Another option might be bespecular. Take a picture and get human feedback about colors of clothes.
Hope Paulos > On Nov 16, 2016, at 9:13 AM, Richard Turner <richardturne...@outlook.com> > wrote: > > Todd, > > The reason I suggested TapTapSee, is that it is made by the same people who > make CamFind, but it doesn't clutter the screen with ads for where you can > buy things. Also, be sure you find the button when you install a camera app > that asks for permission to use the camera, otherwise they won't work at all. > Here is the link to TapTapSee - Blind & Visually Impaired Camera by CamFind > Inc. > https://appsto.re/us/mXw1H.i > > > “By doing what you love, you inspire and awaken the hearts of others." > - Satsuki Shibuya > > > (Sent from my iPod 6) > > On Nov 16, 2016, at 6:04 AM, Paul Richard McGann <rkmcg...@comcast.net> wrote: > >> sieghard and richard, >> >> very understanding. that is how I was given fro blind tech trainer who >> expalined to me. somehow, he forgot about multi-color like plaid, and desig. >> no problem. sieghard, yes, I deid in good light. wink! >> >> richard, blind tech trainer said that digital eye is good for heairng blind >> who rely on voce, not brialle. so that is why I was advised not to use >> digital eye as well as blind square as they are mostly work in voice. we eed >> to depend on brialle display. wink1 thank you1 >> >> suincerely, >> rich >> >> >> From: Richard Turner >> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 11:56 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: color id app >> >> >> I have to mostly agree with Sieghard on this one. >> Digit-Eyes sells labels that can be sown into clothes and will last through >> dozens of washing and drying cycles. >> If you don't want to go to that extent, try TapTapSee. I am hoping the >> output stays on the screen long enough to use with a braille display. >> Sieghard is right, that the iPhone is not very good at color identification, >> but TapTapSee will at least identify patterns and if the light is good, at >> least come close on the color. >> I've used it fairly successfully with shirts with a wide variety of patterns >> and colors and it is probably 75% accurate with color in mediocre lighting >> and gets better in good lighting. >> But, you will always want sighted confirmation or good labels like Sieghard >> suggested for any time that being well dressed is important. If it is a >> casual event, and exact matching isn't necessary, with practice TapTapSee >> can do OK. Plus it is free. >> HTH, >> Richard >> >> >> “By doing what you love, you inspire and awaken the hearts of others." >> - Satsuki Shibuya >> >> >> (Sent from my iPod 6) >> >> On Nov 15, 2016, at 8:12 PM, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: >> >>> Hi Rich and Todd, >>> >>> >>> >>> Unfortunately iPhone apps for colour identification are all very >>> problematic and inaccurate. The problem is that any results greatly depend >>> on what light you are in, whether it is daylight or artificial light, >>> direct or indirect light and on and on. Dedicated talking colour >>> identifiers like the Colorino have an internal light source, you push the >>> opening right up against what you want to identify and because all other >>> light from the outside is cut off the results are much more accurate and >>> consistent. I know that a talking colour identifier may be of very limited >>> use to somebody who is hard of hearing and probably it is useless for the >>> DeafBlind, but unfortunately all apps are equally bad at given good >>> results. All in all it is probably easier if you tag your clothing with >>> washable barcodes and code the barcodes with information as to what sort of >>> material and colour the clothing is, then use an app like Digit-Eyes to >>> read these labels since I am quite sure this would also work with a braille >>> display. >>> >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Sieghard >>> >>> >>> >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >>> Of Todd Patkus >>> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 5:43 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: RE: color id app >>> >>> >>> >>> Rich, >>> >>> >>> >>> I noticed the same thing as you said below months ago after downloading >>> that Color ID app. I can tell by the way it behaves, not from VO, but from >>> what the Braille Sense U2 Mini Braille display said in Braille. >>> >>> >>> >>> If you or I moved the iPhone a little bit, it will make the camera see >>> something where the color is still the same but makes the camera think >>> differently. >>> >>> >>> >>> I have not used the app for a long time now. It needs some improvements. >>> >>> >>> >>> My U2 Mini is muted so Braille is the only means. >>> >>> >>> >>> Todd >>> >>> >>> >>> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf >>> Of Paul Richard McGann >>> Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2016 7:36 PM >>> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: color id app >>> >>> >>> >>> dear sir, >>> >>> >>> >>> I am brialle user. okay! >>> >>> >>> >>> I did test say color and color id appa as there is osmthing. >>> >>> >>> >>> close friend said that she listened to voice and said that since my shirt >>> has multi-colors. so say color and color id only pick one color instead of >>> saying plaid or something like this. 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