although you can work around it, the loss of braille has crippled the >>> product considerably. When I wrote that it wasn't ready for primetime, I >>> was using old hardware and software. I'm more than happy to recommend the >>> current offering for what it is and as far as it goes. >>> >>> I have an Eyepal here and I like it much better than k1000 on a vm for pure >>> convenience. It does see a page and recognize it extrordinarily well. It >>> looks nice on a desktop. It's fantastic for scanning large amounts of >>> material at once. >>> >>> Lac of direct braille support, terrible key assignments, abominable speech, >>> and no voiceover integration are inconveniences I've decided are worth >>> putting up with until a genuine mac software emerges which they assure me >>> will happen at some point. Hopefully soon, since Docuscan has shown up as >>> a possible better alternative considering the mac Integration. >>> >>> Best, >>> >>> Erik Burggraaf >>> User support consultant, >>> Now posting occasionally on twitter at eburggraaf, >>> 1-888-255-5194 >>> http://www.erik-burggraaf.com >>> >>> On 2011-06-06, at 9:42 AM, Donna Goodin wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> I have to make a decision about what I'm going to do to upgrade my >>>> scanning setup. As I recall, when last discussed, the consensus seemed to >>>> be that Abisee wasn't quite ready for prime-time. Just wondering if >>>> anyone is using it, and if they are happy with the product? >>>> >>>> Thanks in advance for any info. >>>> Best, >>>> Donna >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>> >> >> -- >> 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. > -- 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.
