If this scanner scans to pdf, how can the text be converted to speech? Does anyone know if there would be problems with using cardstock paper in a scanner like this?
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I am no techie... but in using text to voice software in a special education classroom my understanding is that a TWAIN driver is necessary. We use the Kurzweil software. If the books you want to read are available in digital format there are several online services which make the conversion, readplease or perhaps pleaseread.com is an example. Good luck in achieving your goal.
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Hi there. This scanner saves in the following formats: BMP, JPEG, JPEG2000, Multi-page TIFF, PDF, PNG, Single-Page TIFF, and XPS. Enjoy!
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thats why i bought it. you can do it. it is not as fast as some other scanners. took me a while to figure out how to make a multiple page pdf.the quality of the scan is good. it is not as quick as it could be. also you have to perform all operations through the computer. it is not wireless. i would look for a scanner that has a single button to scan and s wireless. my next scanner will have that.
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It can b, t doable. The software included in th scanner driver contins OCR (Optical Character Recognition).If you scanning a clean document, the OCR will recognize text, so it wll be possble to save it as a text document and later format and convert into Word document.
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Ramon, may I suggest to check the WEB site: http://www.vupointsolutions.com/magic_wand_portable_scannerIndeed it does PDF natively, and as far as Letter or A4, you need to understand the concept. You are not locked into a size, as you manually scan a "surface", be it small or large. You will need an editor if they are png files, so as to make them fit your desired proportions. I would suggest you read the manual from the manufacturer's WEB page. This is not a tool for mass scanning, but occasional note taking on the road, e.g. Library, as it is a tad tedious to use. In real life, you cannot scan a whole book with it!!! Ramon, may I suggest to check the WEB site: http://www.vupointsolutions.com/magic_wand_portable_scannerIndeed it does PDF natively, and as far as Letter or A4, you need to understand the concept. You are not locked into a size, as you manually scan a "surface", be it small or large. You will need an editor if they are png files, so as to make them fit your desired proportions. I would suggest you read the manual from the manufacturer's WEB page. This is not a tool for mass scanning, but occasional note taking on the road, e.g. Library, as it is a tad tedious to use. In... » Read More Ramon, may I suggest to check the WEB site: http://www.vupointsolutions.com/magic_wand_portable_scannerIndeed it does PDF natively, and as far as Letter or A4, you need to understand the concept. You are not locked into a size, as you manually scan a "surface", be it small or large. You will need an editor if they are png files, so as to make them fit your desired proportions. I would suggest you read the manual from the manufacturer's WEB page. This is not a tool for mass scanning, but occasional note taking on the road, e.g. Library, as it is a tad tedious to use. In real life, you cannot scan a whole book with it!!! « Show Less
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Sorry for the delay. I had to get to my office and test your question. It does have a PDF button that allows you to scan multiple pages and then click "finish" which converts all the pages into a PDF file and saves it into a folder that you have preset in the settings.
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In certain situations are wrinkled paper I do not think it will work. The scanner will most likely jam.
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The scanner is one feature of the printer that I like. It scans two sided and is fast. It does not by default give searchable pdfs. That probably requires setting up OCR software.
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I've only scanned slides but I would guess photos will do well also. File format is JPEG. The file size would be limited by the space available on the micro-SD card. I'll try some photos and respond again. I am very happy with the scanner for slides, however.
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Hi Kim, you can scan legal sized documents through the feeder at the top. You just have to be sure to adjust the scan settings or it will try and force it all to standard letter size in the PDF.
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The scanner is very portable, and this prevents it from havinga sheet feeder. So yes, you do. Even at that, I found it much fasterthan using a printer/scanner and turning the sheets over, which makesa rather hard to use file.
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I've updated the firmware to the latest version (something of a comedy of errors), and I find that it just doesn't handle PDF files very well. The second problem can be sidestepped if you can reformat your PDF documents with larger margins. Not ideal, I know. I haven't encountered the first problem yet. Updating the firmware may be a solution for you on that. (I didn't try any PDF files until after updating.)
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have never tried it. the scanner will stop if you feed it too fast and finds that the paper is too long.
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This comes with scanning software. It can also convert receipts and scanned documents to text for editing.Very user friendly as well.
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Not sure, my scanner has the software to create scanned docs into PDF format. I use this software to convert MS Office files to PDF.
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I have this scanner. It only scans on one side. I never installed the software that came with it because it was immediately recognized by my mac. It may have software that assists with the page ordering but I'm sure you'd have to run the document through twice. I'd google it to see if you can get the manual online. Either that or see if there is some freeware to assist with the page ordering.
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Hi, Sorry for this late response but I wanted to check it by myself with my printer. Personally I scan my document using Microsoft "Paint" and it is only a picture application. You can save your document in several format but none in text format. By definition a scanner is supposed to produce images and unless you use a Optical Character Recognition Software I don't think that you will make it. I am sorry, I afraid that I was not very helpful but it is only what I can tell you for now. However I am going to poke around, If I can find out something I will inform you. Have a good day MB