Re: Scanners and OCR

2011-09-10 Thread Anouk Radix
the HoverCam digital camera that can be purchased along with the software from Sero Tech. - Original Message - From: Mark Colman mark.a.col...@googlemail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 6:07 AM Subject: Scanners and OCR Hello all

Re: Scanners and OCR

2011-09-07 Thread Anouk Radix
that can be purchased along with the software from Sero Tech. - Original Message - From: Mark Colman mark.a.col...@googlemail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 6:07 AM Subject: Scanners and OCR Hello all, Would like to get some advice

Re: Scanners and OCR

2011-09-07 Thread Paul Erkens
...@googlemail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 6:07 AM Subject: Scanners and OCR Hello all, Would like to get some advice on using scanners with a Mac (running Lion if this is relevant). I occasionally need to scan printed documents to send by email

Re: Scanners and OCR

2011-09-07 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
the HoverCam digital camera that can be purchased along with the software from Sero Tech. - Original Message - From: Mark Colman mark.a.col...@googlemail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 6:07 AM Subject: Scanners and OCR Hello all

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2011-09-07 Thread Anne Robertson
. - Original Message - From: Mark Colman mark.a.col...@googlemail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 6:07 AM Subject: Scanners and OCR Hello all, Would like to get some advice on using scanners with a Mac (running Lion if this is relevant). I

Re: Scanners and OCR

2011-09-07 Thread Paul Erkens
that can be purchased along with the software from Sero Tech. - Original Message - From: Mark Colman mark.a.col...@googlemail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 6:07 AM Subject: Scanners and OCR Hello all, Would like to get some advice

Re: Scanners and OCR

2011-09-07 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
: Monday, September 05, 2011 6:07 AM Subject: Scanners and OCR Hello all, Would like to get some advice on using scanners with a Mac (running Lion if this is relevant). I occasionally need to scan printed documents to send by email or for archival purposes. Does Mac OS have its own utility

Re: Scanners and OCR

2011-09-06 Thread Anne Robertson
that can be purchased along with the software from Sero Tech. - Original Message - From: Mark Colman mark.a.col...@googlemail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 6:07 AM Subject: Scanners and OCR Hello all, Would like to get some advice

Re: Scanners and OCR

2011-09-06 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
the HoverCam digital camera that can be purchased along with the software from Sero Tech. - Original Message - From: Mark Colman mark.a.col...@googlemail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 6:07 AM Subject: Scanners and OCR Hello all, Would

Re: Scanners and OCR

2011-09-06 Thread Paul Erkens
that can be purchased along with the software from Sero Tech. - Original Message - From: Mark Colman mark.a.col...@googlemail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 6:07 AM Subject: Scanners and OCR Hello all, Would like to get some advice

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2011-09-06 Thread Simon Cavendish
Subject: Scanners and OCR Hello all, Would like to get some advice on using scanners with a Mac (running Lion if this is relevant). I occasionally need to scan printed documents to send by email or for archival purposes. Does Mac OS have its own utility or app for working

Re: Scanners and OCR

2011-09-06 Thread David Tanner
Message - From: Anne Robertson a...@anarchie.org.uk To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Tuesday, September 06, 2011 1:42 AM Subject: Re: Scanners and OCR Once again, I must point out that DocuScan only handles English. If you use any other language, this solution is not for you. Please

Re: Scanners and OCR

2011-09-06 Thread Johnny Angel!
Hi! Which fast scanners work on the MacBook Pro? Thanks, Johnny On Sep 5, 2011, at 8:12 AM, Joanne Chua wrote: hi there, depends on what sort of document and how often you using it? the ocation can mean ones a week or ones a month or ones in few months. i personally suggest you to use

Scanners and OCR

2011-09-05 Thread Mark Colman
Hello all, Would like to get some advice on using scanners with a Mac (running Lion if this is relevant). I occasionally need to scan printed documents to send by email or for archival purposes. Does Mac OS have its own utility or app for working with a scanner or are we reliant upon

Re: Scanners and OCR

2011-09-05 Thread james Walton
yes mac has image capture just do a spotlight search for it -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups MacVisionaries group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to

Re: Scanners and OCR

2011-09-05 Thread Joanne Chua
hi there, depends on what sort of document and how often you using it? the ocation can mean ones a week or ones a month or ones in few months. i personally suggest you to use ABBY Reader, its accessible, affordable, and one of the few greatest scanning software i come across cormertially.

Re: Scanners and OCR

2011-09-05 Thread erik burggraaf
Hi, for scan to email most scanner drivers are adequate. Simply try to avoid using an all in one printer scanner and you will have a button on the front that scans to a file and attaches it to an email. The situation regarding scan to OCR using your mac as a reading machine is a bit

Re: Scanners and OCR

2011-09-05 Thread David Tanner
or you can purchase the HoverCam digital camera that can be purchased along with the software from Sero Tech. - Original Message - From: Mark Colman mark.a.col...@googlemail.com To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 6:07 AM Subject: Scanners and OCR

RE: Scanners with OCR for the iPhone

2011-04-07 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
[joseph.bi...@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2011 8:48 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Scanners with OCR for the iPhone hi i used saytext on iphone 3gs. it does not work. best On 6 Apr 2011, at 19:52, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: Hello all, I've been reading a bit about

Scanners with OCR for the iPhone

2011-04-06 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hello all, I've been reading a bit about two scanner/OCR apps for the iPhone: saytext and prizmo. Neither sounds sufficiently well developed to meet the needs of totally blind individuals at this time, but perhaps I'm underestimating their utility. Has anyone on this list tried either product,

Re: Scanners with OCR for the iPhone

2011-04-06 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Rafael, I'm totally blind and have used both SayText and Prizmo with some success. SayText seems to work best for reading envelopes, and Prizmo for reading a page of a book or a sheet of A4 or the equivalent. They both need good lighting, so I use Light Detector to gauge the level of

Re: Scanners with OCR for the iPhone

2011-04-06 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
Hi Anne, It sounds as though both apps still need a bit of work, before they can replace the traditional flat-bed scanner. I don't yet own an iPhone, although I was considering buying one provided one or both of the aforementioned scanner/OCR apps was truly useful. I'll probably wait a while

Re: Scanners with OCR for the iPhone

2011-04-06 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Rumor has it that they're working on a version of KNFB reader for the Iphone. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name: barefootedray Facebook: facebook.com/ray.foretjr.1 On Apr 6, 2011, at 2:38 PM, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: Hi Anne,

Re: Scanners with OCR for the iPhone

2011-04-06 Thread Bejarano, Rafael P.
That would be wonderful, assuming the cost were reasonable. Rafael On Apr 6, 2011, at 2:50 PM, Ray Foret Jr wrote: Rumor has it that they're working on a version of KNFB reader for the Iphone. Sincerely, The Constantly Barefooted Ray!!! Now a very proud and happy Mac user!!! Skype name:

Re: Scanners with OCR for the iPhone

2011-04-06 Thread Cheree
Cheree Heppe here: Yah, another over-priced, under-performing gadget for which the developers can gain more than the consumers. Regards, Cheree Heppe Sent from my iPhone On 06/04/2011, at 14:18, Bejarano, Rafael P. beja...@hsu.edu wrote: That would be wonderful, assuming the cost were

Re: Scanners with OCR for the iPhone

2011-04-06 Thread joseph
hi i used saytext on iphone 3gs. it does not work. best On 6 Apr 2011, at 19:52, Bejarano, Rafael P. wrote: Hello all, I've been reading a bit about two scanner/OCR apps for the iPhone: saytext and prizmo. Neither sounds sufficiently well developed to meet the needs of totally blind