[bksvol-discuss] Re: OCR software
- From: "Larry Lumpkin" <llumpkin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 17 Aug 2009 12:02:44 -0500
Valerie,
Many of us blind folks use either Kurzweil 1000 or Open Book both running at
around $1000. We need the special interfaces these products offer and I am
willing to pay for them but you probably don't need that. Kurzweil,
however, offers the choice of two OCR engines--the latest SDK's of
FineReader and ScanSoft which do excellent jobs. OpenBook also offers these
engines. Both will scan in two-page mode and separate the images into two
descrete pages. Both are currently using FineReader 8.x and Scansoft 15.x
but the new version of Kurzweil expected out in September or so will use
FineReader 9.x and Scansoft 16.x both currently the latest of their SDK's.
I have another product which uses Scansoft 16.2 and it is amazingly better
than 15. Hope this helps.
-----Original Message-----
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Valerie Maples
Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 11:55 AM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OCR software
Dear Jackie;
Thanks for the clarification, sometimes so many responses get added that I
was want to make sure people know which person initiated. I vaguely remember
using TextBridge some time ago, it must have come bundled with one of my
previous scanners. It is not Vista compatible, unfortunately. I own
OmniPage, but I find it cumbersome and not intuitive. My new scanner came
with ReadIRIS Pro, but so far to the best of my comparisons, only FineReader
has the ability to scan two pages at once and separate them when scanning
books. If I make an investment at some, I want to be sure to have the best
feature set possible to improve my accuracy and minimize my time. Any help
along those lines is greatly appreciated!
Take care!
Valerie
Please pray for Doug's Dad & visit his website:
http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/billkoonce
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-
> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jackie McBride
> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 11:37 AM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OCR software
>
> Valerie, she isn't. I'm responding specifically to your question,
> because, truthfully, although there were a number of responses, I
> didn't really see any that answered it.
>
> I asked if u were sighted because I don't think I'd make these
> recommendations if u weren't. However, TextBridge from Nuance is a
> reasonably priced, reasonably good OCR program. I'm not certain of
> this, but I believe there may be a free trial u can download. Either
> google it up or go to the nuance website. I really don't have that
> address. It used to be scansoft.com & even when the name changed u
> could still get there from that address. I don't know if that's still
> applicable. If u have trouble, let me know & I'll provide more info as
> I can.
>
> Also, since u obviously already have a scanner, often an OCR comes
> bundled w/it. They're not the best, but they do work, & w/u being
> sighted & therefore able to look at the picture vs. what was
> recognized & make corrections, accuracy may not be as critical a
> component as it is if u were blind. I'm not sayin they're terrible &
> that you'd have to correct every word--that'd be a pita. Usually,
> they're a trimmed-down version of a program already out there like
> ReadIris, FineReader, OmniPage, TextBridge, etc. Their lack of
> accessibility to the blind tends to be pretty noteworthy, which again
> was the reason I needed confirmation that what I thought was true,
> e.g., that u are sighted, in fact was accurate.
>
> We enjoy having u & Doug on list, we welcome u heartily, & hope that u
> find both fulfillment & satisfaction in a job well done as well as
> just a lot of good books to enjoy.
>
> Blessings for your week.
>
> On 8/17/09, Valerie Maples <vlmaples@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > Yes, Jackie, Doug and I are sighted, just disabled. Another person
> asked
> > about Kurzweil, though, and I am thinking she is not.
> >
> > Take care!
> >
> > Valerie
> >
> > Please pray for Doug's Dad & visit his website:
> >
> > http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/billkoonce
> >
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-
> >> bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jackie McBride
> >> Sent: Monday, August 17, 2009 10:58 AM
> >> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: OCR software
> >>
> >> Valerie, you're sighted, right?
> >
> >
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