[bksvol-discuss] Re: Recommendations for OCR and Scan software
- From: Cindy Rosenthal <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2009 15:57:28 -0800 (PST)
I use Fine Reader, too, and am pleased with it. Originally I had the whole
thing that did lots of things. Somehow, when my husband not a new scanner, it
has only a limited Fine Reader which is o.k. for my limited scanning purposes.
Cindy
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--- On Sun, 2/8/09, Mayrie ReNae <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> From: Mayrie ReNae <mayrierenae@xxxxxxxxx>
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: Recommendations for OCR and Scan software
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Date: Sunday, February 8, 2009, 1:38 PM
> 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
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
> Denise Wagner
> Sent: Sunday, February 08, 2009 1:30 PM
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 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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