Caere Omnipage is a page scanning application using OCR where in text is rendered editable and uses on a PC the twain driver of one's scanning software to scan in a page of text; its cousin, Omniform, is a page scanning application for scanning in or designing forms which are capable of being filled and are editable, where the data collected by the filling in of the form can be stored in a database and utilizes database management features. Neither OmniPage not Omniform are Photoshop plug-ins or can be started from within Photoshop. They are independent applications which relate to the scanner via the scanner's twain driver. Omnipage can be registered to work from within designated programs like word processing, spreadsheet, or database programs and return to them OCR rendered editable text pages; however, this is far different from being a plug-in or something that would function from within Photoshop. By registering a program with OmniPage,OmniPage inserts in the programs file menu two OmniPage Pro commands, Acquire Text... and Acquire Text Settings..., when Direct OCR is enabled in the OmniPage settings. This may be why you found "that it operated reliably if I started it via "Start > Programs" rather than as a Photoshop plug-in."
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, October 19, 2001 5:00 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: filmscanners: Recommendations for page scanning software Obviously, you haven't used Silverfast yet. My Caere Omnipage (OCR reader only) for my flatbed ranked number 2 on the heartburn scale. I couldn't get Omnipage installed and Caere had to send me a patch. Then it crashed about every third scan. I finally found that it operated reliably if I started it via "Start > Programs" rather than as a Photoshop plug-in. In a message dated Fri, 19 Oct 2001 3:17:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, Mike Bloor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Caere Pagekeeper came with the scanner. On paper, this looks as if it > should do most of what I want. Unfortunately it is the most unresponsive > and unreliable program I have used in many years. Added to this, I can't > get any response to e-mail enquiries to the company who now own it. > > Thanks, > Mike Bloor
