[mac4theblind] Re: Good OCR solutions for the mac outside of DocuScan?
- From: John Panarese <john@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 25 Sep 2011 11:12:54 -0400
Right. Only up to version 11. You'll need Abby FineReader Express,
VueScan or DocuScan.
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John D. Panarese
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On Sep 25, 2011, at 8:08 AM, David Hilbert Poehlman wrote:
> iris is not accessible.
>
> On Sep 25, 2011, at 12:39 AM, <scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I may give Iris a try. Thank you all for your suggestions!
>
> Scott
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Panarese" <jpanarese@xxxxxx>
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> Subject: [mac4theblind] Re: Good OCR solutions for the mac outside of
> DocuScan?
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> You need a version of Iris or some other OCR package. If you installed the
> printer drivers on the Mac, it's probably just image stuff. You can use
> image capture, or HP has some kind of image scanning facility. However, the
> OCR part would need to be done by another application. If you have a Mac
> version of Read Iris, that will do, or you can go with another one.
>
>
> Take Care
>
> John D. Panarese
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> Mac for the Blind
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> On Sep 24, 2011, at 8:34 PM, Valiant8086 wrote:
>
>> The hp laser jet 1415 we just bought includes iris, though I'm not sure
>> whether the scan I did yesterday used iris or something else. It's not
>> clear. Iris was on a separate CD, I installed it on one PC, then downloaded
>> an installer from hp for full functionality and used that instead of the CDs
>> to install it on the other computers because the CD was a bit painful. I can
>> do OCR scans, but I have no idea if it's iris on those computers or if it's
>> something else. The installer was 222mb in size and included print and scan
>> and fax drivers.
>>
>> I wanted to scan something to OCR with my mac, but I can't figure out how to
>> do it. Can anyone tell me? I mean, I can't even scan a picture with it, no
>> idea where to go to do it. I bet that IRIS CD I got with my printer will
>> install a mac specific version on my air if I tried, but how do you scan?
>> Lol.
>>
>> I'd sure like to scan books with mine for bookshare maybe. That scanner has
>> an auto feeder and a flatbed. I'd guess k1000 would be best, don't know if
>> there's anything on the mac that's great for scanning books. Would a month
>> of Docu scan do the trick?
>>
>> Sent with Thunderbird 3.1.14 portable.
>>
>> On 9/20/2011 11:31 PM, Justin Harford wrote:
>>> I wonder what happened to read iris? Does anyone still use that? Are some
>>> of these other programs mentioned better?
>>>
>>> Justin
>>> El 20-09-2011, a las 15:47, John Panarese escribió:
>>>
>>>> DocuScan Plus is worth the money if you really need a solution and are
>>>> willing to pay the $299. It's not K1000 as far as features go, but it
>>>> gets the job done quite well. I have scanned eight books now with it and
>>>> the results have been quite remarkable.
>>>>
>>>> There is Abby FineReader as a lower cost solution or, VueScan for an
>>>> even less expensive one. It comes down to your needs and what you are
>>>> willing to pay. Also, results will, of course, vary from person to
>>>> person. VueScan, for example, does not seem to get the results for me
>>>> that it does for others.
>>>>
>>>> Finally, you do have the Boot Camp option as well. However, to me,
>>>> surrendering to Windows is not something I have needed to do for myself.
>>>> Nevertheless, that is an option that can easily be set up.
>>>>
>>>> On Sep 20, 2011, at 6:37 PM, scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I think the subject says it all. I see several cheeper OCR solutions on
>>>>> the app store, but didn't know if the Serotek product would be worth
>>>>> paying $299 for. It's a lot less than Openbook or Kurzweil 1000 I know,
>>>>> but I'm always looking to save money where I can.
>>>>> I've also considered the BootCamp or fussion options, since I have
>>>>> Openbook, but I'm not advanced enough for that at this time.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Scott
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