Hello Gena, I don't think you'll get a good enough image from an i-device to use with FineReader on the Mac.
I use a Canon Lide 110 portable flatbed scanner with my Mac and ABBYY FineReader does a good job. However, don't expect all the features of FineReader for Windows. The Mac version is an express version and has no preferences. I can't personally compare it to the Windows version as I've never used Windows at all, but I know that many people are disappointed by the lack of automation when scanning on the Mac. The OCR engine for Prizmo is Prizmo's own, as far as I know. There is a Prizmo aplication for Mac, too, but it's much messier to use than FineReader. Cheers, Anne On 25 Feb 2013, at 13:00, Georgina Joyce <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Anne, > > > I guess it depends upon the volume you want to O C R. Using desk-top > applications gives more power and options. Fine Reader is also very good. I > can't remember which O C R engine is used by Prizmo. It may be Fine Reader at > the back end. > > But I was just asking as I have a new Mac and when I heard Fine Reader was > reduced in price. I purchased it but intend upon trying it with a iDevice > before I look at buying a dedicated scanner / camera. I use Fine Reader via > Kurzweil and as a stand alone program on Windows and hoping Fine Reader will > make my switch that bit easier. > > I can't imagine a portable device managing several scanned books with their > images. > > HTH > > Gena -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
