[Trainer-Talk] Prefered OCR software?

[Nimer Jaber]

Hello,

We primarily use K1000 because of the variety of formats that it supports
and for some other features that don't exist in openbook... saving to daisy
is great. But we also have OpenBook... I recommend K1000 mostly, or 3000 to
low vision people, except for people that need a more simple interface that
are JAWS users.  We also have KNFB and other OCR solutions for phones and
tablets.

Thanks.

On Fri, Oct 28, 2016 at 4:57 PM Wayne Merritt via Trainer-Talk <
trainer-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> We primarily use Kurzweil 1000, but we are looking into getting
> OpenBook, if only to have another option to show and train on.
>
> Wayne
>
> On 10/28/16, Deborah Armstrong via Trainer-Talk <trainer-talk at nfbnet.org>
> wrote:
> > I think Open Book is easier to use than any of the others, but K1000
> gives
> > blind and very low-vision people the most control of the layout
> especially
> > being able to see the image and adjust the reading order. Abbyy does
> convert
> > to more formats. And it's cheaper, too.
> >
> > I think if you are recommending equipment for individuals, I'd suggest
> K1000
> > for the academically inclined, Open book for those who just need to read
> > stuff in a fixed location and KNFB Reader for people who have a tablet or
> > phone and have to read on the go.
> >
> > For people whose vision is good enough (and stable) where they don't use
> a
> > screen reader, consider K3000 especially if your student is a visual
> > learner. It's very expensive but much easier to navigate visually.
> >
> > We are also starting to really like the Prodigee for low-vision folks
> > because it magnifies and does OCR together.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Trainer-Talk [mailto:trainer-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
> > Greg Aikens via Trainer-Talk
> > Sent: Friday, October 28, 2016 2:03 PM
> > To: List for teachers and trainers of adaptive technology
> > Cc: Greg Aikens
> > Subject: [Trainer-Talk] Prefered OCR software?
> >
> > Hi all,
> > Our center is looking to upgrade our OCR software package. In the past we
> > used Open Book and Text Cloner Pro. What software are people using to
> teach
> > OCR to clients?
> >
> > I really like Abbyy Fine Reader because of the ability to convert to a
> > variety of formats, including spreadsheets but am wondering if there are
> > others that are better.
> >
> > Thanks for any advice.
> >
> > Best,
> > Greg
> >
> >
> > Greg Aikens
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