[nabs-l] Problem with KNFB Reader

[Arielle Silverman]

Hi all,
I personally find camera aiming to be extremely difficult and
counter-intuitive for me, and have no sense of how high off the page
it should be or when it is level. I seem to be a minority among blind
people since most have success with KNFB and other apps, but it sounds
like I am not the only one. I had a lot of frustration with KNFB on
theNokia and that's why I've hesitated to buy the app. Have folks had
success with the stands and do you know where I can find an
appropriate stand? I feel like I could get a lot of use out of
portable OCR if I have a little extra guidance. Thanks!
Arielle

On 12/26/14, Joe via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> I took advantage of the discounted sale on my iPhone 4S. I know it was
> configured to work with the 4S, but I also know my camera is inferior to
> later models. So, we can start there. The camera gradually improves to the
> current models, and the image stabilizer on the 6 Plus is going to be your
> best bet. That said, a lot of it comes down to properly aiming the camera.
> You could use one of the stands they sell out there or learn how to
> properly
> align the camera with the text. After all, the camera can only capture what
> you are allowing it to see. I too got disappointing results, but I'm
> attributing this to user error. Also, the kind of source you use is
> important. I experienced better results with traditional printed documents
> as opposed to DVD box labels, etc. Point is, hang in there. It takes
> learning, and I don't regret having purchased the app at the discount rate.
> I figure when I get my new iPhone next year, I will have brought along the
> app not having to pay full price for it.
>
> Joe
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Gloria Graves
> via nabs-l
> Sent: Friday, December 26, 2014 8:44 AM
> To: Miso Kwak; National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Problem with KNFB Reader
>
> Hi,
> I'm glad someone brought this up because I'm having a lot of issues as well
> with this application. It is really frustrating to spend hundred dollars on
> the application and not get the results I was expecting it have heard
> about.
> I'm also having issues when I take a picture that it is either reading
> broken text or not an entire page of text when I know there's entire page
> of
> text to be read.A lot of times when I take a picture it'll say no text
> found
> or it'll give me a bunch of jibber jabber which is difficult to understand
> or only parts of the page. It is very frustrating because I was expecting
> this app to do a lot more than what I've been able to get it to do and I
> was
> super excited and thinking that it would be a good help
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Dec 25, 2014, at 11:36 PM, Miso Kwak via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
>>
>> HI all,
>> I purchased KNFB Reader today since it had discounted price. I have been
> experimenting with the app for a little while and at this point I am
> considering to file a report in hope of getting refund.
>> At first it was really hard to take a good picture because the app was
> keep saying no text found when I knew clearly that there is a text on the
> paper I was taking picture of.
>> When I took a good enough picture it would have a lot of broken text -
> enough so that I was having a hard time understanding most of the time. I
> am
> also not sure how to control how much text it is capturing per picture.
>> Has anyone else experienced this kind of problem?
>> Perhaps the fact that my phone is iPhone 5 rather than 5s or 6 is a
> factor?
>> Right now I am considering to report and request refund from iTunes store
> but should I also consider discussing this matter with the KNFB Reader
> development team?
>> Miso Kwak
>>
>>
>>
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