Thanks Dane. I'm going to give it a try this weekend so i'll let you know how I go.
Penny On 30/09/2011, at 6:24 PM, Dane trethowan wrote: > 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? >> >> >> ======================================= >> >> The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus >> and worm-free >> >> To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web >> pages located at >> http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat >> >> You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at >> either of the following websites: >> >> http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html >> >> Or: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> >> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: >> <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> >> >> --------------------------------------- > > ======================================= > > The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus > and worm-free > > To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web > pages located at > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat > > You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at > either of the following websites: > > http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html > > Or: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> > you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> > > --------------------------------------- ======================================= The Techno-Chat E-Mail forum is guaranteed malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free To modify your subscription options, please visit for forum's dedicated web pages located at http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/techno-chat You can find an archive of all messages posted to the Techno-Chat group at either of the following websites: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/pipermail/techno-chat/index.html Or: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]> you may also subscribe to this list via RSS. The feed is at: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/maillist.xml> ---------------------------------------
