Hi Debbie, Richard and all,
another program worth trying is Abby's fineReader.
URL: http://www.abbyy.com
pranav
on Wednesday 3/16/2005 01:54 AM, Richard Jones said:
I would suggest that if you have students who need to have an OCR reader at
home and don't have $2000 that they consider the Premier Programming
software. It does not have the bells and whistles of Kurzweil or Read and
Write, but it will scan and enlarge characters and highlight words as it
reads a document. http://www.premier-programming.com/ It is a workman
like accommodations for a workman's price.
Richard Jones
Assistant Director
Disability Resource Center
Arizona State University
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Thanks Trevor and all others who responded. It was all very useful
information.
For now we might just upgrade our K3000 software since it seems to be at
least comparable, if not the first choice of some.
Debbie Barton
Bates Technical College
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From: Trevor Allan [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 9:31 PM
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Hi Debbie,
We have been using K3000 here at the ANU for quite a few years now, and
have found it a great program. We have also used Read and Write Gold, and I
am trying to find time to test the latest version of WYNN. They all have
different strengths and emphases. We like the speed, accuracy and features
of K3000, and the retention of the original image file and its
synchronisation with the reading from the OCR file. Price is a negative
issue, as is the use of the .kesi file format in some instances, although
that is the means of enabling the effective sync.
I also like Read & Write Gold, particularly because of its integration with
mainstream programs such as Word & Explorer as well as its much friendlier
price tag. I saw a demo of the latest version of WYNN recently, and
although I haven't had the chance to comprehensively test it, it seems to
have addressed most of the concerns I had about previous versions.
We also use textAloud for creating audio versions of text material. Along
with the very effective and natural reading functions (particularly using
the AT & T or NeoSpeech voices) what I really love is the Read to File
function which allows you to create audio files at faster than real time,
which can then be played back on the computer or burnt to CD for playback
on other devices as wav or MP3 formats. The File Splitter and Batch
Processing facilities in Version 2 have really helped with organising and
creating audio versions of large files. You can also incorporate the
reading functions in a web browser. It's a great program for its intended
function, particularly when used in conjunction with K3000, Read & Write
Gold or WYNN.
Cheers,
Trev
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The Australian National University
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Our college has been using Kurzweil 3000 for the last few years and have
started using ReadPlease as well. We were looking into other programs such
as WYNN and Read & Write form TextHelp, but wondered if anyone out there
could tell me how those two compare to K3000. The only complaint I've
received from students using Kurzweil is that they don't like most of the
voices. Any input would be appreciated.
Thank you.
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From: Donna Hallal [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
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Hi Terry,
I would also add the portable Franklin dictionaries and spell checks, etc:
http://franklin.com/
They have a wide assortment of handheld devices that students find
extremely beneficial, such as the Speaking Language Master.
I also find that we don't use the built-in features of Microsoft Word
enough (e.g. thesaurus, spell check, etc).
Donna
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Subject: Help with LD clients.
Greetings All:
What seems to be the hot products out there to help LD students improve
there writing and spelling besides K3000, WYNN, and Naturally
Speaking? I'm working with mostly HS/college students. There are a few
older people as well. I'm looking for products in all price ranges and of
course, ease of use.
Thank you.
Terry Martin
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