Hi Anne,

OK, that's really bad. Actually I conciddered to buy Prizmo but now I'll think 
about it. ;-)

What I don't like on Finereader:
- my scaner isn't recognized by Finereader
- I'm not able to scan more than one page in a document
- before I can read the text I have to save it as a document

But maybe I'm wrong and it's just the wrong settings. What do you think about 
that? 
BTW: I'm not able to open settings in Finereader for Mac. My guess was it's 
just an express version and so there are no settings. Or do you know of a full 
version?

All the best
Jürgen

Am 09.06.2013 um 19:15 schrieb Anne Robertson <[email protected]>:

> Hello Jürgen,
> 
> I've got the latest version of Prizmo. I had to delete the version that was 
> on my MBA as it wouldn't work any more and download the latest version. I 
> bought it quite a while back and, although it was usable then, it was messy. 
> I still think it's messy compared with ABBYY FineReader which I use on a 
> regular basis. I also use VueScan to capture multiple images before handing 
> over the file to FineReader if I have more than a couple of pages to scan.
> 
> I really think Prizmo is messy. Oh, and the unlabelled buttons, perhaps you 
> have VoiceOver set to read the help tags - I don't.
> 
> I've just done a direct comparison between Prizmo and FineReader on a double 
> page of a book. Prizmo produced no readable text, just a few odd letters and 
> symbols. I'm pasting the results below my Signature.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Anne
> 
> Prizmo
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> 
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> 
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> 
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> 
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> 
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> 
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> 
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> 
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> 
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> 
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> 
> 
> >
> 
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> 
> 
> ABBYY FineReader
> 
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> 
> I iiitned to CO,, .'ind walor via tho consumptiono! <>xy<|nn, tin:; indued
> method (called indirect calorimetry) effectively measures a person's
> total energy consumption.
> In addition, the ratios of C02 produced relative to oxygen consumed
> are different for these three major nutrients. This ratio, the volume of
> C02 output divided by oxygen intake (VC02/V02) is 1.0 for carbohy-
> drates, 0.70 for fat (triglyceride), and about 0.85 for protein. This ra-
> tio is called the respiratory quotient (if corrected for protein oxidation)
> or respiratory exchange ratio if we just use the raw number, ignoring
> protein metabolism. But because protein burns at 0.85, right in the
> middle, correcting for it tends to change the results little if at all. Thus
> you'll often see RQ and RER used interchangeably.
> A useful rule of thumb to remember is that a liter of oxygen consumed
> produces about 5 kcal of metabolic energy. So a person sitting quietly
> reading this chapter with an energy expenditure of 1 kcal/min is con-
> suming about 200 cc of elemental oxygen per minute (1 liter t5). If
> he or she had a bagel and orange juice for breakfast, most fuel being
> burned is glucose, so the RQ would be -1 and C02 production would
> be about the same - 200 cc/min. However, if that person were follow-
> ing a very low carbohydrate ketogenic diet, 02 consumption would be
> the same but C02 production would be a lot less, about 140 cc/min
> (i.e., an RQ of 0.70 is indicative of virtually pure fat oxidation).
> Weight, Weight Variation, and BMI
> The other set of assessment tools deserving of comment are those used to
> determine weight and body composition. Although modern scales are gen-
> erally consistent and even pretty accurate, they suffer from not being able to
> differentiate water from muscle from fat. This is particularly important for
> the individual trying to chart her/his course on a weight loss diet because
> humans do not regulate their body water content precisely. So if a 70 kg
> adult typically contains an average of 42 liters of water, over the course of 
> a
> 72
> ,   I In,n,in I Ml i'-: II,     mill I in I PiirtltlOtllUR
> ,i.iv that pet lon'i body does not care (fit contains 41 liters .is opposed 
> to 43
> liters <>i water, Above 4(liters, the kidneys speed their function and clear
> the excess fluid, whereas below 11 liters, thirst prompts us to increase our
> water intake. The result is that most people's weight varies randomly across
> .i range equivalent to 2 liters of water - about 4 pounds.
> When humans cut back in calories, they tend to lose weight quickly at
> first. Some of this is water weight due to reduced glycogen reserves (the
> body stores 3-4 grams of water along with each gram of glycogen). But
> then if all subsequent weight loss comes from fat, and a 500 kcal per day
> deficit results in a pound per week rate of loss (assuming a pound of adi-
> pose tissue contains 3500 kcal), this weight variability within a 4 pound
> range can lead to a great deal of frustration and misunderstanding for the
> individual. This 4 pound range in weight variability could completely
> mask four weeks of excellent diet adherence at 1 pound per week of body
> fat loss. And any clinician who has worked with dieting subjects has seen
> individuals who are clearly sticking to much more stringent diets plateau
> for up to 2 weeks and then abruptly show a 5 lb weight loss. Obviously,
> this can be explained by the unpredictable shifts in body water content.
> Bottom line: the standard scale is a lousy short-term tool for monitoring
> your diet progress (or somebody else's diet adherence).
> A relatively recent tool is the scale or device that measures weight as well
> as the person's electrical impedance. It is tempting to think that we can
> be accurately informed about total weight and total body fat content in a
> single measure. While these devices are useful for assessing changes in
> the average body composition when a large group of subjects are studied,
> the repetition variability for a given subject under differing conditions of
> temperature, hydration, and even emotional stress make it questionable
> for individuals as a clinical tool.
> Summary
> Adults can vary tremendously in body composition, ranging from 5%
> body fat at one extreme to 50% at the other.  Lean body mass (protein
> 73
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