Hello all,

Below is the link for downloading the Scanner beta from TestFlight:

https://testflight.apple.com/join/x9XE3CYP

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> On Mar 14, 2019, at 4:09 PM, 'Harry Bell' via VIPhone 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> I have got the beta of voice dream reader but cannot find a link for scanner 
> beta. App store says scanner is not available: I'm in England.
> Thanks
> Harry 
> 
>> On 14 Mar 2019, at 19:10, Richard Turner <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> Yes, iPhone.
>> 
>> You have to install Testflight from the app store first. Then follow the 
>> link below to get the beta.
>> https://testflight.apple.com/join/x9XE3CYP
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> The most common way people give up their power is by thinking they don't 
>> have any." -- Alice Walker
>> 
>> 
>> On Mar 14, 2019, at 11:46 AM, Andrew J. LaPointe <[email protected]> 
>> wrote:
>> 
>>>     Is this for Iphone??  If so, what is it listed as??  I would like to 
>>> test it out...If you are this up on this then it has to be great... Andy 
>>> and Shubert
>>>  
>>> From: Richard Turner
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2019 1:16 PM
>>> To: ViPone list
>>> Subject: Voice Dream Scanner beta
>>>  
>>> For those who have not heard, Winston Chen, the developer of Voice Dream 
>>> Reader, is developing an OCR app called Scanner.  It is in public beta, so 
>>> anyone can test it and give him feedback.
>>> If you also install the Voice Dream Reader beta, you will be able to choose 
>>> Scanner from the Add dialog in VDR.
>>> 
>>> Here is the latest info from Testflight which you have to have installed in 
>>> order to use the betas but it is free in the app store.
>>> I've tested the app quite a bit in the two days I've known about it and it 
>>> blows everything else out of the water.
>>> There is one very annoying thing in beta 3 that I've asked him to disable, 
>>> but if Edge Detection is on, there is a constant tone playing that is truly 
>>> annoying.
>>> It doesn't say below, but you can use the up volume button to capture the 
>>> image.
>>> Saving as PDF is not only fully accessible, but it retains any images in 
>>> the document. 
>>> At this point, unless I can convince him to charge more, he is thinking of 
>>> charging $5.00 for the app.
>>> I think it is worth much more.
>>> Here is the info from TestFlight.
>>> 
>>> From Testflight
>>> Here's the high level stuff:
>>>  
>>> - State-of-the-art A.I. for OCR and text recognition: Fast and accurate, 
>>> even in poor lighting conditions. Works entirely on device: No need for 
>>> internet and your data stays private.
>>>  
>>> - Export scans as plain text or PDF with embedded text to another app, or 
>>> save them on your local device, iCloud, Dropbox, or Google Drive.
>>>  
>>> - Works with Voice Dream Reader. You need to download the latest beta 
>>> version of Voice Dream Reader, version 4.8.0. If you haven't signed up for 
>>> beta, you can do it here: https://testflight.apple.com/join/5amQM57U. After 
>>> downloading the latest Reader Beta, you will be able access the scanner 
>>> directly from Reader and add scanned documents to your Reader library.
>>>  
>>> Additional Features:
>>>  
>>> - Automatic detection of document edges for stretching and cropping
>>> - Automatic detection of document orientation
>>> - Automatic image enhancement
>>> - Batch mode for scanning multiple pages quickly
>>> - Spoken words are highlighted in the text or the image
>>> - Select text-to-speech voice and change speed
>>> - Uses premium voices purchased in Voice Dream Reader
>>>  
>>> Beta 3:
>>> - Auto Scan (if an page is detected and phone is held steady for 2 seconds)
>>> - Audible tone for page detection. VoiceOver only. Should there be a way to 
>>> disable this?
>>> - Capture Button is now the entire video preview window
>>> - No longer read content again after enhancing image
>>> - Minor bug fixes
>>>  
>>> Beta 2:
>>> - Improved orientation detection
>>> - Added option to automatic read text after capture
>>> - Fix crashes
>>>  
>>> Beta 1:
>>> This new app let you scan paper documents with the camera and recognize 
>>> text, listen using built-in text-to-speech, and save and export.
>>>  
>>> Limitations: Only languages using Latin alphabets are supported. For 
>>> example, Chinese, Japanese, Greek, Russian, and Arabic are not supported.
>>>  
>>> As with all Voice Dream beta tests, we're interested in every kind of 
>>> feedback: nothing is too small or too insignificant. We want nothing less 
>>> than perfection.
>>>  
>>>  
>>>  
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