Pearl handles foreign languages very well ( although I have only tried
French, German). It does not translate, but once the language is switched
to the desired one, it reads back the captured text as well as it reads an
English document back in English.
I have not tried a dictionary, but i shall find one and have a go and will
report back to the list
Regards
Glenn
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Vivien Palcic
Sent: 26 October 2010 12:38
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Zoom-Ex
Hi Glenn and all,
Does anyone know, then, how OpenBook (and/or the Pearl camera) cope, if at
all, with foreign language material - especially more than one language
within the one document, book etc (eg an English-Italian/Italian-English
dictionary or English-German/German-English dictionary)? I was going to
try
out the demo when I eventually get a scanner, but just thought I'd ask
here
on this list, given the recent discussion about translation software.
Regards
Vivien
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glenn Tookey" <Glenn.Tookey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 2:13 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Zoom-Ex
The Pearl for Freedom Scientific is really good at reading bound books. It
works with Open Book version 9.0 as the scanning engine on the PC and
copes
very well with the dip into the centre of the spine. You have the added
value of OpenBook's ability to manipulate documents, including for those
with some vision, the capability to enhance the size, colour and
presentation of the text on the screen. It is really fast as well, 2-4
seconds for a page of text. The camera can be used in single page or multi
page mode where it senses the book turn and automatically captures the
next
image.
Price is £1200 for the Pearl Camera and Openbook, £625 for the camera on
its
own. The camera is portable, folds into a carry case about the size of a
portable umbrella.
Regards
Glenn
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of
Mike Moore
Sent: 24 October 2010 22:52
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Zoom-Ex
Hello,
Advice please.....
The Zoom-Ex from Humanware; what is it like for scanning bound books? Are
there any alternatives, such as use of a camera with Kurzweil etc?
Speed is of essence!
Many thanks for your help in advance.
Regards,
Mike
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