[access-uk] Re: Zoom-Ex
- From: Glenn Tookey <Glenn.Tookey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 29 Oct 2010 07:53:11 +0000
Hi Vivien,
I will find time over the weekend to try Pearl with a multi language
dictionary, but I can report back that the Open Book software that is required
to be installed on the computer to interface with the Pearl Camera CAN be
navigated with a Braille Display. OpenBook is a Freedom product and uses the
same Braille commands as JAWS.
Regards
Glenn
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
Vivien Palcic
Sent: 27 October 2010 09:44
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Zoom-Ex
Hi Glenn,
Thanks, I look forward to hearing more if you get a chance to test it
further with a dictionary. I wasn't expecting the Pearl or OpenbBook to
translate - it's printed bilingual dictionaries I'm trying to get access to,
such as those my sighted peers were accessing when I was studying languages
at university. Ultimately, I strongly feel publishers should, in this modern
age of technology and electronic formats, be taking responsibility for
making this material available in formats which can be accessed with a
Braille display and screenreader etc. That does bring me to another
question: can the interface, text which is recognised etc be navigated with
a Braille display, or only speech? This would eliminate, or at least
minimise, the need for relying on the voice switching between languages in
such materials as bilingual dictionaries, and it would then boil down to
whether the Pearl (and/or OpenBook) can actually recognise the text
accurately?
Regards
Vivien
----- Original Message -----
From: "Glenn Tookey" <Glenn.Tookey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 27, 2010 12:49 AM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Zoom-Ex
> 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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