Check out ABBYY TextGrabber and Translator. I've reviewed several apps including Prizmo and TextDetective and ABBYY is my favorite.
HTH Janet On Jul 23, 2013, at 7:09 AM, Ray Foret jr <rfore...@att.net> wrote: > To spaek frankly, I am not impressed either. Text Detective doesn't get me > much better results either. The only conclution I can come to is that no > matter what I try, I'm just not aiming the camera lense quite right. Maybe > that scan box thingy might be a good idea, at least as a learning tool until > I get it straight. > > > Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind > built-in! > Sincerely, > The Constantly Barefooted Ray > Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user! > > On Jul 23, 2013, at 12:22 AM, Steve Holmes <steve.holme...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> It sure doesn't work well on an iPad Mini. I gave it a try and even while >> holding it really still, it kept vasalating between "No page detected" or >> "Ready to scan" but most of the time if I got anything at all, it was a >> total mess! I don't think this app will get much use from me. I'm not >> impressed at all. >> >> On May 16, 2013, at 8:08 AM, Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj1...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> It usually says "no page visible" within a split second of saying "page >>> detected". >>> >>> Some of the scanning results have been far better than before whereas >>> others have been equally bad.Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On May 16, 2013, at 3:40 AM, Eugenia Firth <gigifi...@me.com> wrote: >>> >>>> When you get the iPhone above what you're scanning, have you been double >>>> tapping the screen, being very careful to hold it as level as possible >>>> when it says it's detected the page? If it doesn't make that picture >>>> taking sound, you haven't done the picture. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Gigi >>>> >>>> On May 15, 2013, at 4:36 PM, Mika Pyyhkala <pyyhk...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I have still not been able to get it to fully work with the update, >>>>> but it may just be I'm not doing something right. >>>>> >>>>> I get the text prompts about orienting the page, and once its right, I >>>>> press Take Picture. >>>>> >>>>> Usually it doesn't do anything or just gives tones, and I'm not sure >>>>> what the tones mean. In most cases, it hasn't made the shutter sound >>>>> as if its actually taking the photo. >>>>> >>>>> I have read people have gotten it to work so am hopeful there is just >>>>> a bit more of technique needed. >>>>> >>>>> Best, >>>>> Mika >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 5/15/13, Kerri <shalo...@shaw.ca> wrote: >>>>>> Does prism work on an iPhone 4? At the risk of sounding cheap, I don't >>>>>> want >>>>>> to utilize something that is going to be inferior on my old phone. >>>>>> On 2013-05-15, at 12:41 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu <kawa...@me.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm going to try it later as I've never been successful with it but this >>>>>>> update might help. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Kawal. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 15 May 2013, at 01:21 AM, Eugenia Firth <gigifi...@me.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I tried the new Prizmo update. I like it a lot. I was never successful >>>>>>>> at >>>>>>>> getting Prizmo give me good text until they came out with this update. >>>>>>>> I >>>>>>>> know other people of been able to get it to work without that, but not >>>>>>>> me. >>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>> Gigi >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On May 14, 2013, at 4:25 PM, Maccessibility >>>>>>>> <nore...@maccessibility.net> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Maccessibility has posted a new item, 'Prizmo OCR App for iOS Enhances >>>>>>>>> VoiceOver Support' >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Prizmo, a scanning, OCR, and speech application for iPhone and iPad, >>>>>>>>> has >>>>>>>>> been updated with enhanced support for VoiceOver. From the release >>>>>>>>> notes: >>>>>>>>> Prizmo is made for everyone, and is thus fully compatible with >>>>>>>>> VoiceOver. It provides voice guidance to help position your iPhone >>>>>>>>> when >>>>>>>>> taking document pictures, and will find the text [...] >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> You may view the latest post at >>>>>>>>> http://maccessibility.net/2013/05/14/prizmo-ocr-app-for-ios-enhances-voiceover-support/ >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>>> Visit this group at >>>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>>>> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> Visit this group at >>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>>> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> 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 macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > 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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