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OCR for Imported Documents

Forum Topic by Joseph Westhouse on Friday, April 12, 2013
… hurt to ask. I'm looking for something that can perform OCR on pre-scanned .pdf files. Adobe Acrobat can do this, I … that will scann a document or take a picture and perform OCR. I'm looking for something that I could import a .pdf into and have the app perform OCR on the scanned document in the .pdf file. So...anybody …

Which OCR app for my needs?

Forum Topic by Blindcat on Wednesday, May 8, 2013
… camera of the Apple lineup, but I'm hoping I can find an OCR app that will meet my needs. What I am wanting to do is OCR the inserts for a number of my Blu-ray movies so that I … Thanks, Chris … You can use digit eyes it is a OCR app. … Isaac, you've suggested Digit Eyes a couple times …

Free OCR iPhone Apps

Forum Topic by Unregistered User on Tuesday, July 23, 2013
… Would you like to tell me a list of accessibility ocr scan apps for iphone/VO? I want to read example a … about Prizmo but the apps costs little bit. What of scan ocr apps would you recommending me?!! Thank you …

color recognition apps and OCR apps suggestions

Forum Topic by falcon wings on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
… and such. oh and while we are at it,which is the best OCR app according to you? just looking for your … which is the best and which to purchase. In terms of OCR apps, then I'd say text detective is the best I have … is a great app, however it is a barcode scanner and not an OCR app, just to clarify. Thanks Chris … Thank you Chris, …

best OCR app for IPhone 5 for a totally blind person?

Forum Topic by lovable rogue on Tuesday, December 31, 2013
… Therefore, I would like to ask your opinion on the best OCR app for a totally blind person with iPhone 5. Do you need … best results with TextGrabber. It does seem that the "best OCR app" is subjective and everyone has his or her favorite. … For me, it is TextGrabber. The one certainty with OCR apps is it will come down to the quality of the picture. …

Prizmo versus Docuscan

Forum Topic by Skyhook on Tuesday, March 5, 2013
… Hello: I am wanting to purchase good ocr software to enable me to read from scanned pages and from … To scan with your iPhone, you will specifically need an OCR app. These do a fair job, but depend mostly on the camera … I have an HP scanner that works with several other OCR solutions, but DocuScan doesn't seem to recognize it. …

TextGrabber scan and translate

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by Travis Roth on Friday, April 5, 2013
… Pointer, 4YourFamilyStory.com Thanks to ABBYY’s Mobile OCR Technology, it only takes TextGrabber + Translator a few … Chinese, Korean and others (an Internet connection for OCR isn’t required). Instant translation from more than 40 … and can be easily found anytime in the “History” folder. OCR HINT: Please select the appropriate language (up to three …

ABBYY FineReader Express for Mac: general question

Forum Topic by Sam Troia on Wednesday, November 20, 2013
… currently using the ABBYY FineReader Express for Mac OCR app and, if so, how is its accessibility; ease of use, … time to time as well as handouts Fine reader is the only OCR app I use. As to the post asking about multiple pages in … scanner for about $80, but was really frustrated as the OCR software that came with it was terrible, and I constantly …

VO and capture codes

Forum Topic by Callum Stoneman on Wednesday, June 12, 2013
… bypass capture codes or to get VO to read the code? Some OCR software that I can copy and paste the image into maybe? … CAPTCHA, spelled C, A, P, T, C, H, A, not capture. While OCR software might work on some codes, most are probably deliberately obscured enough to make OCR impossible. After all, if OCR worked on them, that would …

About ios 7 and VO

Forum Topic by Jayson on Wednesday, July 31, 2013
… ios 7 that example: color identify, light identify, ocr scan, and also better VO quality with anymore gestures to …

several IPhone questions

Forum Topic by lovable rogue on Monday, December 30, 2013
… only read one line of text. Does anyone know of a better OCR app for a blind user? I am trying to use digit-eyes, …

Scanners What to look for when buying one

Forum Topic by blindgator on Friday, February 22, 2013
… have never had a scanner, and don't find any of the Iphone OCR apps work to my liking. I am looking to get a scanner …

vBookz PDF Voice Reader

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by Soupy on Saturday, July 20, 2013
… Voice Reader is for you. vBookz read true text PDF files. OCR scanned image PDFs.   © vBookz is enabled by patent …

Open Book for Apple

Forum Topic by Scott W on Wednesday, May 1, 2013
… the iPhone, I'm not sure how that has anything to do with OCR and TTS software for the Mac... Is it possible to run … around $300 but I hear the pair works grate. … ABBYY is a OCR app for the mac. DevonThink This Mac-only program is well … combines both file organization and databasing as well as OCR. The OCR technology does require you to get the ‘Pro …

Pdf reader

Forum Topic by Tangela on Wednesday, August 28, 2013
… image, you need to use a program or application that can OCR text from a PDF. If you need to read this on an iOS … under the iOS app deals. Prizmo is unusual among iOS OCR apps because since the May 2013 update to version , it supports OCR from PDFs, while most iOS OCR apps require an input image …

Looking For an app that can read text inside an image

Forum Topic by Khalfan Bin Dhaher on Monday, October 21, 2013
… Prizmo, https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/prizmo-scanning-ocr-speech/id366791896?mt=8 is one of the best apps I've … found for doing this. You can import images into it, run OCR and get readable text which you can then export as text … often. It is also possible to import scanned pdf's and run OCR on those. Applevis has some great resources on how to use …

SayText

Forum Topic by tay tay on Tuesday, January 29, 2013
… camera will shoot automatically when focused 3. While the OCR is running, tap the screen to hear the progress status 4. When the OCR is ready, swipe right on the screen to listen the … with light, but not the LOTS of light that is better for OCR. You can run this app with the screen curtain on, by the …

Talking goggles

Forum Topic by Mitch on Thursday, July 11, 2013
… camera I tried putting a printed packet down for it to OCR got nothing. With the still camera mode I tried taking a …

iPhone 4S or 5?

Forum Topic by Nancy on Thursday, July 18, 2013
… with the higher camera resolution, the 5 may be better at OCR? I had no way to check this one out. Anyone else notice an OCR difference? Would the Iphone 5 have better recognition? … …

Introduction and some help please

Forum Topic by lovable rogue on Monday, November 4, 2013
… Well, I say no issues, but I don't count in the obvious OCR mistakes. It has helped me read the random papers …

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