[access-uk] Re: Are CCTVs that useful?
- From: "Ian Macrae" <ian.macrae@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 4 Aug 2004 14:01:19 +0100
But, Tristram, this could well be another example of where early adopters=
pay a high price. There's no question in my mind that digital capture w=
ill replace video capture very soon in this area. And, just as with stil=
ls and video cameras, we'll see prices coming down. Systems will also be=
come more and more flexible with the opportunity to convert the image int=
o OCR text, audio, who knows, even soft Braille!
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf =
Of Tristram Llewellyn
Sent: 04 August 2004 13:49
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Are CCTVs that useful?
Colin wrote:
"There is also a product called LiveReader... I heard at Sight Village th=
at you are not going to get much change from =A36000."
That's gong to take some justification. Perhaps a visually impaired lawy=
er at that price.
Regards.
Tristram Llewellyn
Sight and Sound Technology
Technical Support
www.sightandsound.co.uk
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From: "Colin @ New Vision" <cph.newvision@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 12:42 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Are CCTVs that useful?
Hi Tristam
The product you are referring to is just under =A33300.
There is also a product called LiveReader, a CCTV based on a digital came=
ra that takes a photo of the page. Then uses OCR to speak back the conten=
ts. It also uses touch screen technology to access all the controls and f=
eatures, as you might have guessed at a price.
I heard at Sight Village that you are not going to get much change from =A3=
6000.
Regards
Colin
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From: "Tristram Llewellyn" <tris-l@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, August 04, 2004 12:21 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Are CCTVs that useful?
> Hi Ray
>
> "One company has, of course, amalgamated a CCD camera with=20
> reformatting of text and auto-scrolling, which could be a decided=20
> advantage. As usual,
this
> comes at a price, a whapping price =A33,000 I think... but I could=20
> foresee AISquared building in image capture to Zoomtext. In fact,=20
> they've been threatening to do just that for years,
>
> If you were in an office where you contstantly had to deal with large=20=
> amounts of print, possibly doing copy typing then the cost would be=20
> more justified. As to Ai Squared and similar hybrid CCTVs you are=20
> correct,
there
> has been no windows counterpard to Visability or BreaTech's CloseUP=20
> software, both which ran in DOS and were CCTV type replacements. The
latter
> used OCR to reformat text for you.
>
> Regards.
>
> Tristram Llewellyn
> Sight and Sound Technology
> Technical Support
> www.sightandsound.co.uk
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