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Effects of camera improvements on OCR.

Forum Topic by Ali Colak on Friday, September 22, 2017
… in the 7 and 8 had had any positive effects on OCR. Also, will the double lense optical image stabilization … improvement for the iphone x positively effect OCR? Of course, I realise that this will depend on developers … of bying the X, but might think of it if it has better OCR possibilities. I have never done much ocr with the …

Tessa OCR and OmniPage Pro

Forum Topic by PaulMartz on Monday, October 9, 2017
… Has anyone tried Tessa? The free version does OCR okay, but functionality is really handicapped. I wanted … 7 system with a Canon scanner and Nuance OmniPage 18 for OCR. But lately I've decided to eliminate the Windows 7 system if possible, so I needed to move scanning and OCR over to my Mac. Well, I got the scanner up and running in …

Looking for an OCR software for mac

Forum Topic by Claude Renaud on Wednesday, November 15, 2017
… Hello, I’m looking for an OCR software for Mac in which it’s possible to edit the … an IPhone on a stand plus KNFBReader for IOS can be a Mac OCR replacement. If you're just scanning the mail, then apps … That's a long walk, but depends on how intensively you oCR. When I was in grad school, scanning an entire book every …

Adding OCR layer to scanned documents

Forum Topic by Betsy on Monday, March 6, 2017
… app can not read it to me because the document lacks an OCR layer. Is anyone using an ios app that adds ocr to scanned documents? …

[Announcement] Prizmo Go for iPhone & iPad. Instant Text Capture.

Forum Topic by rsebbe on Thursday, April 27, 2017
… purchase to export text or use the higher accuracy Cloud OCR feature. Below you'll find the app description and links, … correction, dynamic rescale) - Reliable Built-in OCR (works without internet connection), 10 languages (see below) - Accurate Cloud OCR (***) option (Internet connection required), 22 languages …

Prizmo Go β€Ί Grab Text & Share

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by Snorlax on Sunday, April 30, 2017
… correction, dynamic rescale) - Reliable Built-in OCR (works without internet connection), 10 languages (see below) - Accurate Cloud OCR (***) option (Internet connection required), 22 languages … input or provided input image (clipboard). AVAILABLE OCR LANGUAGES - Built-in OCR (10): Danish, Dutch, English, …

Reading LCD Screens

Forum Topic by The Piano Geek on Thursday, March 2, 2017
… an LCD display that I would like to see with the use of an OCR app. Is there a good one available? … Hi! The best app …

Will VoiceOver be Getting Any Major Enhancements in iOS 11?

Forum Topic by Bellsfurmama on Tuesday, May 16, 2017
… It would be amazing if Voice Over could have some kind of OCR reginition that would allow us to access more of them, … Word and (if you're lucky and it works, line). Some OCR functionality would be a cool idea though. A nice OCR roter selection would be a great thing let me tell you. …

Reading a pdf Book On My Phone

Forum Topic by Juju on Friday, November 17, 2017
… read it using Voiceover. This works well. If there isn't OCR in the book, you'll need to run an OCR program on it. I'm on Linux so I use Tessaract but Adobe Acrobat Pro has good OCR. Often you'll need to pay for an OCR program, though, …

Love the way that netflix reads text

Forum Topic by Sabrina on Thursday, October 12, 2017
… I can actually hear what is going on. I believe that is OCR but can also be a feature in Netflix. It is very useful …

IOS 11 on iPhone 5S in low power mode, anyone tested?

Forum Topic by ftealucard on Thursday, December 14, 2017
… for now is for the built in password manager and the OCR that VoiceOver tries to do on unlabeled buttons. Thanks …

Get OCR Results On The Go With Prizmo Go

Podcast by AppleVis on Friday, May 5, 2017
… the tip with the height of the device in conjunction with ocr results was great. Your other tip about using landscape … is still somewhat better when it comes down to non cloud ocr, but maybe it's just a matter of practice or the … and Prizmo Go for things that that can go through cloud ocr. Either way I learned alot, Thanks. Once again, great …

update on Braigo

Forum Topic by Dawn πŸ‘©πŸ»β€πŸ¦― on Wednesday, May 17, 2017
… a photo and that was successful! While I'll still keep the OCR. app on there as backup and also to use for other stuff, …

Envision AI

iOS and iPadOS App Directory by AnonyMouse on Saturday, November 25, 2017
… Envision is the fastest, most reliable and award-winning OCR app that speaks out the visual world, helping blind and … intelligence (AI) and Optical Character Recognition (OCR). _____________________ What Envision users say about the … text. Our document text recognition is measurably the best OCR currently available. 5. The text recognition tab also has …

scanning to PDF

Forum Topic by Lola on Wednesday, December 6, 2017
… document scanned and emailed ASAP. I'm not bothered about OCR, just need a PDF. I'm using an epsom scanner with mac …

iPhone 7 plus vs. 8 plus

Forum Topic by Owen7668 on Thursday, September 21, 2017
… for the visually impaired including voice dream reader, OCR scanners, and Blindsquare which iPhone do you believe …

Can anybody recommend a virtual mail service with an accessible iOS app or online interface?

Forum Topic by Usef on Tuesday, January 3, 2017
… iPhone or iPad. I understand that KNFB Reader (and other OCR apps) can do a great job reading our mail. However, these …

One Gadget to Rule Them All: Why an iPhone Makes Sense as an Assistive Tool for the Blind

Blog Post by Melinda on Wednesday, October 4, 2017
… ) and get a light detector with your color identifier. ###OCR On The Go Do you find it frustrating to be at a … on the menu? Portable optical character recognition (OCR) is possible, but at a price. The Snow S HD 4.7" Portable … the user in taking a picture of the document. Then the OCR magic happens, leaving the information readable by voice …

Announcing partnership between Sprint and NFB to offer free copy of KNFB Reader to blind and low vision customers

Forum Topic by maryam at sprint on Monday, December 18, 2017
… need it.” The KNFB Reader Enterprise app features the best OCR (optical character recognition) technology available and …

Quick tip: taking videos of a computer monitor

Guide by Deborah Armstrong on Monday, July 31, 2017
… that your screen reader can read just fine. Then run some OCR apps. I like the free Seeing AI or the KNFB reader for … Once they can detect the edges of the screen and correctly OCR all the text, you know the camera is seeing your computer … simply experiment and run your resulting photos through an OCR program like KNFB reader or Seeing AI to find out if they …

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