[mac4theblind] Re: Good OCR solutions for the mac outside of DocuScan?

  • From: Justin Harford <blindstein@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: mac4theblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 20:31:46 -0700

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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