Hi Paul, Okay great! I own an Epson 1660 photo scanner that works wonderfully with OpenBook on a Windows machine. Do you know of a list of scanners supported by Fine Reader? On Sep 15, 2011, at 5:47 AM, Paul Erkens wrote:
> Hi Johnny Angel, > The mac can create images from a scanner and from its internal camera. I > suppose you could attach an external camera as well. But if you want OCR, > then the quickest way I have found so far, is to use fine reader express. It > is in the mac app store and it costs 80 euros, I think some 95 or 100 > dollars. Its interface is easy to use, and for a single page or for a few > pages, I have found it to be a good solution. I haven't tried scanning entire > books with it yet. So yes, the mac can take images from a camera or a > scanner, but for OCR you need a separate piece of software. > Hth, > Paul. > On Sep 15, 2011, at 11:30 AM, Johnny Angel! wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I understand that the MBP offers image capturing? Will this feature work as >> a usable ocr? If so, willVo read text captured there? >> >> Just curious. If this would work, I'm also wondering if an external camera >> can be used with this feature. >> >> Johnny >> Johnny Angel! >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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. Johnny Angel! [email protected] -- 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.
