Re: Scanning & ocr options?

2023-08-07 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
Actually, one  of the options in  contextual menu  that I often see his scan from Jon’s  iPhone. So that should be quite easy to do.Sent from my iPhoneOn Aug 7, 2023, at 12:57 PM, 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries wrote: Actually, it would be interesting to know whether you coul

Re: Scanning & ocr options?

2023-08-07 Thread 'Jason White' via MacVisionaries
Actually, it would be interesting to know whether you could use an iPhone or iPad as the camera. All of the documents I need to process are PDF files anyway, except for what arrives in the mail, and I use an iPhone for that. To answer the question, I would expect both scanners and cameras to

Re: Scanning & ocr options?

2023-08-07 Thread mr.robertcole via MacVisionaries
I use a low cost HP printer flatbed scanner from WalMart. HP 2130 series. Thanks, Rob > On Aug 7, 2023, at 11:59 AM, Traci Duncan > wrote: > > To add to this question, do you guys use a scanner or document camera? What > works well with the Mac? > > Thank you, > Tr

Re: Scanning & ocr options?

2023-08-07 Thread Brandon Olivares
Personally I just use OCR for images or PDFs I need to turn to text. I never need to actually scan. If I did, I think I’d get a picture with my phone and transfer it to my computer. I don’t do it enough to need a scanner. > On Aug 7, 2023, at 11:59 AM, Traci Duncan wrote: > > To add to this q

Re: Scanning & ocr options?

2023-08-07 Thread Traci Duncan
To add to this question, do you guys use a scanner or document camera? What works well with the Mac? Thank you, Traci > On Aug 6, 2023, at 9:16 AM, Brandon Olivares wrote: > > ABBYY FineReader is what I use and it works quite well. Very easy to use. > >> On Aug 6, 2023, at 7:02 AM, 'jason' v

Re: Scanning & ocr options?

2023-08-06 Thread Brandon Olivares
ABBYY FineReader is what I use and it works quite well. Very easy to use. > On Aug 6, 2023, at 7:02 AM, 'jason' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > The option frequently mentioned is ABBYY FineReader for Mac. I haven’t used > it, and there may be alternatives now. > I have used the Windows version

Re: Scanning & ocr options?

2023-08-06 Thread mr.robertcole via MacVisionaries
I use PDF Pen. There is also DocuScan Plus. I have not used it, but I heard it was good. It was created for accessibility. Thanks, Rob > On Aug 6, 2023, at 7:02 AM, 'jason' via MacVisionaries > wrote: > > The option frequently mentioned is ABBYY FineReader for Mac. I haven’t used > it, and

Re: Scanning & ocr options?

2023-08-06 Thread 'jason' via MacVisionaries
The option frequently mentioned is ABBYY FineReader for Mac. I haven’t used it, and there may be alternatives now.I have used the Windows version (a former colleague arranged for my then workplace to acquire it, which is how I was introduced to it). The document format recognition is very good, as

Re: scanning a bar coddee

2021-08-20 Thread Lorie McCloud
thanks for this perspective. I thought I remember See Ai to have a bar code scanner. will try that. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 20, 2021, at 7:44 PM, Phil Halton wrote: I just tried the code scanner app and I can’t get it to do anything. The only actionable items on the screen are “find a bar

Re: scanning a bar coddee

2021-08-20 Thread Phil Halton
I just tried the code scanner app and I can’t get it to do anything. The only actionable items on the screen are “find a barcode to scan “and “flashlight quote. Tapping on the first doesn’t seem to do anything. Only two items on the screen and nothing happens with them. On the other hand, the ba

Re: scanning a bar coddee

2021-08-20 Thread Brad Snyder
I think it is a function of the camera, but you need to activate it from the Control Center item. - Brad - On Aug 20, 2021, at 16:31, Lorie McCloud wrote: it probably seems like a stupid qestion but I've never used the code scanner before and didn't know if it was a function of the camera or

Re: scanning a bar coddee

2021-08-20 Thread Lorie McCloud
it probably seems like a stupid qestion but I've never used the code scanner before and didn't know if it was a function of the camera or its own thing. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 20, 2021, at 4:17 PM, Brad Snyder wrote: Well, I would go to the Control Center and select and double tap on the

Re: scanning a bar coddee

2021-08-20 Thread Brad Snyder
Well, I would go to the Control Center and select and double tap on the item that says Code Scanner. - Brad - On Aug 20, 2021, at 16:12, Lorie McCloud wrote: I added it. now what do I do when I want to use it? Sent from my iPhone On Aug 20, 2021, at 3:05 PM, Brad Snyder wrote: You can a

Re: scanning a bar coddee

2021-08-20 Thread Lorie McCloud
I added it. now what do I do when I want to use it? Sent from my iPhone On Aug 20, 2021, at 3:05 PM, Brad Snyder wrote: You can add Code Scanner to the Control Center. - Brad - On Aug 20, 2021, at 15:00, Lorie McCloud wrote: what's the best way to scan a bar code with an iPhone? do you

Re: scanning a bar coddee

2021-08-20 Thread Lorie McCloud
where's the scanner? do I open Camera or do I go somewhere else? Sent from my iPhone On Aug 20, 2021, at 3:03 PM, 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries wrote: Hi, The scanner should do it if it is a QR code. Otherwise, if you have it turned on, you can open the Control Centre, and use the Code

Re: scanning a bar coddee

2021-08-20 Thread Brad Snyder
You can add Code Scanner to the Control Center. - Brad - On Aug 20, 2021, at 15:00, Lorie McCloud wrote: what's the best way to scan a bar code with an iPhone? do you do it with the camera or is another app better? i'm at my mother's house trying to get on a hotspot. thanks. Lorie,; Sent

Re: scanning a bar coddee

2021-08-20 Thread 'Tim Kilburn' via MacVisionaries
Hi, The scanner should do it if it is a QR code. Otherwise, if you have it turned on, you can open the Control Centre, and use the Code Scanner. Later… Tim Kilburn Jamf Certified Tech Apple Professional Learning Specialist Apple Teacher (with Swift Playgrounds Recognition) Fort McMurray, AB C

Re: Scanning software that works with Mac

2021-01-27 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! You could use FineReader but its a bit steep though. I haven’t tried it yet. /A > 27 jan. 2021 kl. 19:45 skrev Paul Mimms : > > I'm sure someone can advise me on what is a workable solution for scanning on > a Mac. I have found recently that docuscan plus will not work with my new > scanner

Re: Scanning solution

2020-05-14 Thread Dionipher Herrera
i use my knfb reader on my iphone > Il giorno 12 mag 2020, alle ore 11:57, Ian Harrison ha > scritto: > > Hi listers, > > I need to get a scanner for photos and A4 documents. Wireless would be nice > but not if expensive. The main project is a load of photos my wife has but > doesn’t have t

Re: Scanning solutions for mac?

2017-05-27 Thread Sandi Jazmin Kruse
Hi, i use fine reader, or fine reader pro, my way of doing it is a little different though. I have a optibook, so i kinda have to do a bunch of things to make it work, but when all is said and done it makes beautiful books. It is running in windows, though . On 5/26/17, Anne Robertson wrote: > H

Re: Scanning solutions for mac?

2017-05-26 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Maria, The only FineReader for Mac is FineReader Pro and I’ve already said that it is my scanning solution of choice for the Mac. It’s completely accessible and provides a huge range of output formats as well as handling up to three languages in one document. You asked what my problem was

Re: Scanning solutions for mac?

2017-05-25 Thread Maria Chapman
HI. Thanks. So has anyone’ used docuscan and fine reader? Pros and Cons? Maria > On 26 May 2017, at 2:00 pm, E.T. wrote: > > Finereader Pro is accessible. > > From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . > "God for you is where you sweep away all the > mysteries of the world, all the challenges to > our i

Re: Scanning solutions for mac?

2017-05-25 Thread E.T.
Finereader Pro is accessible. From E.T.'s Keyboard. . . "God for you is where you sweep away all the mysteries of the world, all the challenges to our intelligence. You simply turn your mind off and say God did it." --Carl Sagan E-mail: ancient.ali...@icloud.com On 5/25/2017 8:52 PM,

Re: Scanning solutions for mac?

2017-05-25 Thread Maria Chapman
HI. what problems are you having with Prizmo? How accessible is fine reader pro? thanks Maria > On 25 May 2017, at 1:59 am, Anne Robertson wrote: > > Hello Maria, > > Docuscan as far as I know, only handles English which made it a no no for me, > but those who use it seem very satisfied. > I

Re: Scanning solutions for mac?

2017-05-24 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Maria, Docuscan as far as I know, only handles English which made it a no no for me, but those who use it seem very satisfied. I use FineReader Pro which can deal with three different languages in the same document meaning that I don’t need to know which language I’m scanning. I also have

Re: Scanning program for the Mac

2016-02-04 Thread Caitlyn Furness
f Of Dionipher Herrera >> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2016 11:32 AM >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Scanning program for the Mac >> >> yes it does, it is accessible and it cost 299 euros i don’t know in other >> countries though. >>&g

RE: Scanning program for the Mac

2016-02-03 Thread Rhonda Partain
PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Scanning program for the Mac If you purchase it what ballpark cost is it? Marie Lyons > On Feb 3, 2016, at 1:20 PM, Rhonda Partain wrote: > > Serotek makes a scanning program called Docuscan plus, it will work on > the mac compu

Re: Scanning program for the Mac

2016-02-03 Thread Marie Lyons
nloads > Rhonda > > -Original Message- > From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dionipher Herrera > Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2016 11:32 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Scanning prog

RE: Scanning program for the Mac

2016-02-03 Thread Rhonda Partain
Otten Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2016 1:51 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Scanning program for the Mac That program scans in the cloud and recognizes in the cloud. And it costs more than fine raider. If you don't mind relying on the Internet, I guess it's OK. Th

Re: Scanning program for the Mac

2016-02-03 Thread Mary Otten
> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > [mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Dionipher Herrera > Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2016 11:32 AM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Scanning program for the Mac > > yes it does, it is accessible and it cost 299 euro

RE: Scanning program for the Mac

2016-02-03 Thread Rhonda Partain
Dionipher Herrera Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2016 11:32 AM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Scanning program for the Mac yes it does, it is accessible and it cost 299 euros i don’t know in other countries though. > Il giorno 03 feb 2016, alle ore 12:51, denise avant > ha s

Re: Scanning program for the Mac

2016-02-03 Thread Dionipher Herrera
yes it does, it is accessible and it cost 299 euros i don’t know in other countries though. > Il giorno 03 feb 2016, alle ore 12:51, denise avant > ha scritto: > > Hi all, > I believe that there is a popular scanning program for the Mac called Abby > Fine Reader Pro. Can this program be bough

Re: Scanning pdf document.

2015-11-05 Thread Anders Holmberg
Hi! Ah, didn’t think of that one. Thanks for that mate! /A > On 05 Nov 2015, at 14:13, Sadam Ahmed wrote: > > As far as I know the KNFB solution only works with Dropbox. > > Try the free version of PDF Pen Pro pretty sure that application will do the > trick. > > Sadam Ahmed > > On 11/5/2015

Re: Scanning pdf document.

2015-11-05 Thread erik burggraaf
KNFB only works with dropbox and one drive, but you could email the document to your iphone and ocr it with prismo. Best, Erik Burggraaf > On Nov 5, 2015, at 4:47 AM, Anders Holmberg wrote: > > Hi! > On my mac i have a manual which sadly is a scanned pdf document. > So i thought i could conv

Re: Scanning pdf document.

2015-11-05 Thread David Griffith
According to this Abby FineReader page El Capitan is now supported. There is an update available on the page or if you purchased from the app store you have to go there. The link to the update page is ridiculously long so I have put it into a shortened url link but also include the original b

Re: Scanning pdf document.

2015-11-05 Thread Sadam Ahmed
As far as I know the KNFB solution only works with Dropbox. Try the free version of PDF Pen Pro pretty sure that application will do the trick. Sadam Ahmed On 11/5/2015 11:47 PM, Anders Holmberg wrote: Hi! On my mac i have a manual which sadly is a scanned pdf document. So i thought i could

Re: Scanning text on the MAC

2015-09-19 Thread E.T.
7; via MacVisionaries <mailto:macvisionaries@googlegroups.com> *Subject:* Re: Scanning text on the MAC The two popular ones are Prizmo ($50--don't bother with the $100 version) or Abbyy Fine Reader. Both seem to do well, though I haven't compared them side by side. If you have an iOS devi

Re: Scanning text on the MAC

2015-09-19 Thread Eileen Scrivani
ch' via MacVisionaries Subject: Re: Scanning text on the MAC The two popular ones are Prizmo ($50--don't bother with the $100 version) or Abbyy Fine Reader. Both seem to do well, though I haven't compared them side by side. If you have an iOS device, I have to say that I find the K

Re: Scanning text on the MAC

2015-09-18 Thread Michael Marshall
Absolutely agreed, fine reader is best on the mac i find. scanning books with spines on a flatbed is a never ending nightmare. > On 19 Sep 2015, at 10:31 AM, Alex Hall wrote: > > The two popular ones are Prizmo ($50--don't bother with the $100 version) or > Abbyy Fine Reader. Both seem to do wel

Re: Scanning text on the MAC

2015-09-18 Thread Jim Gatteys
That's funny. Just mentioned Abbyy Finereader earlier. It works quite well. Jim > On Sep 18, 2015, at 6:03 PM, percygarrett wrote: > > Can anyone recommend scanning software, a scanning app or program for the MAC > Mini? My snail mail and other printed documents are stacking up. Thanks for >

Re: Scanning text on the MAC

2015-09-18 Thread Alex Hall
The two popular ones are Prizmo ($50--don't bother with the $100 version) or Abbyy Fine Reader. Both seem to do well, though I haven't compared them side by side. If you have an iOS device, I have to say that I find the KNFB Reader app to be more convenient and just as accurate, especially now t

Re: Scanning Software for Mac Book??

2015-09-18 Thread Jim Gatteys
ber 18, 2015 6:59 PM > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Scanning Software for Mac Book?? > > Hi! > I use baby fine reader and like it quite well. > Jim > > > On Sep 18, 2015, at 5:57 PM, Eileen Scrivani wrote: > > > > Hi All, > > > &g

Re: Scanning Software for Mac Book??

2015-09-18 Thread Eileen Scrivani
Hi Jim, How is the accuracy of scans? I use scanning for my mail/bills and want to be sure about getting an accurate scan. Thanks. Eileen From: Jim Gatteys Sent: Friday, September 18, 2015 6:59 PM To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: Scanning Software for Mac Book?? Hi! I

Re: Scanning Software for Mac Book??

2015-09-18 Thread Jim Gatteys
Hi! I use baby fine reader and like it quite well. Jim > On Sep 18, 2015, at 5:57 PM, Eileen Scrivani wrote: > > Hi All, > > Just wondering what software is best on the Mac (Mac Book) for scanning text > for the purpose of reading mail, copying, etc.?? > > Thanks. > > Eileen > -- You

Re: scanning a book on fine reader

2015-05-14 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Once you've scanned the pages, you go into export dialog and there you will have the various choices of formats to convert to. > On 13 May 2015, at 23:00, Dionipher Presas Herrera > wrote: > > how do you convert it to txt, i only do have word, pdf, excel >> On 13 May 2015, at 9:58 pm, Andrew La

Re: scanning a book on fine reader

2015-05-13 Thread Dionipher Presas Herrera
ah ok, thanks. > On 14 May 2015, at 12:44 am, Anne Robertson wrote: > > Hello, > > To obtain all the scanning options, click the item marked Right Arrow to the > left of the Source table and they’ll all appear inside a scroll area. > > Cheers, > > Anne > >> On 14 May 2015, at 08:00, Dioniphe

Re: scanning a book on fine reader

2015-05-13 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello, To obtain all the scanning options, click the item marked Right Arrow to the left of the Source table and they’ll all appear inside a scroll area. Cheers, Anne > On 14 May 2015, at 08:00, Dionipher Presas Herrera > wrote: > > how do you convert it to txt, i only do have word, pdf, ex

Re: scanning a book on fine reader

2015-05-13 Thread Dionipher Presas Herrera
how do you convert it to txt, i only do have word, pdf, excel > On 13 May 2015, at 9:58 pm, Andrew Lamanche wrote: > > Hello, > > I've successfully used FineReader Pro to scan books. However if the book is > very large, it may make sense to scan a batch of pages since the process > takes up a

Re: scanning a book on fine reader

2015-05-13 Thread Andrew Lamanche
Hello, I've successfully used FineReader Pro to scan books. However if the book is very large, it may make sense to scan a batch of pages since the process takes up a lot of memory. The way I do this is by using a paper clip which I put at the first page of the book, start scanning, and if I

Re: scanning software for the mack

2014-12-20 Thread jeffrey greene
Hi with doc-scan plus your files do wind up on stork’s servers. But, it is very esy to delete the ones you no longer want, or to save them to your mac and then delete the copy on the server. Plus your files are password protected. Jeff > On Dec 20, 2014, at 5:17 PM, Maurice Mines wrote: > > I

Re: scanning software for the mack

2014-12-20 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Maurice, ABBYY FineReader is stil being updated on a regular basis. You can get FineReader Pro either from the Appstore or from the ABBYY website. Cheers, Anne > On 20 Dec 2014, at 22:37, Maurice Mines wrote: > > good afternoon, is this product still being produced? Some time ago roug

Re: scanning software for the mack

2014-12-20 Thread Maurice Mines
I just have one word of caution about docuscan the price of this product unless I’m not mistaken is still $300. While Abby Bynum reader is $100. Concern number two as I’m not mistaken anything you scan winds up online. For many of the things I get that is the absolute last place I would want my

Re: scanning software for the mack

2014-12-20 Thread jeffrey greene
Hi list, I like Docuscan Plus from Serotek. It is very easy to use and in my experience it gives better results than Abby Fine Reader Pro. Docuscan Plus is available from the mac app store. Hope this helps! Jeff > On Dec 20, 2014, at 4:37 PM, Maurice Mines wrote: > > good afternoon, is this pr

Re: scanning software for the mack

2014-12-20 Thread Maurice Mines
good afternoon, is this product still being produced? Some time ago roughly about two months the person who I asked about this title mentioned that it was no longer being produced? So I’m trying to figure out it? Is a company that makes fine reader Pro out of business and the app just so happen

Re: scanning software for the mack

2014-12-16 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Becky, What most people prefer to use for scanning on the Mac is FineReader Pro which you can get from the Appstore. It’s quite expensive but very good. You’ll find instructions on how to use it if you look back a few messages to find Phil Halton’s answers about: Results for Abbyy Fine re

Re: scanning within a vm

2014-04-14 Thread Caitlyn and Maggie
Yeah, that's what I thought! Well, we'll just keep on fiddling with the blasted thing tip either we get it working or we go bald from trying! lol thanks for the input Cait On Apr 14, 2014, at 1:37 PM, Phil Halton wrote: > Yes, it still should work as far as I can see.(Which isn't very far) ha

Re: scanning within a vm

2014-04-14 Thread Phil Halton
Yes, it still should work as far as I can see.(Which isn't very far) ha After all, Windows is running as a full operating system on virtual hardware, and there are no particular limitations imposed by the Mac. Sent from my IPhone > On Apr 14, 2014, at 10:28 AM, Caitlyn and Maggie > wrote: >

Re: scanning within a vm

2014-04-14 Thread Caitlyn and Maggie
We are trying to make it possible for Mark to use k1000 for what he needs. There are no drivers for the mac for his scanner, but if we have the correct driver for windows, shouldn't this still work in a vm? I realize that abby fine reader is an option, but it still doesn't offer all the stuff k

Re: scanning within a vm

2014-04-14 Thread Phil Halton
I know this isn't an answer to your question, but if you need a good scanning solution for the Mac, ABBYY FineReader Pro works flawlessly and supports myriad scanners. For around $150 for a epson scanner (or numerous other low-cost scanners), and $90 or so for FR Pro, you can be up and running

Re: scanning within a vm

2014-04-14 Thread Eileen Misrahi
Hello, If you are talking about the Optic Book 3600, you'll be out of luck. When I first became a proud owner of my Mac Air last August, I attempted to install the drivers for it, but I had no success. I did contact the company because there were some drivers offer on the support web page, but

Re: Scanning as tif files on the mac.

2013-11-26 Thread Cheryl Homiak
This seems kind of strange to me. I scan to tiff files all the time with vuescan and have them converted with Abbyy Finereader Express and they are fine. I scan mail and whole books. But I don't know what you would do to get better results. -- Cheryl May the words of my mouth and the meditati

Re: Scanning as tif files on the mac.

2013-11-26 Thread Annie Skov Nielsen
Hi Anne and all. Thank you for your settings. I have got vuescan setup correct. Tried to make a tif file and recognize with finereader 11, but I will have to admit that the quality is better if I use finereader 11 both for scanning and recognizing. Now I am wondering why? Could there be other s

Re: Scanning as tif files on the mac.

2013-11-24 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Annie, Here is my set up guide for VueScan to work with ABBYY FineReader. Cheers, Anne Configuring VueScan 1) Open VueScan and read carefully the initial message which informs you as to whether your scanner has been recognised. If it has, carry on, otherwise follow VueScan's instructio

Re: Scanning as tif files on the mac.

2013-11-23 Thread Ray Foret Jr
Perhaps you might like to try Abby Fine reader for running the OCR. You can use VUe Scan to do the actual scanning and Abby Fine Reader for the actual OCR. That’s what many of us do. Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind built-in! Sincerely, The Constantl

Re: scanning applications

2013-01-13 Thread Lisette Wesseling
Which of the two products produces the best OCR results in English? On 14/01/2013, at 3:27 PM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > Thanks Anne > I will check it out. I think I'm going to go ahead and get it. At times I > need a more complex scanner then I have for Abby fine reader. I think if I > were cite

Re: scanning applications

2013-01-13 Thread Eugenia Firth
Help Anne. I guess I don't know what I'm doing. I got the free version, which is ok for now. I got it to scan, but it put the scan into a jpg file. I figured out how to set it for text, ok. Now I can't figure out how to get it to talk the text. Do I go to the output tab to put in a file name to

Re: scanning applications

2013-01-13 Thread Eugenia Firth
Thanks Anne I will check it out. I think I'm going to go ahead and get it. At times I need a more complex scanner then I have for Abby fine reader. I think if I were cited, Abby fine reader would be enough. On Jan 13, 2013, at 7:38 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Gigi, > > VueScan isn't in t

Re: scanning applications

2013-01-13 Thread Teresa Cochran
Express is the only one available for the Mac. Teresa "The Golden Age of science fiction is twelve."--Pete Graham On Jan 12, 2013, at 2:49 PM, Chris Bruinenberg wrote: > Hi all. > Are there any good scanning apps in the app store? > I know docuscan is a good solution. > I have a canon scanner

Re: scanning applications

2013-01-13 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Gigi, VueScan isn't in the appstore. You get it from: www.hamrick.com It costs $39 for one year or $79 for life. We've had this application for over ten years now, so life does mean life! VueScan is kept up-to-date on Mac, Windows and Linux, with updates every few days if you want them.

Re: scanning applications

2013-01-13 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Anne. I went searching for Vuescan in the app store. I got back Exact Scan. Since the one I found was $129, I want to make sure I get the right thing. Regards, Gigi On Jan 13, 2013, at 1:55 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Chris, > > It works fine with my Canon Lide 110 and I can scan m

Re: scanning applications

2013-01-12 Thread Chris Bruinenberg
Hi Anne. I will try this again. Thanks. On Jan 12, 2013, at 11:55 PM, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Chris, > > It works fine with my Canon Lide 110 and I can scan multiple pages although > it isn't as easy as with VueScan. You have to click Resume then use the > window chooser to get back to

Re: scanning applications

2013-01-12 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Chris, It works fine with my Canon Lide 110 and I can scan multiple pages although it isn't as easy as with VueScan. You have to click Resume then use the window chooser to get back to the scanner window. However, it does work. When scanning a book, I usually scan a chapter at a time so I

Re: scanning applications

2013-01-12 Thread Chris Bruinenberg
Hi. Thank you for the tip. Was there an easy way to scan multiple documents at once? I tried a demo of it and it wouldn't let me scan multiple pages. Also, it didn't seam to work with my canon scanner very well. Thanks. chris On Jan 12, 2013, at 11:15 PM, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Chris, >

Re: scanning applications

2013-01-12 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Chris, ABBYY FineReader Express is very good and can handle up to three languages in one text. I've been using it for a couple of years and am very satisfied with it. My objection to DocuScan is that it only handles English which is no problem for many people, but for those of us who liv

Re: scanning applications

2013-01-12 Thread Chris Bruinenberg
Thanks phill. I've tried that one. I might just buy it. Sent from my iPhone On Jan 12, 2013, at 6:01 PM, "Phil Halton" wrote: > I'm hearing that ABBYY fine reader Express works well, but I don't know for > sure. Maybe someone who uses it will chime in. > Notice the "express" in the name as o

Re: scanning applications

2013-01-12 Thread Phil Halton
I'm hearing that ABBYY fine reader Express works well, but I don't know for sure. Maybe someone who uses it will chime in. Notice the "express" in the name as opposed to other flavors of the app. I hear its just the Express version that works well - Original Message - From: "Chris Brui

Re: Scanning multiple pages in Abbyy Finereader Express?

2012-10-18 Thread Cheryl Ann Homiak
Why would this be a problem? You just erase the tiff files after the scanning is done. They are all in the same folder and i just delete them all after I scan. Besides this, if I have something really important I keep the tiff file. Then I don't have to keep the original print copy because if s

Re: Scanning multiple pages in Abbyy Finereader Express?

2012-10-18 Thread Cheryl Homiak
My lide 60 wasn't! -- Cheryl May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable to You, Lord, my rock and my Redeemer. (Psalm 19:14 HCSB) On Oct 18, 2012, at 11:53 AM, Søren Jensen wrote: > Oh interesting. I thought all scaner interfaces was accessible like the canon > s

Re: Scanning multiple pages in Abbyy Finereader Express?

2012-10-18 Thread Krister Ekstrom
I don't use Vuescan because it leaves too much waste in the shape of .tiff files behind. Otherwise i maybe should have used that solution. /Krister 18 okt 2012 kl. 18:43 skrev Cheryl Ann Homiak : > For some scanners, the scanner interface isn't really accessible or doesn't > work right and for

Re: Scanning multiple pages in Abbyy Finereader Express?

2012-10-18 Thread Søren Jensen
Oh interesting. I thought all scaner interfaces was accessible like the canon scanners. Thanks for letting me know. Best regards: Søren Jensen Mail & MSN: s...@coolfortheblind.dk Website: http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/ Den 18/10/2012 kl. 18.43 skrev Cheryl Ann Homiak : > For some scanners, the s

Re: Scanning multiple pages in Abbyy Finereader Express?

2012-10-18 Thread Cheryl Ann Homiak
For some scanners, the scanner interface isn't really accessible or doesn't work right and for those scanners one has to use vuescan anyway. On Thu, 18 Oct 2012, Søren Jensen wrote: Hi Anne. I've just send a solution which works for me to scan multiple pages in Finereader. Best regards: Sø

Re: Scanning multiple pages in Abbyy Finereader Express?

2012-10-18 Thread Cheryl Ann Homiak
i do the same as Anne does. I also like being able to put my scanner on autorepeat for doing a long book. My scanner process takes long enough that I can just put vuescan on continuous scan and get the pages in and out quickly enough to not have to stop the scanner. If I need to stop at some po

Re: Scanning multiple pages in Abbyy Finereader Express?

2012-10-18 Thread Søren Jensen
Hi Anne. I've just send a solution which works for me to scan multiple pages in Finereader. Best regards: Søren Jensen Mail & MSN: s...@coolfortheblind.dk Website: http://www.coolfortheblind.dk/ Den 18/10/2012 kl. 16.37 skrev Anne Robertson : > Hello Krister, > > I was hoping someone would hav

Re: Scanning multiple pages in Abbyy Finereader Express?

2012-10-18 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Krister, I was hoping someone would have a solution to this problem as I can't find one. ABBYY FineReader can process files containing multiple images but doesn't seem to have any way of scanning multiple images into one file. I'll be sticking with VueScan to scan multiple pages and ABBYY

Re: Scanning multiple pages in Abbyy Finereader Express?

2012-10-18 Thread Søren Jensen
Hi. When the first page is scanned, you should be able to bring up the window chooser, select the previous window and scan an other page. Remember that the window which comes up when you choose scan is your scanner drivers interface and not Finereader, so if you go back to the FineReader window

Re: scanning apps

2012-09-12 Thread Emilio
Hello, For me, I use Fujitsu scan snap. It is not cloud based, and only works on the Macintosh. Uses ABBYY Fine Reader for OCR conversion, and comes with great scanner for $249 on Amazon.com Single sheet scanner with single, ten page, or 50 page automatic feed tray. On Sep 11, 7:37 pm, Chris Brui

Re: scanning apps

2012-09-12 Thread Alex Hall
Sounds good. Come to think of it, instead of me posting it, you should submit it as a guide on Applevis, that way it is not only public, but searchable. If you don't have an account there you can set one up easily, or I could post it for you, either way. On Sep 12, 2012, at 12:50 PM, Anne Robert

Re: scanning apps

2012-09-12 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Alex, I'll send you the document privately and you can post it wherever you like. I think it might be out there already on one of the many useful websites. I have a Website too, but it's in French. As for DocuScan, it only works in English, so is no use to anyone using other languages. A

Re: scanning apps

2012-09-12 Thread Alex Hall
Anne, could you just post the guide somewhere public? If you hve a dropbox account, that would do perfectly. If not, send me the guide and I can post it in my dropbox and send out the link for it. On a related note, I always thought Docuscan was the best option, just going by what I'd heard? Wha

Re: scanning apps

2012-09-12 Thread Les Kriegler
Hi Ann, I have a student who is in need of scanning apps on his Mac at work, so if you could send me the guide, it would be much appreciated. Thanks. Les On Sep 12, 2012, at 2:19 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Chris, > > The best OCR app for Mac is ABBYY FineReader Express but I've never

Re: scanning apps

2012-09-12 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Anne I too would like this scanning guide set up that you have. I think it will be something useful to a lot of people. Thanks. Gigi Sent from my iPhone On Sep 12, 2012, at 1:19 AM, Anne Robertson wrote: > Hello Chris, > > The best OCR app for Mac is ABBYY FineReader Express but I've neve

Re: scanning apps

2012-09-11 Thread Anne Robertson
Hello Chris, The best OCR app for Mac is ABBYY FineReader Express but I've never managed to get it to scan more than one page at a time. For this reason, I use VueScan to do the scanning part. It will scan multiple pages into one file that FineReader can then process all at once. If you go dow

Re: Scanning program for the iPhone I felt

2012-08-23 Thread Chris Blouch
ot; To: Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 9:29 PM Subject: Re: Scanning program for the iPhone I felt Is it worth getting with an iPod Touch 4Th Gen? Considering it but don't want to spend the money if I can't get good results. Jane On Aug 19, 2012, at 9:39 PM, Rachel Feinberg wrote

Re: Scanning program for the iPhone I felt

2012-08-23 Thread Mike Busboom
t to all of you, and thanks! Mike On 21,Aug,2012, at 4:58 AM, David Tanner wrote: > The camera on the iTouch 4 is not going to be good enough to successfully > recognize text. > > - Original Message - From: "Jane" > To: > Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 9:29

Re: Scanning program for the iPhone I felt

2012-08-20 Thread David Tanner
The camera on the iTouch 4 is not going to be good enough to successfully recognize text. - Original Message - From: "Jane" To: Sent: Sunday, August 19, 2012 9:29 PM Subject: Re: Scanning program for the iPhone I felt Is it worth getting with an iPod Touch 4Th Gen? Cons

Re: Scanning program for the iPhone I felt

2012-08-20 Thread Kawal Gucukoglu
Hi Rachel. Just bought this product due to your recemmendations. Thank you. Kawal. On 20 Aug 2012, at 02:39 AM, Rachel Feinberg wrote: > Try Text Detective. It's an app that scans automatically without the need to > take a photo of text. Works best with the 4S and is on applevis if you want

Re: Scanning program for the iPhone I felt

2012-08-20 Thread Ricardo Walker
Yup. That's a good idea. I hope you have better success than I did. And its free so, your not losing anything if you can't get it to work. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Aug 20, 2012, at 5:35 AM, Eugenia Firth wrote: > Hi Ricardo

Re: Scanning program for the iPhone I felt

2012-08-20 Thread Eugenia Firth
Thanks Rachel I put it on my iPhone, and will check it out. Regards Gigi Sent from my iPhone On Aug 19, 2012, at 9:29 PM, Jane wrote: > Is it worth getting with an iPod Touch 4Th Gen? Considering it but don't > want to spend the money if I can't get good results. > > Jane > > > On Aug 19,

Re: Scanning program for the iPhone I felt

2012-08-20 Thread Eugenia Firth
Hi Ricardo Well, since it's free, I guess I'll keep it on here for a while longer and see what results I get. I did get it to read part of a water bill, which I'm not sure is a fair test of an application. Regards Gigi Sent from my iPhone On Aug 19, 2012, at 6:16 PM, Ricardo Walker wrote: > a

Re: Scanning program for the iPhone I felt

2012-08-20 Thread Ricardo Walker
Hi, I think you would find it difficult to get good results with any OCR app since the camera resolution is so poor on an iPod touch. Ricardo Walker rica...@appletothecore.info Twitter:@apple2thecore www.appletothecore.info On Aug 19, 2012, at 10:29 PM, Jane wrote: > Is it worth getting with

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