Hi Anne, Thanks a lot for this reminder. I too am an international user and would really appreciate it if people would point out wether or not a certain scanning/ocr solution is multilingual or just English. Thanks, Greetings, Anouk, On Sep 6, 2011, at 8:42 AM, Anne Robertson wrote:
> Once again, I must point out that DocuScan only handles English. If you use > any other language, this solution is not for you. Please remember that this > list is international! > > Cheers, > > Anne > > > On 6 Sep 2011, at 06:21, David Tanner wrote: > >> Your best and most accessible scanning choice for the price is DocuScan >> Plus. You can download a trial version from the App Store and register it >> for a 7 day trial period. The price is $299 and gives you both the Apple >> version and the QWindows version too, if you need it. It works well with >> VoiceOver, is simple to use, has lots of power features for all kinds of >> scanning, recognizing PDF files, and converting scanned text to RTF, TXT, >> create MP3 file of the text, saving as a formated Braille file, and turn >> scaned text into a Daisy book. >> >> It can be used with a variety of scanners or you can purchase the HoverCam >> digital camera that can be purchased along with the software from Sero Tech. >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mark Colman" >> <mark.a.col...@googlemail.com> >> To: <macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> >> Sent: Monday, September 05, 2011 6:07 AM >> Subject: Scanners and OCR >> >> >> Hello all, >> >> Would like to get some advice on using scanners with a Mac (running Lion if >> this is relevant). I occasionally need to scan printed documents to send by >> email or for archival purposes. Does Mac OS have its own utility or app for >> working with a scanner or are we reliant upon manufacturer's own >> drivers/software (which, from past experience on Windows, is very hit and >> miss as far as accessibility is concerned). >> >> Also, what experience do people have of scanning a document and using OCR to >> get VoiceOver (or whatever) to read out the contents of the document? >> >> Cheers, >> >> Mark >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
