RE: Try again / OCR Reply
- From: "Kimberly Thurman" <kimberlythurman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 8 Aug 2008 14:40:24 -0400
I am looking at all options at the moment. I realize that the cheapest
solution isn't always the best solution. (Smile!)
-----Original Message-----
From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of E.J. Zufelt
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 2:27 PM
To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Try again / OCR Reply
Good afternoon,
The only thing that I would suggest you consider is the possible value of
programs such as Kurzweil and OpenBook for marking up text (bookmarking,
taking notes, etc.). I did find that Kurzweil, for all of its problems, was
a helpful tool in college.
HTH,
Everett
Zufelt Technology Services - Accessibility Consulting and Web Development
http://zufelt.ca/
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kimberly Thurman" <kimberlythurman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 3:24 PM
Subject: RE: Try again / OCR Reply
> I'm definitely going to give this a look. I'm beginning college classes
> in
> a week or so, and this could come in quite handy I'm sure.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of E.J. Zufelt
> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 1:28 PM
> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: Try again / OCR Reply
>
> Good afternoon Kimberly,
>
> That is correct. All you need to do is purchase the Scansnap and it comes
> with the Scansnap Manager, Abby Finereader and Adobe Acrobat applications.
> Now, let me state that this is what came in my Scansnap box, you will
> obviously want to verify that your model comes with the same.
>
> HTH,
> Everett
>
> Zufelt Technology Services - Accessibility Consulting and Web Development
> http://zufelt.ca/
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kimberly Thurman" <kimberlythurman@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 1:49 PM
> Subject: RE: Try again / OCR Reply
>
>
>> Hello Everet and Mitch:
>>
>> If you don't mind me butting into your conversation... Everet, are you
>> essentially saying that all you need is the Scan Snap scanner and you
>> don't
>> need any additional software to scan documents and make them readable
>> with
>> JAWS?
>>
>> I too am looking for an OCR solution and am exploring all avenues.
>>
>> Thanks for any input on this subject.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:jfw-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
>> Behalf
>> Of E.J. Zufelt
>> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 9:56 AM
>> To: jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Re: Try again / OCR Reply
>>
>> Good morning Mitch,
>>
>> I believe that I do have the s500. Here is the way the flow of the
>> applications goes.
>>
>> 1. You run the document through the scanner.
>> 2. The Scansnap Manager application (accessible with JAWS) decides what
>> to
>> do with the scanned images. This can be anything from storing it in a
>> folder to converting it to PDF / MS Word. And you can set a default
>> action
>> or make the choice everytime you process a document.
>> 3. If you have set Scansnap manager to convert to PDF / MS Word the
>> images
>> are sent to the AbbyFinereader API. Note that this is not a full version
>> of
>>
>> Abby that you would purchase commercially. It is an API that is designed
>> specifically to work with the Scansnap Manager. As a user you never have
>> any interaction with the Finereader interface.
>> 4. If the images are sent to Abby Finereader then they are processed into
>> the selected document type and saved on your computer.
>> 5. You go find the files (normally My Documents/ScansnapManager) and open
>> them in Acrobat / Word. As I believe I mentioned in an earlier post
>> Acrobat
>>
>> Pro comes with the scanner. This is more than a reader, it allows you to
>> do
>>
>> some editing of the PDF document and it is somewhat accessible with JAWS.
>>
>> HTH,
>> Everett
>>
>> Zufelt Technology Services - Accessibility Consulting and Web Development
>> http://zufelt.ca/
>>
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Dave Mitchell" <mitch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: "jfw list" <jfw@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 10:32 AM
>> Subject: Try again / OCR Reply
>>
>>
>>> Don't know what happened in my recent post as not all text got
>>> transmitted.
>>> I tried in vane to reply to Everett off list but of course the Insert +
>>> Shift + R keystroke still does not work. DJM
>>> Hi Everett, I found your post very helpful and instructive
>>> concerning Scanners and OCR.
>>> I am using JAWS 9 and XP Home with an old HP scanner and a demo of Open
>>> Book.
>>>
>>> Does the ABBEY Finereader product have its own speech or can it use
>>> JAWS?
>>>
>>> A quick search for the Fujitsu Scansnap S500 showed a $349 price after a
>>> $50
>>> rebate until 30 September from Tiger Direct, FWIW.
>>>
>>> This combination of OCR with the Fujitsu scanner sounds like a great
>>> solution to me as I find the Open Book product insanely over priced for
>>> my
>>> humble needs.
>>>
>>> Thanks again for your help. Mitch
>>>
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