Dear Nicola
Mervyn is right: Kurzweil will get the job done. However, if the
scanning and proofing is being done by a sighted person, Omnipage 11 is
the fastest system I have used, particularly when producing documents
in a language I don't know. (As noted, make sure the target vocabulary
is loaded on the machine, otherwise the spell check won't work.)
Regards, Bernard
On Fri, 13 Sep 2002 12:01:22 +0100 Mervyn Robertson
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> Nicola
>
> Kurzweil 1000 software, which has been specifically designed for use by
> Blind or Visually Impaired people, provides for scanning in French, German
> and, for that matter, about 150 other languages (albeit speech engines are
> not provided for every language). Speech support is provided for French,
> German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, to name a few.
>
> A 30-day demonstration CD is available if you would like one.
>
> Regards
> Mervyn Robertson
> www.sightandsound.co.uk
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nicola Colao [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 13 September 2002 10:44
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Scanning German and French texts
>
>
> We have two blind students students starting this term, one studying
> French and one studying German. Both have requested texts on CD. We
> started scanning a French text (using Textbridge scanning software) and
> found that it made a lot of mistakes - to the point that it would take
> about an hour a page to correct. As this is not feasible we wondered if
> there was any scanning software available that would read French and
> German accurately- or if any one had any ideas as to alternatives....
> other than tape.
>
> Nicola Colao
>
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>
> Nicola Colao
> Disabled Students Adviser
> Oxford Brookes Univerity
> Tel: 01865 484650
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Bernard Doherty
Student Adviser
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Anglia Polytechnic University
Tel: 01223 363271 x2534
Fax: 01223 417730
Minicom: 01223 576155
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