HI. if you do, can you please post the results to the list?
Maria and Joe Chapman [email protected] On 12/07/2013, at 2:50 PM, Anne Robertson <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello Ed, > > VueScan can do OCR but it isn't as good as ABBYY FineReader. If all you need > is to read printed mail, then VueScan will probably work for you. > > I must admit, I haven't tried it in English for a long time, but I do know > that in French, VueScan is horrible. > > If I have time, I'll give the English VueScan OCR a try. > > Cheers, > > Anne > > > On 11 Jul 2013, at 23:02, Edward Green <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi Anne, >> >> Is it possible to perform the OCR using vuescan or do you also need Fine >> Reader? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Ed >> On 11 Jul 2013, at 21:51, Anne Robertson <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello Ed, >>> >>> Many of us use a combination of VueScan and ABBYY FineReader because it's >>> easier to scan multiple pages with VueScan then pass the file containing >>> multiple images to FineReader for the OCR. ABBYY FineReader is available in >>> the Appstore and will work directly with a scanner, but VueScan has to be >>> purchased from the developer at: >>> www.hamrick.com >>> >>> You can use VueScan without a license but it leaves a watermark which >>> upsets ABBYY FineReader. >>> >>> Cheers, >>> >>> Anne >>> >>> >>> On 11 Jul 2013, at 22:45, Edward Green <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi Gigi, >>>> >>>> I'm not looking for something like Ipal, a commercial app is fine for my >>>> needs. Do you have a preference over Bootscan or Abbyy Fine Reader? I've >>>> used Abbyy in the past under Windows. >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> >>>> Ed >>>> On 11 Jul 2013, at 21:39, Eugenia Firth <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Ed >>>>> I guess it depends on what you need to do. I have VueScan together with >>>>> Abby Fine Reader. That works fine for me. >>>>> >>>>> There is one that I have seen that, if I needed to tons of scanning, I >>>>> would consider. I saw it once, and I was impressed. HOwever, it's >>>>> expensive. It is called iPal and it runs with a camera device that takes >>>>> pictures of the page and gives it back, almost immediately. >>>>> >>>>> the first two I mentioned are considerably less money and can be gotten >>>>> from the app store. >>>>> >>>>> Regards, >>>>> Gigi >>>>> >>>>> On Jul 11, 2013, at 3:33 PM, Edward Green <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>>> >>>>>> The subject line says it all really. >>>>>> >>>>>> Many thanks, >>>>>> >>>>>> Ed >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> 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. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > 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. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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