Yesterday I got excellent results from text grabber. I scanned several documents at work and I was able to identify each document. I use an iPhone for S.
Nancy Badger, Ph.D Assistant Vice Chancellor, Student Services UT Chattanooga Sent from my iPhone with dictation software. Please excuse spelling errors. On Jul 23, 2013, at 7:09 AM, Ray Foret jr <rfore...@att.net> wrote: > To spaek frankly, I am not impressed either. Text Detective doesn't get me > much better results either. The only conclution I can come to is that no > matter what I try, I'm just not aiming the camera lense quite right. Maybe > that scan box thingy might be a good idea, at least as a learning tool until > I get it straight. > > > Sent from my mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind > built-in! > Sincerely, > The Constantly Barefooted Ray > Still a very proud and happy Mac and Iphone user! > > On Jul 23, 2013, at 12:22 AM, Steve Holmes <steve.holme...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> It sure doesn't work well on an iPad Mini. I gave it a try and even while >> holding it really still, it kept vasalating between "No page detected" or >> "Ready to scan" but most of the time if I got anything at all, it was a >> total mess! I don't think this app will get much use from me. I'm not >> impressed at all. >> >> On May 16, 2013, at 8:08 AM, Rahul Bajaj <rahul.bajaj1...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> It usually says "no page visible" within a split second of saying "page >>> detected". >>> >>> Some of the scanning results have been far better than before whereas >>> others have been equally bad.Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> On May 16, 2013, at 3:40 AM, Eugenia Firth <gigifi...@me.com> wrote: >>> >>>> When you get the iPhone above what you're scanning, have you been double >>>> tapping the screen, being very careful to hold it as level as possible >>>> when it says it's detected the page? If it doesn't make that picture >>>> taking sound, you haven't done the picture. >>>> >>>> Regards, >>>> Gigi >>>> >>>> On May 15, 2013, at 4:36 PM, Mika Pyyhkala <pyyhk...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I have still not been able to get it to fully work with the update, >>>>> but it may just be I'm not doing something right. >>>>> >>>>> I get the text prompts about orienting the page, and once its right, I >>>>> press Take Picture. >>>>> >>>>> Usually it doesn't do anything or just gives tones, and I'm not sure >>>>> what the tones mean. In most cases, it hasn't made the shutter sound >>>>> as if its actually taking the photo. >>>>> >>>>> I have read people have gotten it to work so am hopeful there is just >>>>> a bit more of technique needed. >>>>> >>>>> Best, >>>>> Mika >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 5/15/13, Kerri <shalo...@shaw.ca> wrote: >>>>>> Does prism work on an iPhone 4? At the risk of sounding cheap, I don't >>>>>> want >>>>>> to utilize something that is going to be inferior on my old phone. >>>>>> On 2013-05-15, at 12:41 AM, Kawal Gucukoglu <kawa...@me.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> I'm going to try it later as I've never been successful with it but this >>>>>>> update might help. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Kawal. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On 15 May 2013, at 01:21 AM, Eugenia Firth <gigifi...@me.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> I tried the new Prizmo update. I like it a lot. I was never successful >>>>>>>> at >>>>>>>> getting Prizmo give me good text until they came out with this update. >>>>>>>> I >>>>>>>> know other people of been able to get it to work without that, but not >>>>>>>> me. >>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>> Gigi >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On May 14, 2013, at 4:25 PM, Maccessibility >>>>>>>> <nore...@maccessibility.net> >>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Maccessibility has posted a new item, 'Prizmo OCR App for iOS Enhances >>>>>>>>> VoiceOver Support' >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Prizmo, a scanning, OCR, and speech application for iPhone and iPad, >>>>>>>>> has >>>>>>>>> been updated with enhanced support for VoiceOver. From the release >>>>>>>>> notes: >>>>>>>>> Prizmo is made for everyone, and is thus fully compatible with >>>>>>>>> VoiceOver. It provides voice guidance to help position your iPhone >>>>>>>>> when >>>>>>>>> taking document pictures, and will find the text [...] >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> You may view the latest post at >>>>>>>>> http://maccessibility.net/2013/05/14/prizmo-ocr-app-for-ios-enhances-voiceover-support/ >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>>> Groups "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>>>>> an email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>>> Visit this group at >>>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>> Groups >>>>>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>>>> an >>>>>>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>>> Visit this group at >>>>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>> Groups >>>>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>>>>>> an >>>>>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> -- >>>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>>> >>>> >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >>> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. 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