Hi, in my experience AdobeAcrobat Pro (latest version) is indeed very fast, effective, especially compared to previous versions.
Maybe you could try to get the edu-version? I am not sure if CS4 (or single applications like AcrobatPro) are available with this discount yet… On a sidenote: DevonThinkProOffice bought now will give you a free 2.0- Version when it is out (currently in piublic beta) later this year. They plan some Skim-features-compatibillity (Notes, Annotations) though I am not sure how well this will work. Personally I will shy away from database-programs in Leopard because Spotlight and Tagging within Finder or through third-party applications (HoudahSpot) are more flexible and easier to backup. Greetings, Rolf Am 18.01.2009 um 02:27 schrieb mf: > Unfortunately Adobe Acrobat Professional isexpensive at full price > (about $300 I think). A cheaper less powerful option (about $50) is > PDFPen 4 which has an OCR function built in. Its fine for short > documents, but on long documents the slow place is very noticeable. > DevonThink Pro Office has a better OCR function, and a 150 hour fully > functional demo, but is about $150. None of these 3 is a dedicated > OCR application, so you're paying for functions you may not want. For > example, PDFPen does little that isn't already done by Skim. > > ReadIris, on the other hand, is a dedicated OCR app ($130) but some > people - me included - have serious problems with it (eg see: > http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/14235/readiris-pro) > . > > mf > > On 18 Jan 2009, at 00:00, Alex Hamann wrote: > >> >> On 17.01.2009, at 22:33, Noam A. Osband wrote: >> >>> Well, if there is nothing good that's free, does anyone have a >>> suggestion for a good OCR program for my Mac? The main thing I need >>> it for is converting PdF files I have on my computer into the kind >>> of PdF where I can do things like highlight and underline. >>> >>> thanks, >>> noam >>> >> >> >> Hi Noam, >> >> this is not an expert's opinion but Adobe Acrobat Professional does a >> decent job in the most recent version. I am not sure whether you can >> find a Mac version of Abby Fine Reader but its OCR is good. I had to >> work with it for some time performing ocr on quite difficult prints. >> With computer generated files the ocr capabilities do not have to be >> highly advanced, though. >> HTH, >> >> Alex >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> This SF.net email is sponsored by: >> SourcForge Community >> SourceForge wants to tell your story. >> http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword >> _______________________________________________ >> Skim-app-users mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This SF.net email is sponsored by: > SourcForge Community > SourceForge wants to tell your story. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword > _______________________________________________ > Skim-app-users mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users -- Rolf Schmolling M.A. Historian, [email protected] http://rolf_schmolling.macbay.de/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ This SF.net email is sponsored by: SourcForge Community SourceForge wants to tell your story. http://p.sf.net/sfu/sf-spreadtheword _______________________________________________ Skim-app-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/skim-app-users
