Howdy!
Yep, K1000 is very expensive but for an all-in-one scanning, reading and
research/study/reference solution I would have to say that its probably
worth it given the way the software behaves now and I'm glad I bought it
though I dread to think what the upgrade cost to say version 13 might be
<smile>.
No, I didn't get K1000 with my scanner though I wish I had <smile>, that
would have possibly saved a lot of money. I got read Iris Pro for
Windows - Standard edition - with my HP Officejet Pro 8500A Plus device
and I upgraded this to the read Iris 12 Pro edition not long after for
$89.00 Australia.
I've done some tests with Read Iris and OCR on the whole seems to be
very accurate and fast though I do have some doubts regarding the
reliability of Read Iris to handle multi column pages? Must get a copy
of my favourite electronics magazine and see how we go, K1000 is a good
reference here as I know it to handle multiple columns extremely well,
probably one of the best OCR applications when it comes to pages with
multiple columns.
On 28/09/2011 8:25 AM, Mrs. Lynnette Annabel Smith wrote:
Hello Dane
I'm pleased you like the upgrade. Actually I think Gillian is looking to buy
that when she's able. it is, as you say, very expensive.
I must say though; i'm puzzled as to how you'd get a main stream article like a
scanner/printer with K1000. But well, so be it.
Lynne
On 27 Sep 2011, at 19:13, Dane Trethowan wrote:
Well worth the upgrade, recognition is not only more accurate than it was but
its far faster, recognition has been very accurate in versions 10 and 11 so the
status quo is welcomed!
Software is far more stable than its ever been, well on my computer system at
any rate.
Haven't done all that much digging round the product so if there are any new
features then I haven't found them yet.
Yes, I admit that the product is costly but I certainly wouldn't say its not worth the money as
its all dependent on your circumstances, if you want to "Dive Right in" and scan a
400 page book then this product is probably one you'll enjoy using for the task as it requires
no real need to learn the Windows operating system, no complex keystrokes or shortcuts to get
your job done and not even a Screen Reader though at the price it damn well ought to come with
one<smile>.
I coupled Kurzweil with my newly acquired HP Officejet 8500A Plus, scanning and
recognition results were speedy, had 4 A4 pages of print scanned and recognised
in around 30 seconds.
Anyone else using K1000 v12? What do you think?
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