[bksvol-discuss] Re: AT Explanation Questions
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 20:49:44 -0700 (PDT)
I'm a sighted volunteer who used to scan before arthritis made it too painful.
I used and loved Abby Fine reader which my husvand downloaded to my compuyter
I used an old Epson scanner
Cindy
----- Original Message -----
> From: Debby Franson <the.bee@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc:
> Sent: Friday, May 18, 2012 7:36 PM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: AT Explanation Questions
>
> Hi Madeleine!
>
> I'm not sure if I quite understand your question, so I hope this information
> will help.
>
> Although I am an OpenBook user, I have installed Abby Fine Reader that came
> with
> my new scanner on my computer, which I have played around with, being curious
> about how it and I would get along. . It is accessible for a screen reader
> user. I have scanned a few pages with it, and the interface is pretty
> intuitive, unlike the version of OmniPage that I tried several years ago,
> which
> I couldn't make heads or tails of, because it wasn't intuitive, at least
> not to me.
>
> I have not used the software mentioned in a post to another list, but it
> might
> be one that could be added in the list of scanning software.
>
> Here's the post.
>
> =====
>
> From: Judy Adams <judy@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [optacon-l] Re: scanning and reading appliance
> In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.96.1120413125853.22461B-100000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>
> Dear mailing list,
>
> Don't forget Jim Bliss's VIP scanning software; his company is still
> going strong, despite his illness and recent death. VIP can be used with any
> Twain scanner (e.g. Canon, Epson, etc.), and the software is $295 (or can be
> "bundled" with his e-mail - PnC E-mail, and browser - PnC Net for a
> total of $500). Scanned text is spoken (and displayed in large print for low
> vision users). Most commands are given with the number keypad in VIP, and
> using
> arrow keys on the PnC product menus. VIP has simple audio help identifying
> the
> key used for different functions. You can pick up a good scanner for
> around
> $100, so with just VIP and a scanner, you have a great system. There is also
> a
> calculator program in VIP, a simple word processor, a database, a clock, and
> a
> CD with 658 literary classics, including some US historical documents and the
> complete King James Bible (all documents on the CD can be bookmarked in
> VIP).
> You can copy scanned documents over into MS Word for editing, brai
> lling, etc. Uses MS Anna voice on Win7 computers, or older XP voices, or
> Neospeech voices can be purchased through JBliss.
>
> The demo CD has 30-day trial versions, gives you a demo of the different
> voices,
> and a 30 min. video with informative sound track. Let me know if you're
> interested in a demo CD to try This is PC software, not stand-alone, but
> quite
> affordable. Even if you don't have a scanner, you can see how the system
> works, because there is a sample scanned file. I recommend that you call me
> after installation so I can talk you through the initial steps and answer any
> questions.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Judy Adams (former Optacon teacher, sighted),
> President
> JBliss Low Vision Systems
> 888-452-5477 9-5 California time
> judy@xxxxxxxxxx
>
> hth
>
> Debby
>
> At 01:50 PM 5/10/2012, Madeleine Linares wrote
>> Hi all,
>>
>> In our talks about updating the website and the manual, it has occurred to
> me that there is a lack of information for potential volunteers interested in
> scanning but with no knowledge of AT software or technology. Has anyone had
> any
> experience with this? I know that many scanners can have built-in OCR
> software,
> but that you can also use a scanner without the built-in software so long as
> there is OCR software (such as ABBYY fine reader) installed on your computer.
> Since this software is pricy for someone who just wants to scan books but
> would
> not otherwise use such software, I am very curious if anyone has encountered
> these kinds of questions before or had any related personal experiences.
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Madeleine Linares
>> Volunteer Coordinator
>> Bookshare, a Benetech Initiative
>> 650-644-3459
>> madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>>
>> Join us in celebrating our 10th Anniversary!
>>
>>
>>
>>
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