Hi Denise,
Fine Reader and OmniPage are the two I've heard of sighted folks
using most. If I were looking to buy one of them, I'd try ebay for a used
copy.
Just a thought.
Carrie uses Fine Reader, and Jamie uses OmniPage. They both produce
stellar
scans! I adore working on either of their books!
Mayrie
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[mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Denise Wagner
Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 1:30 PM
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Recommendations for OCR and Scan software
Hi all,
I've seen many software titles mentioned here in the discussion group and
my
head is spinning. I'm currently in a position where I must be frugal, so
I
downloaded a free program called FreeOCR to do some scanning and
converting
to get my feet wet. Where I was really enjoying the scanning and it was
very easy, there were a few things missing from the software that I
thought
would make it easier. First, I could only scan one page at a time,
convert
it to OCR, then scan the next. The pages were not saved under the same
document. I would have to scan and save each page and name them
individually. This would be quite cumbersome and annoying. Second, I
left
my computer to come back in the afternoon, and all my work was gone. I'd
love to be able to save as I go. Third, I was going to have to put the
entire converted document into Word, then go back and put all the page
breaks in after everything was done.
So, free is nice, but my time is money. Can anyone recommend a good
software that's relatively easy to use that has some good bells and
whistles? I can't afford hundreds of dollars, but my budget will allow a
little spending -- maybe less than one hundred? I am sighted, so I don't
know if that makes a difference.
Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
Denise
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