I wonder why it wouldn't optimize a scanned image just as well as a
camera image. After all, an image is an image. I imagine it needs a
particular format or formats. But I would think this would be expanded
in the desktop version. Although be it that it requires Windows 10 I
wouldn't be surprised if it weren't using the Windows OCR engine.
As for formatting of the document? I agree. I doubt it will do what the
full blown OCR packages do.
Starting to read the text as soon as possible is an option that can be
turned off. It's great for one off shots. I imagine turning batch mode
on turns it off automatically. It wouldn't make sense to have it
babbling away while you're trying to take the next shot.
Regards,
Tom
On 11/29/2017 11:18 PM, Steve Jacobson via Talk wrote:
Larry and others,
Please understand that I have some exposure to the KNFB reader but don't
sell it and am not an expert. I have not used it under Windows 10 yet.
According to someone else who responded on the KNFB Reader list, they have
used it with a scanner. Two things to keep in mind though, are that it may
not optimize a scanner to the same degree it does a camera, and it may not
retain formatting to the degree that Open Book, Kurzweil 1000, FineReader or
OmniPage do, but it is less expensive. Its strength is working through a
camera, and also to start reading the text quickly. It is designed to start
reading text before an entire page has been completely processed by the OCR
engine. Your best bet would be to get on the Reader-User's list and ask
questions there before you make a purchase.
Best regards,
Steve Jacobson
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Subject: One more question about KNFB Reader
Hello Listers,
I am just wondering if the KNFB Reader can be used as a substitute for
the Openbook program with Windows 10, which I am not in a hurry to
reinstall, and then upgrade.
The clearest way I guess I can ask the question is if one can use a
flatbed scanner with the software in the same way one can with Openbook,
or is it designed only to work with a camera.
Surely, the KNFB Reader would be a bit less expensive than OpenBook, right?
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