ocr software
|
Kristoffer Gustafsson
Hi.
I've got a scanner. I know that jaws has ocr functions if I want to scan a document, but I just nvda. What can I use instead? I know about omni page but that costs a lot of money. -- Kristoffer Gustafsson Salängsgatan 7a tel:033-12 60 93 mobil: 0730-500934 |
|
|
|
Gene
Do you have Word? As I recall, it has its own OCR program. There
are free OCR programs but I won't comment on them now. I haven't
used them but others may have.
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
Gene On 4/2/2022 5:42 AM, Kristoffer
Gustafsson wrote:
Hi. I've got a scanner. I know that jaws has ocr functions if I want to scan a document, but I just nvda. What can I use instead? I know about omni page but that costs a lot of money. |
|
|
|
Monte Single
Hi Gene,
Are you referring to m s word?
If so, in what part of the menu ribbons is it found?
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Gene
Sent: April 2, 2022 5:04 AM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] ocr software
Do you have Word? As I recall, it has its own OCR program. There are free OCR programs but I won't comment on them now. I haven't used them but others may have. On 4/2/2022 5:42 AM, Kristoffer Gustafsson wrote: Hi.I've got a scanner.I know that jaws has ocr functions if I want to scan a document, but Ijust nvda.What can I use instead?I know about omni page but that costs a lot of money.
|
|
|
|
Gene
For those interested, this article discusses OCR with a scanner in
Word.
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
https://www.lifewire.com/ocr-software-you-may-have-2769249 I don't know how accurate it is. When I tried it a long time ago in Word 2003, it wasn't as accurate as Openbook or Kurzweil. That may not mean anything today. Gene On 4/2/2022 6:04 AM, Gene wrote: Do you have Word? As I recall, it has its own OCR program. There are free OCR programs but I won't comment on them now. I haven't used them but others may have. |
|
|
|
Kristoffer Gustafsson
I don't have word.
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
I didn't like word, and that costs a lot of money as well. 2022-04-02 13:09 GMT+02:00, Gene <gsasner@...>: For those interested, this article discusses OCR with a scanner in Word. --
Kristoffer Gustafsson Salängsgatan 7a tel:033-12 60 93 mobil: 0730-500934 |
|
|
|
Gene
An internet search for something like best free OCR will show
relevant results. Here is one page. It discusses what the writer
thinks are twelve good free OCR programs. I haven't used any of
them and I don't take a position on any of them nor on the
reliability of the information and opinions. But it gives you a lot
of programs to try and brief reviews.
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
Gene On 4/2/2022 6:14 AM, Kristoffer Gustafsson wrote: I don't have word. I didn't like word, and that costs a lot of money as well. 2022-04-02 13:09 GMT+02:00, Gene <gsasner@...>:For those interested, this article discusses OCR with a scanner in Word. https://www.lifewire.com/ocr-software-you-may-have-2769249 I don't know how accurate it is. When I tried it a long time ago in Word 2003, it wasn't as accurate as Openbook or Kurzweil. That may not mean anything today. Gene On 4/2/2022 6:04 AM, Gene wrote:Do you have Word? As I recall, it has its own OCR program. There are free OCR programs but I won't comment on them now. I haven't used them but others may have. Gene On 4/2/2022 5:42 AM, Kristoffer Gustafsson wrote:Hi. I've got a scanner. I know that jaws has ocr functions if I want to scan a document, but I just nvda. What can I use instead? I know about omni page but that costs a lot of money. |
|
|
|
Howard Traxler
I have an HP Envy Pro 6400 all-in-one. Using the scanner, saving the image; then switch to the folder where the image was saved and using the NVDA OCR function to read it. It has done quite well indentifying my mail and even sometimes reading it.
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
Howard On 4/2/2022 6:04 AM, Gene wrote:
Do you have Word? As I recall, it has its own OCR program. There are free OCR programs but I won't comment on them now. I haven't used them but others may have. |
|
|
|
Try the OCRNow add on, I don't have a link to it but a search on the groups.io website should help you out or google OCRNow nvda add on.
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
-----Original Message-----
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Kristoffer Gustafsson Sent: Saturday, April 2, 2022 3:43 AM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: [nvda] ocr software Hi. I've got a scanner. I know that jaws has ocr functions if I want to scan a document, but I just nvda. What can I use instead? I know about omni page but that costs a lot of money. -- Kristoffer Gustafsson Salängsgatan 7a tel:033-12 60 93 mobil: 0730-500934 |
|
|
|
Gene
I don't think that add-on works with a scanner. As far as I know,
it works with existing documents, such as PDF files, that are
already on the system.
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
Gene On 4/2/2022 10:07 AM, Sarah k Alawami
wrote:
Try the OCRNow add on, I don't have a link to it but a search on the groups.io website should help you out or google OCRNow nvda add on. -----Original Message----- From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Kristoffer Gustafsson Sent: Saturday, April 2, 2022 3:43 AM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: [nvda] ocr software Hi. I've got a scanner. I know that jaws has ocr functions if I want to scan a document, but I just nvda. What can I use instead? I know about omni page but that costs a lot of money. -- Kristoffer Gustafsson Salängsgatan 7a tel:033-12 60 93 mobil: 0730-500934 |
|
|
|
Gene
I just checked the help information and that is correct. It scans documents on the system or on a drive connected to the system.
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
Gene On 4/2/2022 10:16 AM, Gene wrote:
I don't think that add-on works with a scanner. As far as I know, it works with existing documents, such as PDF files, that are already on the system. |
|
|
|
Gene
I should clarify and say that I don't know if it works on, for example, a web page that is an image of text or a document that opens as an image in a browser.
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
Gene On 4/2/2022 10:19 AM, Gene wrote:
I just checked the help information and that is correct. It scans documents on the system or on a drive connected to the system. |
|
|
|
Chris Mullins
Hi It has to be done in a 2 step process, first use the scanner software to obtain an image file, then use the NAO add-on for NVDA to open and recognise the image file. Check the Help information of the NAO add-on to find out what types of image file can be recognised and set the scanner software accordingly.
Cheers Chris
Sent from Mail for Windows
From: Gene
Sent: 02 April 2022 16:19 To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] ocr software
I just checked the help information and that is correct. It scans documents on the system or on a drive connected to the system.
Gene
On 4/2/2022 10:16 AM, Gene wrote: > I don't think that add-on works with a scanner. As far as I know, it > works with existing documents, such as PDF files, that are already on > the system. > > Gene > > On 4/2/2022 10:07 AM, Sarah k Alawami wrote: >> Try the OCRNow add on, I don't have a link to it but a search on the groups.io website should help you out or google OCRNow nvda add on. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From:nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Kristoffer Gustafsson >> Sent: Saturday, April 2, 2022 3:43 AM >> To:nvda@nvda.groups.io >> Subject: [nvda] ocr software >> >> Hi. >> I've got a scanner. >> I know that jaws has ocr functions if I want to scan a document, but I just nvda. >> What can I use instead? >> I know about omni page but that costs a lot of money. >> >> >> -- >> Kristoffer Gustafsson >> Salängsgatan 7a >> tel:033-12 60 93 >> mobil: 0730-500934 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >
|
|
|
|
Howard Traxler
That's what I'm saying: After I scan a page and save it, it does exist on the computer "documents" folder. Thence, I OCR it with the NVDA add-on.
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
Howard On 4/2/2022 10:16 AM, Gene wrote:
I don't think that add-on works with a scanner. As far as I know, it works with existing documents, such as PDF files, that are already on the system. |
|
|
|
On Sat, Apr 2, 2022 at 06:42 AM, Kristoffer Gustafsson wrote:
I've got a scanner.- Virtually every make and model of scanner for the last 15 years or so, even the low-end ones, can OCR scan to PDF as the initial scan. Take a look at your owner's manual (or its online equivalent). Unless it's an odd bird it can OCR already and the files will be saved with the text layer it created. -- Brian - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 21H2, Build 19044 Scratch most feminists and underneath there is a woman who longs to be a sex object. The difference is that is not all she wants to be. ~ Betty Rollin |
|
|
|
On Sat, Apr 2, 2022 at 11:47 AM, Chris Mullins wrote:
It has to be done in a 2 step process, first use the scanner software to obtain an image file- This has not been true for many years now with most name-brand scanners/multifunctions including HP, Brother, Canon, Epson, and some others. I haven't encountered a scanner/multifunction in some time that does not include OCR functionality as part of its scanning suite. I OCR scan all sorts of things with my Canon TS6300 all the time, as I prefer keeping electronic archives these days rather than file cabinets full of paper. -- Brian - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 21H2, Build 19044 Scratch most feminists and underneath there is a woman who longs to be a sex object. The difference is that is not all she wants to be. ~ Betty Rollin |
|
|
|
Actually they are trying to make it work with scanners in the future, if I remember correctly. If they are still around, the can chime in.
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
-----Original Message-----
From: nvda@nvda.groups.io <nvda@nvda.groups.io> On Behalf Of Gene Sent: Saturday, April 2, 2022 8:20 AM To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] ocr software I just checked the help information and that is correct. It scans documents on the system or on a drive connected to the system. Gene On 4/2/2022 10:16 AM, Gene wrote: I don't think that add-on works with a scanner. As far as I know, it |
|
|
|
mk360
Well, many scaners has an option to save as PDF. Also, if that
strangely is not available in the scaner interphase you can scan
to images, paste these in word (or a program that supports that)
and save the file to PDF format. El 02/04/2022 a las 12:16, Gene
escribió:
I don't think that add-on works with a scanner. As far as I know, it works with existing documents, such as PDF files, that are already on the system. |
|
|
|
Gene
That makes sense but it sounds very cumbersome for any but a small
amount of pages.
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
Gene On 4/2/2022 10:47 AM, Chris Mullins
wrote:
|
|
|
|
Chris Mullins
Hi I use a 20 year old Epson Perfection 1650 with the Kurzweil scan software and that uses a 2 step process, scan and recognise, albeit integrated.
Cheers Chris Sent from Mail for Windows
From: Brian Vogel
Sent: 02 April 2022 17:03 To: nvda@nvda.groups.io Subject: Re: [nvda] ocr software
On Sat, Apr 2, 2022 at 11:47 AM, Chris Mullins wrote:
- Brian - Windows 10, 64-Bit, Version 21H2, Build 19044 Scratch most feminists and underneath there is a woman who longs to be a sex object. The difference is that is not all she wants to be. ~ Betty Rollin
|
|
|
|
Gene
A long time ago, Epson Perfection scanners had a good accessible OCR
program. It was a version of Fine Reader. But at some point, they
switched to an inaccessible one.
toggle quoted message
Show quoted text
I don't know anything about how scanner software scans to PDF documents. Could you scan a book and have all the pages accumulate in one PDF file? Gene On 4/2/2022 2:08 PM, Chris Mullins
wrote:
|
|
|