[Athen] OCR Software Rec's

[Berkowitz, Daniel J]

Crystal -- 

What issues are you having? Perhaps someone in ATHEN can assist.

 
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Daniel Berkowitz - Assistant Director
Boston University Office of Disability Services
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>-----Original Message-----

>From: Disabled Student Services in Higher Education [mailto:DSSHE-

>L at LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU] On Behalf Of Skammer

>Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 12:51 PM

>To: DSSHE-L at LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU

>Subject: Re: OCR Software Rec's

>

>Crystal,

>

>We use Adobe Acrobat (Full Edition not the Reader) which allows for OCR

-

>it is very much like Kurzweil but free in the sense that once it is

OCRed

>students using Adobe Reader (PC/Mac) can have their readings be read to

>them. Works only if you can get a good clean and sharp scan job.

Kurzweil

>does an excellent job regardless of quality.

>

>If you are looking to OCR to text - again Kurzweil can do this well

along

>with OpenBook and WYNN.

>

>Hope this helps.

>

>

>----- Original Message ----

>From: Crystal Hill <CrystalH at UCA.EDU>

>To: DSSHE-L at LISTSERV.BUFFALO.EDU

>Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 11:29:33 AM

>Subject: OCR Software Rec's

>

>

>I am having problems reaching anyone via phone or email at ABBYY USA to

>discuss software issues.  Are there other OCR software programs that

you've

>had success with?

>

>Crystal Hill,

>Univ. of Central AR

>

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