![]() ![]() ![]() Once a document has been converted with optical character recognition, Prizmo 5 users can further refine, read, or have text read aloud. ![]() Cloud OCR subscribers also have access to handwriting recognition, which was hit or miss in our tests, and only works in English. Lastly, a separate subscription-based Cloud OCR feature starting at $1 per month offers improved accuracy in 26 languages, but we didn’t find it significantly more reliable than the on-device method, especially now that version 5.1 adds support for Apple’s quite good built-in OCR. The upgrade unlocks features otherwise limited in the free version, like processing business cards, on-device OCR, and Text Reader, which displays recognized text in readable form, even reading it aloud to you. That’s an egregious limitation for an app whose sole purpose is capturing documents, so we consider this “optional” upgrade a mandatory purchase. and/or other countries.Although Prizmo 5 is a free download, some features require a one-time Premium Pack in-app purchase ($14), which removes the “Made with Prizmo” watermark splashed across the lower right corner of exported image and PDF files. Apple, the Apple logo, iPhoto and Aperture are registered trademarks of Apple Computer in the U.S. Creaceed also provides Vocalia, an English, French and German speech recognition application, to iPhone users, and a speech recognition SDK to iPhone developers. OCR results can be previewed within the application.Ĭreaceed, a Belgian company with a passionate team experienced in signal and image processing, provides intuitive and easy to use creative applications to Mac professionals and consumers: Hydra, for HDR image creation from regular photos Morph Age, for morphing and warping images and movies Magnet, for adding special effects to QuickTime movies with motion-tracking features and Prizmo, for scanning documents with a digital camera. The demo version generates watermarked JPG, PNG and TIFF files. A time-unlimited trial version is available. Prizmo 1.x costs $39.95 (USD), and is available in English, French and German on Creaceed's website. Prizmo 1.2 is a free update for all registered users, and is recommended for all Snow Leopard users. * A digital camera (Prizmo supports all digital cameras: compact cameras, DSLRS, iPhone cameras.) or a scanner supported by Snow Leopard. Mac with Intel processor and at least 128 MB VRAM highly recommended. * Any Intel Mac or a PowerMac G5 with at least 64MB of VRAM (GPU) required. * Collaborative sharing of camera calibration data * Brightness, contrast, sharpness and saturation tuning * Guessing of optimal DPI for current image/grid configuration ![]() * Real time preview of extracted image or OCR results * Direct browsing of camera content, and of iPhoto, Aperture and Lightroom libraries * Several file types for saving the OCR results (PDF, RTF, TXT) * Adjustable grid for easily selecting the text to be recognized * Accurate and state-of-the-art OCR technology available in 10 languages (English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian) Prizmo has garnered excellent reviews from the Mac press all over the world. This release is the second significant upgrade since Prizmo's official launch in April, making Prizmo an even better choice for Mac users searching for a reliable OCR application. What's the benefit for Mac users? From now on, they can combine their scanner with Prizmo's image processing features and its OCR engine supporting 10 languages. That means that Mac users don't need to install custom software anymore to use their scanner. One of Snow Leopard's new features is the integration with most current scanners. After adding a state-of-the-art OCR technology in version 1.1, Prizmo 1.2 addresses a major feature request from the user community: scanner support under Snow Leopard. Mons, Belgium - Creaceed today announces that Prizmo 1.2, the latest version of its scanning and OCR application for Mac OS X, is now available to the public for download. This release is the second significant upgrade since Prizmo's official launch, making it an even better choice for Mac users searching for a reliable OCR application. Prizmo provides accurate and state-of-the-art OCR technology available in 10 languages. Version 1.2 offers scanner support under Snow Leopard. Prizmo 1.2 Released: Scanner Support under Snow Leopard - Published on 11/12/09Ĭreaceed today announces Prizmo 1.2, the latest version of its scanning and OCR application for Mac OS X. ![]()
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