[bksvol-discuss] Re: alternatives to openbook and kurzweil
- From: "Robert Jaquiss" <rjaquiss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 19 Jul 2005 22:27:03 -0500
Hello:
In answer to the questions from Scott Blanks. Scansoft was OmniPage.
Kurzweil and Openbook both use FineReader from Abbyy. I haven't tried
FineReader directly, but it is possible to download a free trial copy from:
http://www.finereader.com
I suggest caution for any Openbook or Kurzweil users who might want to try
FineReader directly. If you download a trial version, you run the rist of
interfering with your already existing software. Hope this helps.
Regards,
Robert Jaquiss
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Blanks" <scottsjb@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 6:59 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] alternatives to openbook and kurzweil
Hi all,
I am an access technology specialist and several of my clients of late
have had Scansoft on their computer, instead of Openbook or Kurzweil.
Because of this, I have had a bit of time to explore this program, which I
believe used to be Omni Page.
Anyhow, if anybody here uses this, do you find it to be user-friendly for
a blind person, using a screen reader. Is this method of scanning
preferrable to the programs designed specifically for the blind? I guess
I'd just like to know what people think about this and other scanning
alternatives as they relate to Bookshare.
Thanks,
Scott
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