I've not had much luck with Seeing AI's document channel, either. Strange. I'm getting a bit better at getting the hold steady announcement a little faster--I guess all that practice with KNFB was helpful--but once the pic is processed by Seeing AI, 99% of the time, I get a message about there being no text. It's super frustrating. And since I'm pretty sure Seeing AI's default is to control the flash automatically, and since I do get results on the same text using the short text channel, I have no idea why this is happening.
Thanks, Ari > On Jan 19, 2018, at 12:57 PM, Richard Turner <[email protected]> > wrote: > > That is not my experience at all. > But, if you do not care about document layout, then KNFB is faster. > With the Short Text mode, once it starts reading the page, point the camera > to a blank spot on your desk, because the entire point of the short text mode > is to read on the fly, so any movement that focuses on other text, or changes > the focus on the same text, will be treated as a new scan. It isn't really > designed for whole page scanning, that is what the document channel is for. > But, if it doesn't work for you, sticking with KNFB makes perfect sense. > Scott White, at NFB, tells me that format retention should be in an update > this year for KNFB. > Something I've asked for since it was released. > Here's hoping it finally happens. > Richard > > > > (Sent from the iPod Touch 6) > > On Jan 19, 2018, at 12:24 PM, kelby carlson <[email protected]> wrote: > >> So, I'm now working in a court and have to deal with lots of paper >> documents. So I am using OCR much more. This has given me the chance to >> really compare KNFB Reader (which I honestly hadn't used much even though I >> bought it) and Seeing AI. >> >> My conclusion: KNFB still beats Seeing AI for scanning print documents by a >> country mile. >> >> Take what is called a "face sheet" for a docket, which contains all the >> basic information about a case. When trying to do the document channel with >> Seeing AI, it would continually tellm me that one or more edges was not >> visible no matter how much I adjusted the phone. When I raised the phone >> really high and got a "hold steady" it would take a picture but not >> recognize a bit of text. >> >> With KNFB: I center the camera, lift it up, take a couple field of views to >> orient, take a picture and it reads the sheet almost immediately, with very >> few flaws at all. >> >> In each case I'm using the same camera and positioning it in the same way. I >> can only conclude, then, that it is a difference in the apps. >> >> Seeing AI's short text feature in this case actually worked better than the >> document channel, for some reason, but typically still gives garbled text ap >> some points and will also stop if you move the camera even a milimeter. >> >> So, I think with a few exceptions I'll be sticking with KNFB Reader. >> >> >> >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> -- >> The following information is important for all members of the V iPhone list. >> >> If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if >> you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or >> moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. >> >> Your V iPhone list moderator is Mark Taylor. Mark can be reached at: >> [email protected]. 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