[bksvol-discuss] Re: scanning/ocr
- From: Christopher Zeigler <chrisallen032@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2014 12:07:00 -0500
I was referring to I was asking about the kurzweil 1000
I was trying to scan a book and I am visually impaired and the background
is green and it is having trouble recognizing the text so I was wondering
if anybody had any ideas on how to get this way to recognize the text
properly
On Dec 19, 2014 9:28 PM, "Paonia N'Shaiha" <paonia6@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Is this what you mean:
> http://ocr4linux.com/en:start
>
>
> Also anyone using this offer suggestions for settings?
>
> Thank you
> Paonia
>
> On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 6:22 PM, Kelly Pierce <kellytalk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> given that you do not need something that is accessible with a screen
>> reader, have you considered the package OCR for Linux? It offers a
>> Linux command line interface using the FineReader OCR engine. A free
>> trial is offered.
>>
>> Kelly
>>
>>
>>
>> On 12/19/14, Paonia N'Shaiha <paonia6@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > Kelly,
>> > So I know more then I did when I posted this.
>> >
>> > I am the person and have low vision but for this conversation I am
>> sighted.
>> > I have 20+ of technical computer experience and would prefer to do this
>> on
>> > the Linux command line then in a windows gui.
>> >
>> > I have someone who is doing the scanning for me on some fancy Canon
>> > scanner. PDF Version 1.3 (Acrobat 4.x). I just need to OCR the PDF's.
>> >
>> > Thank you!
>> > Paonia
>> >
>> >
>> > On Fri, Dec 19, 2014 at 1:27 PM, Kelly Pierce <kellytalk@xxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> It depends whether the person is blind or sighted. Please be more
>> >> specific about the capacities and skills of the person who will use
>> >> this software.
>> >>
>> >> Kelly
>> >>
>> >> On 12/18/14, Paonia N'Shaiha <paonia6@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >> > What do people find works well for them both in terms of scanning and
>> >> then
>> >> > ocr and scanning with ocr? Also any particular settings that produce
>> >> better
>> >> > rtf's?
>> >> >
>> >> > Thank you
>> >> > Paonia
>> >> >
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