[bksvol-discuss] Re: AT Explanation Questions
- From: Debby Franson <the.bee@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 18 May 2012 21:36:10 -0500
Hi Madeleine!
I'm not sure if I quite understand your question, so I hope this
information will help.
Although I am an OpenBook user, I have installed Abby Fine Reader that came
with my new scanner on my computer, which I have played around with, being
curious about how it and I would get along. . It is accessible for a
screen reader user. I have scanned a few pages with it, and the interface
is pretty intuitive, unlike the version of OmniPage that I tried several
years ago, which I couldn't make heads or tails of, because it wasn't
intuitive, at least not to me.
I have not used the software mentioned in a post to another list, but it
might be one that could be added in the list of scanning software.
Here's the post.
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From: Judy Adams <judy@xxxxxxxxxx>
To: optacon-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [optacon-l] Re: scanning and reading appliance
In-Reply-To: <Pine.NEB.3.96.1120413125853.22461B-100000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Dear mailing list,
Don't forget Jim Bliss's VIP scanning software; his company is still going
strong, despite his illness and recent death. VIP can be used with any
Twain scanner (e.g. Canon, Epson, etc.), and the software is $295 (or can
be "bundled" with his e-mail - PnC E-mail, and browser - PnC Net for a
total of $500). Scanned text is spoken (and displayed in large print for
low vision users). Most commands are given with the number keypad in VIP,
and using arrow keys on the PnC product menus. VIP has simple audio help
identifying the key used for different functions. You can pick up a good
scanner for around $100, so with just VIP and a scanner, you have a great
system. There is also a calculator program in VIP, a simple word
processor, a database, a clock, and a CD with 658 literary classics,
including some US historical documents and the complete King James Bible
(all documents on the CD can be bookmarked in VIP). You can copy scanned
documents over into MS Word for editing, brai
lling, etc. Uses MS Anna voice on Win7 computers, or older XP voices, or
Neospeech voices can be purchased through JBliss.
The demo CD has 30-day trial versions, gives you a demo of the different
voices, and a 30 min. video with informative sound track. Let me know if
you're interested in a demo CD to try This is PC software, not stand-alone,
but quite affordable. Even if you don't have a scanner, you can see how the
system works, because there is a sample scanned file. I recommend that you
call me after installation so I can talk you through the initial steps and
answer any questions.
Best regards,
Judy Adams (former Optacon teacher, sighted),
President
JBliss Low Vision Systems
888-452-5477 9-5 California time
judy@xxxxxxxxxx
hth
Debby
At 01:50 PM 5/10/2012, Madeleine Linares wrote
Hi all,
In our talks about updating the website and the manual, it has occurred to
me that there is a lack of information for potential volunteers interested
in scanning but with no knowledge of AT software or technology. Has anyone
had any experience with this? I know that many scanners can have built-in
OCR software, but that you can also use a scanner without the built-in
software so long as there is OCR software (such as ABBYY fine reader)
installed on your computer. Since this software is pricy for someone who
just wants to scan books but would not otherwise use such software, I am
very curious if anyone has encountered these kinds of questions before or
had any related personal experiences.
Thanks,
Madeleine Linares
Volunteer Coordinator
Bookshare, a Benetech Initiative
650-644-3459
madeleinel@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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