[bksvol-discuss] Re: just got Kurzweil 9
- From: "Pratik Patel" <pratikp1@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 11:20:17 -0500
Kellie,
If your computer happens to be old and slow--old hunk of a junk, you can use
my 14-item list to scan first and recognize while you take a nap or
something. Let me know if you need a copy.
Pratik Patel
Interim Director
Office of Special Services
Queens College
Director
CUNY Assistive Technology Services
The City University of New York
ppatel@xxxxxx
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Subject: [bksvol-discuss] just got Kurzweil 9
Hi all,
I just got Kurzweil 9 yesterday, and I've already finished scanning two
books with it. I was pleased to note that even Scansoft Fast is not at all a
bad OCR engine. I scanned a grungy old paperback with it, and I was very
happy with the results--I read the whole thing and there were very very few
errors. Beware though--it doesn't recognize double dashes. I discovered
that, so I went back and fixed all the ones in that book, but it's something
to be aware of.
Besides the practical improvements, some fun things have been added. For
example, I set Kurzweil so that when I close it it declares, "Okay, I'm
gone." <grin> That was really satisfying yesterday when it was crashing and
being stupid, and I yelled "Just get outta here!" as I hit alt-f4. <lol>
The latest Fine Engine is really good, but it's also really slow if your
computer happens to be an ancient hunk of junk like mine. However, I'll soon
be getting a new computer, and then I'm sure it will be much faster.
Kellie
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