As a queen of testing, I have used FineReader Pro (7 &9), IRIS Pro
(11/12),
OmniPage Pro (various iterations from 8-17), and the now defunct
TextBridge
(absorbed eventually by Nuance/OmniPage). Of current products on the PC,
FineReader is most transparent and Pro is VERY powerful and timesaving.
Having said that, depending on your machine and OS, for what it was at the
time, TextBridge was incredible! So, if you have an older machine and
older
OS, dirt cheap copies might be available on eBay and the like.
If you pick up a refurbished scanner or AIO, you will probably get
something
decent bundled and a bargain. eBay had Dell all in ones for under $50
SHIPPED that scanned beautifully and bundled FineReader Sprint and you
would
be current on both.
Just my experience and two cents...
Valerie
Currently scanning "Don't You Wish" by Robin Jones Gunn/ the Sierra Jensen
Series
Currently proofing: Angel Pawprints by Laurel e. Hunt
Imprisoned In The Golden City (Trailblazer Books #8) by Neta & Dave
Jackson
Broken Dishes (Benni Harper, Book 11) by Earlene Fowler
Ten Days To Self-Esteem
-----Original Message-----
From: bksvol-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bksvol-discuss-
bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Tim Cox
Sent: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 7:27 PM
To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: scanning questions
Hi Monica,
Thanks for the lead, I am researching FineReader and am weighing it
against
Text Cloner Pro. Tim
----- Original Message -----
From: "Monica Willyard" <rhyami@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 4:36 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: scanning questions
> Tim, I've been giving some thought to your situation. I don't know
> anything
> about the TextCloner software you asked about. I do know that several
of
> our
> volunteers use FineReader. You might be able to get FineReader 7 or 8
at a
> lower price since version 9 is the current version. It's more
affordable
> than Kurzweil or OpenBook, and FineReader is the primary engine
Kurzweil
> and
> Openbook use for scanning. I know the technology for blind users is
> expensive, and I wish I could offer you a better solution. I hope
you'll
> find a good deal on a scanner and software so you can get back into
> scanning
> again.
>
>
> Monica Willyard
> "The best way to predict the future is to create it." -- Peter
Drucker
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