[optacon-l] Re: Extra Abilities Provided By The Optacon
- From: Carla Savage <carla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:33:18 +0000
Hi Catherine,
I read your story with interest. I'm currently teaching myself
drumming. I bought a Yamaha DD-65 which incorporates 8 drum pads. It
is aimed at the professional drummer who wants a lightweight drum kit
in a bag. Anyway, I started scanning it's mannual only to discover
what you also have found, the scanning programme missed things. I
then looked at the same page with the optacon and was then able to
fill in the missing information and amend my document as necessary.
There were pictures with information on as well as tables and arrows
pointing to related text. I now have a proper working mannual thanks
to the optacon.
Take care all and a happy new year.
Carla.
At 13:43 30/12/2011, you wrote:
>I work as a braille transcriber and I must tell you that the layouts of
>print pages are getting more and more complex as time goes by. Here is a
>story that will interest you because the Optacon emerges as the definite
>hero.
>
>Recently I received an electronic document to transcribe into braille. The
>document had been scanned but the scanned version had not been examined. I
>had to ask the customer for a print copy of the original document. Here
>are some of the things that the Optacon uncovered.
> 1. The electronic scan had missed all the major headings in the
>document because they were in inverse color (white on black).
> 2. The document contained bi-directional printing--words that ran
>from the top to the bottom of the page. The scanner missed those entirely
>also.
> 3. A very large table had headings across the top and also along
>the sides. The scanner picked up all the text but not nearly in the
>correct order.
> 4. Rather than using tables, some of the text had been represented
>graphically with lines and squares pointing to things and words and
>numbers that pointed to nothing at all. I could not interpret that mess
>with the Optacon, but I could determine when I got some sighted help that
>all the relevant information had been included.
>Many blind people merrily scan documents never even realizing that half
>the text could be missing, or as someone mentioned out of order. This is
>particularly damaging when for instance an answer key is involved, Unless
>it lines up exactly, the person receives totally wrong information.
>
>I often encounter pictures in my work. Some of them are labeled with
>important data and some are just decorative and unimportant. The Optacon
>can sometimes help to figure out which is which and, if nothing else, the
>Optacon can tell me when to ask for sighted interpretation.
>
>I use the Optacon every day, personally and professionally. I would have
>to say that my life would be very different without the Optacon.
>Catherine
>
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