From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from pc-24-151-10-129.newt1.ct.charter.com ([24.151.10.129] helo=h14me.homelinux.net ident=0) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 193ioD-0003YJ-00 for ; Thu, 10 Apr 2003 16:38:09 -0400 Received: from localhost (IDENT:1001@localhost [127.0.0.1]) by h14me.homelinux.net (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id h3AKc0Wx006929 for ; Thu, 10 Apr 2003 16:38:05 -0400 Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2003 16:37:59 -0400 (EDT) From: Alex Snow X-X-Sender: alex_snow@h14me.homelinux.net To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: ocrxtr recognision software In-Reply-To: <200304101326.h3ADQpD23378@red.ki5zw.ampr.org> Message-ID: References: <200304101326.h3ADQpD23378@red.ki5zw.ampr.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Just curious, has anyone tried jocr? http://jocr.sourceforge.net -- A message from the system administrator: "I've upped my priority, now up yours!" On Thu, 10 Apr 2003, Terry Klarich wrote: > Ocrxtr is a unix filter program which does no more than take as input a graphical file of many formats and runs optical character > recognition on it. It's output is an ascii text. Very simple. > > One need only to obtain a scanner of their own choosing, install and configure sane. Send the resulting tiff files to ocrxtr. > > I've used the Kurtzwiel reading edge and Aladen Ambassador for years. This product far exceeds these products capibilities. > > The product costs $300 if you are blind and using it for home use. There are several add-on's for $50 each. These are mainly for > output of specialized formats. However, the one you might be interested in is the pdf input license. This allows you to use ocrxtr > to read pdf files. This is superior to pdf2txt because ocrxtr will perform ocr on the graphical areas of a pdf. > > Terry > On Thu, 10 Apr 2003 06:17:15 -0400 (EDT)you write: > >What does this software do? > > > >-- charlie Crawford. > >On Wed, 9 Apr 2003, Christopher Moore wrote: > > > >> Hello listers, > >> I recently saw a rave review of the ocrxtr software for linux from someone > >> on this list. I looked at the vividata site and couldn't find any prices. > >> That is generally a bad sign meaning the price is beyond affordable for an > >> individual. If anyone has any idea of prices, I'd be inteerested either on > >> or off list. > >> > >> Thanks > >> Chris > >> > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Speakup mailing list > >Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > >http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >