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Searching for OCR software on Mac

Forum Topic by Blindnerd_90 on Friday, November 28, 2014
… to a Mac and I am searching for a reliable and accurate OCR program that I can use. Is there anyone that can … with voiceover. Has anyone tried the Abbyy Finereader OCR Pro on the Mac app store? Any feedback is appreciated, … p://www.applevis.com/apps/mac/productivity/abbyy-finereader-ocr-pro …

Pixter OCR app

Forum Topic by Fo on Saturday, November 29, 2014
… Hi, Did anyone try Pixter OCR app? How is it performance compare with others? …

free text OCR app opinion

Forum Topic by HarmonicaPlayer on Saturday, November 29, 2014
… an iPod Touch fifth gen with IOS 8.1.1. Which of the free OCR apps is most accessible/reliable text detective or saytext? also if there is another free text OCR app thats accessible i don't know of please let me know:) … to clean up the photo before the image is fed to the OCR engine and that's why it's a lot more reliable than the …

OCR apps for reading pdf's

Forum Topic by Infoblind on Tuesday, December 23, 2014
… I've tried without great success to use OCR apps like Prizmo, but I just realized you can use them … it's ready to scan. Anyone have any similar tips for using OCR apps that don't require using the camera? …

Prizmo 3 - Scanning, OCR & Speech

Mac App Directory by Victor Tsaran on Saturday, November 15, 2014
… globally to other apps as an image editing extension. - OCR Extension: Prizmo OCR capabilities are now made available throughout OS X, as … and contrast). - Improved image preprocessing for OCR, thus leading to better OCR accuracy. Other Improvements: …

Best OCR app for scanning movie inserts

Forum Topic by Blindcat on Sunday, April 13, 2014
… I have a variety of the available OCR apps one can get on the iTunes store. I am looking to use OCR to help me identify which of my movies have a free … of movie inserts you describe, I've done quite a bit of OCR on numerical data-intensive, glossy, small-format …

Looking For An OCR / Text Recognition App

Forum Topic by Misty Dawn on Thursday, November 6, 2014
… I am looking fro recommendations for an OCR / text recognition app, but not just one that can …

Mac compatible image readers

Forum Topic by Unregistered User on Saturday, February 15, 2014
… iMac). Distance application of camera is optional, as is OCR. OCR would be greatly helpful. Mahalo for your assistance. … …

Is KNFB reader worth the money?

Forum Topic by Mike Fulton on Wednesday, December 24, 2014
… it is on sale. Is it worth the money? How accurate is the OCR? Thank you! … Get it while it's discounted! I find the … to try the app first. My advice is, if you already use an OCR app on a regular basis, don't get KNFB Reader unless you … functionality is worth the price tag if you already use an OCR app you're reasonably happy with. On the other hand, if …

Scanning Apps recomendations

Forum Topic by splyt on Monday, December 15, 2014
… screen read. I suspect that I could use the iphone and a OCR to help me to recognize the menus options (the selected … As the font and lightning are standard, I think that ocr's would not have trouble at all recognizing such kind of …

Reading digital screens

Forum Topic by Ken Downey on Thursday, September 25, 2014
… cameras are supposed to be really good now, and so are OCR apps. Yes, I'm running the 4s and don't have the snazzy … In the meantime, I cranked up Text Detective and Photo OCR on my 4s and gave it a try. My conclusions are that since … results with this app and displays, i recommend the "best" OCR reading setting, it's the slowest but i've actually …

back to iOS after two years

Forum Topic by Pavel Ondra on Friday, October 31, 2014
… read doc, epub, pdf and mobi books? - what do you use for OCR, except KNFB reader? - are there any new interesting apps … for reading books/documents. \- what do you use for OCR, except KNFB reader? I don't use anything else, because … its own. I've heard good things about [Prizmo - Scanning, OCR, and …

KNFBReader for IOS - tricky crash on multi pages PDF documents

Forum Topic by Martin Kirchner on Sunday, September 28, 2014
… happen without any problems. So lets put than on the OCR recognition process. The first - lets say - 20 pages …

prismo vs finereader

Forum Topic by Piotr Machacz on Tuesday, December 23, 2014
… Prismo is currently on sale, I'm considering getting an OCR app for my Mac. I have some experience with fine reader … of Prismo for the mac. I will primarily be using it to OCR pdf files, and extract the text from them. … I have never … make a final decision for you and spoon-fed you which OCR app is better because their have too be taken into …

KNFBReader iOS App Announced for $99

Blog Post by Michael Hansen on Sunday, July 6, 2014
… PowerPoint slides, from up to 25 feet away. - Scanning and OCR for PDF documents. - A "Field of View" report for … demo was impressive...and that's putting it mildly. The OCR was very good, even on the PowerPoint slide scanned at 25 … languages" and translation between them, as well as OCR of PDF documents. … if it was 2010. Things have moved on …

[CLOSED] Vote Now for the Next Inductee into the AppleVis iOS App Hall of Fame

Blog Post by AppleVis on Friday, August 8, 2014
… Room MBraille Newsify Papa Sangre II Prizmo - Scanning, OCR, and Speech  Seeing Eye GPS Solara The Inquisitor …

KNFBReader For iOS Now Available For Download From The App Store

Blog Post by AppleVis on Thursday, September 18, 2014
… is already quite clear that  KNFBReader is likely to take OCR on iOS devices somewhere it hasn’t previously been. It is … every penny. I have had vary little success with other ocr apps but I got a full page on my very first attempt with … my first picture, I was impressed with the speed of the OCR processing (I am using the IPhone 5S. I would say that …

KNFBReader, Audio Defence, and Month Calendar 2 Chosen as AppleVis Editorial Team App Picks of the Month for October 2014

Blog Post by AppleVis on Monday, November 3, 2014
… AppleVis Editors: KNFBReader has set a new standard for OCR apps on iOS. While some products are a lot of hype and … iPod Touch Fifth Generation. (And yes, we’ve heard that OCR scans on the iPhone 4S can actually be quite good.) …

Mobile Scanner

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by alex wallis on Thursday, December 11, 2014
… designed Upgrade to SCANBOT PRO • Text recognition (OCR): extract the text of your scans to copy, search, lookup …

Recap and Opinions for Apple's Fall 2014 Announcements

Blog Post by mehgcap on Wednesday, September 10, 2014
… the much-improved camera is very probably going to make OCR apps like Prizmo or KNFB Reader Mobile even better, … the biggest category where the new camera will shine is OCR. That said, I think the iPhone 6 will be able to do the … a faster and smoother camera experience, and, well, see my OCR comments above. Oh, and face detection will be faster, so …

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