There are a couple different designs since the scanstand. It is a modular
design with some kind of thin, coated cardboard that you put together.
The inside is large enough for a small paperback book or a 8.5 by 11-inch
letter-sized paper. You align your phone on the top with the opening for
the camera. This makes a very stable and completely aligned environment for
taking a scan of a document and using a relatively inexpensive program on
the iPhone for scanning like SayText, TextDetective, Prizmo, etc. If you
get the light attachment with the scanstand, you can create real decent
scanning conditions.
scanstand.com, I think there is another one like PopUp Reader, or something
similar.
Steve
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From: Colin McDonald
To: [log in to unmask]
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 2:52 PM
Subject: Re: OT Re: The IPhone and the KNFB Reader
hey steve, just so as to not reinvent the wheel, and I know i can google it,
what is this scan stand you speak of?
The concept did cross my mind when this thread first popped up but I didn't
explore it further until you mentioned it just now.
A brief explanation and perhaps a place to purchase such a contraption would
be helpful methinks.
I was actually thinking of making my own, but again, reference the wheel
thing hi hi.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
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From: "Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, September 26, 2014 12:32 PM
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: OT Re: The IPhone and the KNFB Reader
> First, I think the price is a bit on the extravagant side for an app.
> Having said that, since it is a family sharable app I will be buying it.
>
> It will work on anything from an iPhone 4S up, but it works better on the
> 5S
> and the 6'es. The 6S even though it has physical stabilization does not
> give any real advantage over the 6 as far as how the KNFB Reader performs.
>
> Now, I have had good luck using my iPhone with other print recognition
> software along with a scanstand. Lighting is quite important for
> recognition, but with a scanstand, it is possible to get comparable
> results
> to a flatbed scanner; this is on software that is quite inexpensive.
>
> Now, paying twenty times more for the KNFB Reader will allow me to scan
> with
> more forgiveness as far as lighting and allow me to get the field-of-view
> reports and to insure I have the phone level. That is the biggest factor
> I
> think that blind people experience when using a hand scanner is making
> sure
> they don't have the document skewed; good spatial perception is critical
> to
> achieving qualitative results.
>
> If you have an iPhone, use the split-tap method on the left of the screen
> to
> take a picture and on the right side of the screen for the field-of-view
> report. Split tapping isn't as likely to jostle the phone as
> double-tapping
> would.
>
> Steve, K8SP
> Lansing, Pure Michigan
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