[bksvol-discuss] Re: alternatives to openbook and kurzweil
- From: "Jake Brownell" <jabrown@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2005 01:13:02 -0500
Just as another note. Both Kurzweil and OpenBook have options for using
other recognition engines, Fine Reader is generally the default. Shelley has
written in the past about the different engines in Kurzweil, listing pros
and cons.
Jake
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Jaquiss" <rjaquiss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, July 19, 2005 10:27 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: alternatives to openbook and kurzweil
> 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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