[macvoiceover] Re: Camera based OCR
- From: David Chittenden <dchittenden@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <macvoiceover@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 22 Jun 2012 16:14:04 +1200
Hello,
Ok, that already exists, sort of.
Serotech's DocuScan Plus will work on the Mac for taking the picture and
displaying the OCR results. However, you need an internet connection because
they did not convert the OCR engine to the mac platform. Instead, the image is
sent to their server where it is converted and then sent back to you. DocuScan
Plus works with a desktop camera that is commercially available. However, they
recommend you purchase the camera through them so that they can have the
factory lock the camera focus to a specific position for DocuScan Plus. The
link is
www.docuscanplus.com
As for the iPhone, I regularly use Prizmo with very good success. The learning
curve is extremely steep, but it works quite well if you make it through the
learning. Prizmo is $9.95 USD through the app store.
David Chittenden, MSc, MRCAA
Email: dchittenden@xxxxxxxxx
Mobile: +64 21 2288 288
Sent from my iPhone
On 22/06/2012, at 12:16, Ian Edwards <ianedwards42@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Caught a podcast about a camera-based OCR unit, and I'm wondering if anyone
> knows of an accessible way of using a Mac similarily.
>
> Here's what I'd love
>
> Some sort of mount or bracket that would hold the page right in the right
> place in front of the camera, and a simple way to take the picture and dump
> it to an OCR program that works with such images. I'm using a MacBook Air 11
> inch.
>
> here's where someone says, that already exists, here's the link.
>
> Any progress on a usable OCR app for iPhone?
>
> Peace,
>
> Ian
>
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