hi Richard, When I first read your messages, somehow I missed the one that had the link with the scanner for the Scanner app.
I found it, downloaded it, and all is well. Thank you for the help. We were very nice person, and always willing to help. I want you to know that I appreciate it. I did go back to the App Store and it still told me the app was not available. I live in the United States and independence Missouri. I am very sorry that dictation is not working well for me anymore. Siri doesn’t seem to work well either, and my only reason for saying that is that I want to let you know that it just doesn’t work. So I’m sorry for the dictation errors. Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 14, 2019, at 2:46 PM, Lelia Struve <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hello Richard, so here is what I did and if I did something incorrect maybe > you could let me know. I clicked on the link and got the voice dream beta, > that worked perfectly. Then I went into Voice Dream and clicked on add and > clicked to turn on the scanner, it sent me to the App Store, and when I tried > to download that Scanner app, it said it wasn’t available in my country. Do > you know if this is not available in the US? Thanks > > Lelia > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 14, 2019, at 11:16 AM, Richard Turner <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> For those who have not heard, Winston Chen, the developer of Voice Dream >> Reader, is developing an OCR app called Scanner. It is in public beta, so >> anyone can test it and give him feedback. >> If you also install the Voice Dream Reader beta, you will be able to choose >> Scanner from the Add dialog in VDR. >> >> Here is the latest info from Testflight which you have to have installed in >> order to use the betas but it is free in the app store. >> I've tested the app quite a bit in the two days I've known about it and it >> blows everything else out of the water. >> There is one very annoying thing in beta 3 that I've asked him to disable, >> but if Edge Detection is on, there is a constant tone playing that is truly >> annoying. >> It doesn't say below, but you can use the up volume button to capture the >> image. >> Saving as PDF is not only fully accessible, but it retains any images in the >> document. >> At this point, unless I can convince him to charge more, he is thinking of >> charging $5.00 for the app. >> I think it is worth much more. >> Here is the info from TestFlight. >> >> From Testflight >> Here's the high level stuff: >> >> - State-of-the-art A.I. for OCR and text recognition: Fast and accurate, >> even in poor lighting conditions. Works entirely on device: No need for >> internet and your data stays private. >> >> - Export scans as plain text or PDF with embedded text to another app, or >> save them on your local device, iCloud, Dropbox, or Google Drive. >> >> - Works with Voice Dream Reader. You need to download the latest beta >> version of Voice Dream Reader, version 4.8.0. If you haven't signed up for >> beta, you can do it here: https://testflight.apple.com/join/5amQM57U. After >> downloading the latest Reader Beta, you will be able access the scanner >> directly from Reader and add scanned documents to your Reader library. >> >> Additional Features: >> >> - Automatic detection of document edges for stretching and cropping >> - Automatic detection of document orientation >> - Automatic image enhancement >> - Batch mode for scanning multiple pages quickly >> - Spoken words are highlighted in the text or the image >> - Select text-to-speech voice and change speed >> - Uses premium voices purchased in Voice Dream Reader >> >> Beta 3: >> - Auto Scan (if an page is detected and phone is held steady for 2 seconds) >> - Audible tone for page detection. VoiceOver only. Should there be a way to >> disable this? >> - Capture Button is now the entire video preview window >> - No longer read content again after enhancing image >> - Minor bug fixes >> >> Beta 2: >> - Improved orientation detection >> - Added option to automatic read text after capture >> - Fix crashes >> >> Beta 1: >> This new app let you scan paper documents with the camera and recognize >> text, listen using built-in text-to-speech, and save and export. >> >> Limitations: Only languages using Latin alphabets are supported. For >> example, Chinese, Japanese, Greek, Russian, and Arabic are not supported. >> >> As with all Voice Dream beta tests, we're interested in every kind of >> feedback: nothing is too small or too insignificant. 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