Hi, I don’t want to argue with you at all, but i don’t think it could be the contrast though i can be wrong of course. What happens is that part of a document isn’t visible no matter what i do and that mystifies me to no end since it worked before. /Krister
> 16 maj 2016 kl. 17:27 skrev Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]>: > > Hi Krister, > > We all have different abilities. I think you have mentioned several times > before that using the camera isn't your strong point, but then again you seem > to successfully use the Fleksy keyboard and that is something that I am not > able to master in the time I think should be required to learn it. > Also, keep in mind that for the edge detection to work well there has to be a > bit of contrast, e.g. if you have a mostly white piece of paper with some > text and put it on a white desk or table it may not work so good. > > > Regards, > Sieghard > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of > Krister Ekstrom > Sent: Monday, May 16, 2016 7:55 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Why Would You Choose the KNFB Reader Over The Other Options? > > Well, just to balance it all i can not get the knfb reader to work. No matter > what i do, how i twist my hands, the phone or the paper, i’m never ever able > to get all for corners of a document visible and i am not able to get a full > documents worth of text out of the reader. Luckily i only use it for scanning > mail and then only when i know my home help will come and help me sort the > mail out afterward so then it doesn’t matter if what comes out is gibberish > as long as i can get a sentence or two out of it to know where the mail i > scan might come from. > /Krister > >> 16 maj 2016 kl. 16:47 skrev Esther Levegnale <[email protected]>: >> >> Hi, All! >> >> I also would like to sing great praises for the KNFB Reader app. For years, >> I've used the Open Book with the Pearl camera on my PC and thought that was >> the cat's meow. Well, I think very differently now. The KNFB Reader has it >> all over the other scanners, in my opinion. I've also tried Prizmo and had >> to use my StandScan Pro in order to scan properly. For one reason or >> another, I couldn't use it free-hand. As someone eluded to earlier, when >> you have a page that's longer than the standard 8 x 11 sheet, it's hard to >> put into the StandScan box, and reading it with the KNFB Reader was so much >> easier for me. Just thought I'd put my 2 cents' worth in here! Thanks. >> >> Esther Levegnale >> >> Sent From Esther's Amazing and Awesome iPhone 6+ >> >>> On May 16, 2016, at 9:40 AM, Chris Chaffin <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Being a user of computer OCR software like Open Book and Kurzweil for years >>> now, I was a little skeptical regarding the KNFB Reader app and how >>> accurate it was actually going to be. I mean, most of our hands move >>> slightly when holding up our devices only naturally, so I thought for this >>> reason, the app could only be so good at scanning. >>> But after getting the app, I must say that I was just overwhelmed in how >>> good and accurate of a job it did!! >>> >>> Just as someone else reported, I no longer use any OCR software on my >>> computer. The KNFB Reader app is so good, that I use it for all of my >>> scanning needs!! >>> The amazing thing is that you can get the same accuracy or possibly better, >>> just by holding your phone in your hand. I just find the KNFB Reader makes >>> scanning things easier and quicker, therefore making me be more efficient >>> in getting things done. >>> >>> Yes, the app can be said to be a little pricey, but in comparison to the >>> cost of OCR software for your computer, it is just a fraction of the price. >>> And since it is just as good, I will say that it is definitely worth the >>> cost. >>> On top of the great job it does, it also has a lot of great features, like >>> being able to save documents to Dropbox. >>> >>> Of coarse all of this is just my opinion from all of the experience I have >>> had with the app. >>> I hope this has been helpful. >>> >>> Chris >>> >>> >>>> On May 16, 2016, at 3:50 AM, Dani Pagador <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, Everyone. >>>> I know that the KNFB Reader is going to be on sale soon. 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