[Athen] Handwriting conversion to text- by OCR
Heidi Scher
hascherdss at gmail.com
Tue Jun 29 14:57:33 PDT 2010
Many thanks! This is a new one to me. I look forward to trying out the
free trial version!
Heidi
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Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC
Associate Director
Center for Educational Access
University of Arkansas
ARKU 104
Fayetteville, AR 72701
479.575.3104
479.575.7445 fax
479.575.3646 tdd
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On Tue, Jun 29, 2010 at 2:45 PM, Ed. Rosenthal <edward at ngtvoice.com> wrote:
> I'm just reviewing this thread and don't know if this is actually 'on
> subject' but you may want to review SoftWriting from Charactell
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> http://www.charactell.com/SoftWriting.html
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> which does handwritten OCR; I believe it can then be made editable as
> well...ed.
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> Your sincerely,
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> Edward S. Rosenthal
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> President and CEO
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> Next Generation Technologies, Inc. (NGT, Inc.)
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> EM: edward at ngtvoice.com
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> *From:* athen-bounces at athenpro.org [mailto:athen-bounces at athenpro.org] *On
> Behalf Of *Shelley Haven
> *Sent:* Tuesday, June 29, 2010 10:37 AM
> *To:* Access Technology Higher Education Network
> *Subject:* Re: [Athen] Handwriting conversion to text
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> *(I sent this directly to Heidi yesterday because I couldn't post it to
> the list despite several tries -- thought y'all might find it useful, too.
> Apparently ATHEN-Pro is rejecting it because of one or more of the links,
> so I've replaced them with descriptions -- let's see if this works...)*
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> Hi, Heidi!
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> The handwriting recognition (HWR) I'm familiar with which are worth trying:
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> MyScript addition for Livescribe Pulse pens:
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> [see VisionObjects.com site]
> The biggest issue I find with this is that you must rely on the software to
> figure out how to format and lay out the resulting converted text. Since
> most people write and draw anywhere on the page, not in straight one-column
> text, the results can be rather strange.
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> HWR built into Windows XP:
> [ <http://support.microsoft.com/kb/306906>search the Microsoft site]
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> HWR built into Windows 7:
> [<http://blogs.msdn.com/b/e7/archive/2009/04/23/ink-input-and-tablet.aspx>search
> the Microsoft site]
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> Math HWR in Windows 7:
> [<http://windows7.iyogi.net/features/touchscreen/math-handwriting-recognition-in-windows-7>search
> for info on the Windows 7 Math Input Panel]
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> HWR built in the Mac OS ("Ink" or sometimes "Inkwell"):
> [search Apple Support; also ATMac.org]
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> In my experience, Windows' handwriting recognition has been more accurate
> and less of a hassle than the Mac's. You can use HWR in conjunction with an
> external graphics tablet. Some programs, like Microsoft OneNote (Windows)
> and Circus Ponies' NoteBook (Mac) include handwriting-to-text conversion
> features (they use the HWR built into the operating systems).
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> Interesting tidbit: handwriting recognition works considerably better than
> trying to OCR handwritten text because the HWR software doesn't just rely on
> the static image -- it also has access to how the strokes were formed and in
> what order, which provides additional clues as to what the person is
> writing. My handwriting is mostly unreadable, but Livescribe Desktop has no
> problem finding words I've written during a search.
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> - Shelley
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> _____________________________
> Shelley Haven ATP, RET
> Assistive Technology Consultant
> www.TechPotential.net
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> On Jun 25, 2010, at 12:07 PM, Heidi Scher wrote:
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> Happy Friday, everyone!
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> I'm curious to know if anyone has used any of the software/hardware for
> converting handwritten information into digital text? I've noticed several
> pens and software are available and would appreciate any helpful information
> that anyone is willing to share!
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> Thanks in advance!!
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> Heidi
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> Heidi Scher, M.S., CRC
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> Associate Director
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> Center for Educational Access
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> University of Arkansas
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> ARKU 104
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> Fayetteville, AR 72701
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> 479.575.3104
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> 479.575.7445 fax
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> 479.575.3646 tdd
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