[bksvol-discuss] Re: Recommendations for OCR and Scan software
- From: "Deborah Armstrong" <debee@xxxxxxxx>
- To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2009 15:39:30 -0800
Denise,
Be very careful when buying OCR software that you get a full version,
especially on Ebay. Programs like OmniPage have a "limited" version that
often is bundled free with scanners but doesn't OCR as well as the
"professional" version. Some marketing folks say version, some say edition.
Some programs call the full, complete version professional, or Office,
Elite, enterprise, or some other fancy term. Often the limited or Lite
edition is referred to simply by the product name, and buyer beware!
For another example, when my husband gets a new digital camera it is bundled
with a crippled photoshop or other
image enhancement program. I've seen these products called XL or Basic, or
some other mealy-mouthed term that implies the product is easier to use
rather than the truth which is that it's missing crucial features. Like
those computers you buy today loaded up with trial-ware.
I worked for Caere as the tech support lead for OmniPage at the end of the
1990s and it was so frustrating the way they bundled the crippled product
free with everything. Gave the average scanner consumer a completely flawed
impression of OCR, which is exactly the opposite of what they were trying to
do. But sometimes those arrogant guys in marketing, who have too many
degrees and never talk to real customers are so clueless it's a wonder they
sell anything at all!!!
--Debee
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