Hi Siegard, (think I forgot how to spell your name there, sorry!)
I just tried it several times with Talking Goggles and while it seems that
it can read the text quite well, I only get about 5 seconds of speach before it
cuts off. So, only time enough for 2 or 5 words, depending.
I always feel that this app could be excellent for reading on the fly, but
with the restrictions of time etc, it doesn't do much for me. Also, I would
love not to have to listen to that voice, wish we could always default to VO if
we want. I can understand developers introducing voices for mainstream apps, as
people in general aren't using VO, but for apps designed with VO users in mind,
I am not sure of the thinking.
So, in short, Talking Goggles, for me, is more of a potential than an
actuality. Tell me otherwise, show me where I am going wrong and I will try
again!
Sandy.
Sent from my iPhone
On 23 May 2013, at 14:48, Sieghard Weitzel <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Sandy,
>
> As the unofficial OCR queen on Viphone *smile*, have you tried Talking
> Goggles in video mode on something like your birthday card? I am just
> curious as I am always amazed what this app recognizes.
>
>
> Regards,
> Sieghard
>
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> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf
> Of Sandratomkins
> Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 6:33 AM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: OCr of white text on coloured image.
>
> Hi,
>
> I received a birthday party invitation which is like a post-card. It is
> shiny, the background is floral and purple (mainly) and the script is white
> and , in places, swirly,. In other words, not something that we can scan as
> yet. I tried many times with prizmo, using the StandScan Pro plus lights,
> then without the lights to try and avoid glare. But Prizmo told me that no
> text could be found.
>
> I then tried it with Text Grabber. I did, at least get results, more
> often than not and discovered something interesting: each time my results
> were not complete, but different bits of text were identified! This was
> strange because, if I had been able to amalgamate all my results, I would
> have got just about all the info. So, if TG could manage this transposition
> of colour from black text to white and, with difficulty, ignore the
> confusion of the background, why can't it do the lot, all at one sitting?
>
> This is not to criticise Text Grabber, after all, it did better than
> Prizmo, and, indeed, I was delighted to get any results from this most
> tricky scan, but if it can do it.....
>
> Just my thoughts and here it is, not good, but the best I could get!
>
> Sandy.
>
> .^fT-Fl-i Birthday Celebration ^rdiallif invited b this momentous occasion
> Dress Code - Smart Casual ^3 Sunday iith August ^ i.30pm to 5.30pm ^
> Foxhills '"\RSVP Chris Tomkins |g|p^ Ampliar parking on site, Free of Charge
>
> P.S. There was a telephone number, I edited it out, but it was correct! So,
> more proof, it can be done!
>
> Sent from my iPhone
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