Another factor is sometimes your fingers holding the phone can cast a shadow on the paper, which does not help matters. I did not realize this until my kid pointed it out and I imagine there is a way to hold the phone, so shadows are not created. On Jun 29, 2010, at 12:59 PM, clarence griffin wrote:
> maybe the camera isn't getting the light it needs to focus or maybe the print > is not clear enough. who knows. there are so many things that it could be. > Maybe the type of paper. Maybe there are images on the paper behind the text > that could be throwing it off. It could be lots of things. the font of the > text could be another thing. > For a free program folks, this thing can really go some ware. Luck its not > me. I would charge all you complaining bastards for all the hard work. I > figure if I am going to get complained at, I might as well get paid for it. > lol. > But yeah folks, lets help this developer to help us. Write him with ideas and > don't wine about how it doesn't work. Its free for crying out loud and we > should be thankful that there are people willing to take time to do something > like this, and not charge us out the but for it like other people. > > GF > > > On Jun 29, 2010, at 9:44 AM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: > >> I have the same problem as Cody on an Iphone 3gS. Don't know what gives here. >> /Krister >> 29 jun 2010 kl. 14.55 skrev Cody Hurst: >> >>> I've done all of that. what setting am I not turning on >>> On Jun 29, 2010, at 8:52 AM, Earle wrote: >>> >>>> It will beep. I have an iPhone 3gs, and it beeps for me when I perform a >>>> scan. It takes a lot of getting used to. You >>>> need to make sure the camera is over the center of the page. You also >>>> need to raise it slowly. >>>> >>>> Earle >>>> >>>> Msn: peterson...@sympatico.ca >>>> >>>> Skype, Twitter, and Facebook: rowdyamerican >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>> From: "Cody Hurst" <cdog2...@gmail.com> >>>> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 8:32 AM >>>> Subject: Re: saytext is available >>>> >>>> >>>> I tried scanning a cigarette box, a paper, my shirt, etc etc, and still, >>>> no beeps no nothing and I have an iphone 4. the >>>> only way one can use this thing is by taking a picture manually >>>> >>>> On Jun 29, 2010, at 8:28 AM, Scott Howell wrote: >>>> >>>>> Just make sure you raise it slowly since a radical increase in height may >>>>> make it difficult to focus, but then that is >>>>> an assumption on my part, I have no idea, but having a sufficient light >>>>> source will also help. >>>>> On Jun 29, 2010, at 7:24 AM, Krister Ekstrom wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, Have you actually managed to make the app beep on an Iphone 3gs? I >>>>>> tried and tried and tried, lifting my arms >>>>>> until they almost reached the seiling and not a sound came out of the >>>>>> thing. >>>>>> /Krister >>>>>> >>>>>> 29 jun 2010 kl. 12.55 skrev Scott Howell: >>>>>> >>>>>>> It will beep and you do not need to hit the camera button. You will >>>>>>> find that raising it about 1 to 1.5 feet is >>>>>>> necessary before it will begin to beep. The iPhone 4 may be different >>>>>>> do to the camera, but I do not know for sure >>>>>>> since I do not have one yet. >>>>>>> On Jun 29, 2010, at 2:48 AM, Cody Hurst wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> it is free but when I click the camera button it doesn't seem to beep >>>>>>>> when anything is in focus >>>>>>>> On Jun 29, 2010, at 2:37 AM, Simon F wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> What is the price on this app? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>>>>> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>>>>> [mailto:macvisionar...@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of clarence griffin >>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, 29 June 2010 3:21 p.m. >>>>>>>>> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: saytext is available >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> is it really the finished one? I thought it was due to come out >>>>>>>>> Thursday? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> GF >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Jun 28, 2010, at 10:19 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I'm not sure it will work on the iphone though yet the iphone 3 >>>>>>>>>> anyways. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> Take care. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> S >>>>>>>>>> On Jun 28, 2010, at 6:52 PM, Buddy Brannan wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> Hey, the price is right :-) I just got it. Now to try it. >>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA >>>>>>>>>>> Phone: (814) 860-3194 or 888-75-BUDDY >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Jun 28, 2010, at 9:49 PM, Sarah Alawami wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> I don't have saytext but it will go on my wishlist as I'm >>>>>>>>>>>> exchnging my >>>>>>>>> phone in a few dys. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> S >>>>>>>>>>>> On Jun 28, 2010, at 6:29 PM, joseph wrote: >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>>> hi listers, finally, saytext is there. head to the app store and >>>>>>>>>>>>> put in the surch box, "saytext doc scanner". I tested it with >>>>>>>>>>>>> iphone 3gs but found that OCR results are bad. Also, the phone >>>>>>>>>>>>> would not beep to tell me that the document is in focus as >>>>>>>>>>>>> explained in the youtube demo. 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