Eople wanting a free OCR option should have a look at Prizmo Go. Overall, I quite like KNFB Reader's guidance regarding taking a good picture. However, I was out for a stroll this morning and found a sign near my building. Thought I'd give Prizmo Go a try and it actually did a better job than KNFB Rader on that sign. It has a different approach to explaining the circumstance of the picture if you use its guidance to line up the best picture possible. The end result of my efforts is that I know that there's a $5000 fine in Mississauga for people caught feeding wild animals. It can make them less dependant and/or more aggresive. Don't throw those bread crumbs people. Those critters aren't $5000 worth of cute. On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 1:08 PM Chip Orange <[email protected]> wrote:
> Also, in additipon to use of OCR, you might find it more helpful to get a > good barcode reader for bottles and boxes such as Digit-Eyes (which I think > is $10), when it is able to read the barcode you usually get all the info > you could want (and quite clearly). > > > > Chip > > > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Richard Turner > *Sent:* Friday, May 12, 2017 9:47 AM > > > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: unable to use Siri to start KNFB reader > > > > Bottles are difficult for any OCR app because of the curved surface. > Also, the widely varying fonts and sizes and sometimes lack of contrast > makes it difficult. That being said, if the label is not too odd, it can > work. > > Boxes can be OK but again, it depends on if the font is not too fancy and > has good color contrast. > > > > If you are looking for the directions on a box, try the > www.directionsforme.com web site once you identify the product. > > > > It really depends on what you are planning to do with the scanned text > afterward as to whether KNFB Reader is worth the money for you. > > If you want to be able to save documents, it works well. > > If you just want to read and be done with it, try Prizmo Go which is free. > > Then, if you want to be able to copy that text into an Email or word > processing app, you can buy the Export pack for $4.99. > > It is a brand new app that I’m quite impressed with. It is certainly > worth trying out for free. > > > > I also find that in some situations, one OCr app does well with an item > while the other doesn’t, so it never hurts to have a couple of them to use. > > > > Richard > > > > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Giller, Anna > *Sent:* Friday, May 12, 2017 6:34 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* RE: unable to use Siri to start KNFB reader > > > > Hi Richard and Sandy! > > I’m considering buying KNFB app. Would you please tell me if it works with > print materials only or can also read labels on boxes and bottles. > > Thank you very much > > > > > > *From:* 'Sandratomkins' via VIPhone [mailto:[email protected]] > *Sent:* Friday, May 12, 2017 4:10 AM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: unable to use Siri to start KNFB reader > > > > Richard, > Thank you! Omitting the word "reader" now works on my iPhone 6 running the > latest iOS. > > Sandy > > > sent from the dark side of the moon > > > On 12 May 2017, at 03:16, Richard Turner <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Interesting. > > On my iPod Touch 6th generation, I can say either, Open KNFB, or open KNFB > reader and it opens fine. > > On my iPhone 5s, if I say Open KNFB, it works, but if I say Open KNFB > Reader, it says I don't seem to have an app by that name. > > Very odd. > > Richard > > > > Noun: trumpery > > 1. (informal) statements or beliefs that are untrue or make no sense > > 2. Ornamental objects of no great value > > This definition is from WordWeb > > > > (Sent from the iPod Touch 6? > > > On May 11, 2017, at 5:49 PM, jaan ali <[email protected]> wrote: > > I am facing the same issue, now I use the search feature to find this app > > > > Get Outlook for iOS <https://aka.ms/o0ukef> > ------------------------------ > > *From:* [email protected] <[email protected]> on behalf of > Michael D. Ulrich <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, May 11, 2017 8:42:16 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* Re: unable to use Siri to start KNFB reader > > > > Hi Chip, I too noticed the same thing going on with Mikey and that the > reader on my 5S. I think this all started with the update that just came > out, that being 10.31? Or something like that. I'd like to know if anybody > else is having this problem too. > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On May 11, 2017, at 8:40 PM, Chip Orange <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > As the subject says, I've been unable lately to have Siri understand the > > command "open KNFB Reader" or "start KNFB Reader". This used to work > > reliably for me. > > > > > > > > Any suggestions as to what may be the issue? 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