Automatic updates have been added
Support for High refresh-rate displays
Added automatic online error reporting
Improved compatibility for scanners
Support for documents over 1000 pages long
Crop to document for faster processing
Supports wireless Bluetooth Control Pad
Improved performance in both recognition and better video quality and performance with the Scholar HD Camera
OCR Engine has updated to version 21 for clearer text recognition.
Asian page straigning is enabled for documents with Asian text.
OCR Engine has updated to version 19 for clearer text recognition.
Single Language detection is added meaning documents in multiple languages can be read in one whole language.
Users with WIA compatible scanners can now use them to acquire images directly into the Readit software.
Background scanning is also supported meaning you can listen to your document whilst scanning additional pages in the background.
Some headline new features for the latest version of Readit include:
When capturing or scanning a document, Readit now has the ability to remove the additional area outside of your main document (background permitting) which means it stores only the information you need it to. This can also improve the quality of exported Microsoft Word documents.
To help break up the reading of your documents, Readit now features the ability to automatically pause at the end of every line. This is especially useful when reading lists and tables.
The spacing options for text have now been enhanced to include word and characters adjustments as well as line spacing. This means users can perfectly tweak the layout of the recognised text within their documents to precisely suit their visual preferences.
For blind users, Readit now allows you to hear the original orientation of your page. This is extremely useful if you need to file things away or simply want to make sure you have a book the right way round!
We have now developed a specially designed custom keypad for Readit products that has two major advantages:
Readit allows low vision and blind users of all abilities to read their documents faster and more easily than ever before.
Quickly import practically any document on your PC or Mac*, either directly through Windows Explorer or "File" -> "Import" in the menu.
The Readit software has been designed to be as simple to operate as possible - with just a few keystrokes you perform all the main functions. The adjustable size, easy access toolbars, with clear, colourful icons give instant access to all the main controls.
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Readit can instantly begin reading your document out loud at any point with a simple double-left click on your desired starting point. For many users, the speech output combined with the enhanced visualisations of the document make reading far easier.
Readit features a total of 8 different colour enhanced or re-formatted modes to ensure the user can find the exact reading style that best suits their needs. These are:
1) Image ViewThis shows the original image of the document that can then be altered and enhanced. Image mode is most commonly used when a user has hand written documents where Readit is unable to recognise the handwriting so that it can be re-formatted. It's also ideal for looking at purely photographic documents. Image view contains four modes: |
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a) ColourThis is the original representation of the document where users can adjust the image saturation to enhance their document. |
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b) Enhanced GreyscaleThis replaces the colours of the document with your chosen two colour combination. For users who prefer reading text in a particular colour combination, this will likely be of benefit to them. |
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c) BinaryA variation on Enhanced Greyscale mode, Binary can help to bring out the user's document in their chosen two colour combination even if the document contains coloured backgrounds with similarly coloured text on top of them. |
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2) Overlay ViewThis unique mode allows you to retain your document layout and full colour images whilst fully enhancing the text. You can simply click on a word to start Readit reading your document to you from that point. |
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3) Column ViewThis view automatically wraps text across the screen depending on the user's chosen magnification level. The document can then be scrolled and read vertically. |
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4) Horizontal ViewThis view stretches all of your document's text into a single line, reducing potential confusion and interference that can be caused by multiple lines of text. |
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5) Vertical ViewThis view centres a single word on each line which can then be scrolled vertically. For certain users this can greatly increase their reading speed and comprehension. |
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6) Word ViewThis displays one word of text on screen at a time, in the middle. This view can be ideal for younger users or users with certain levels of dyslexia. |
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Next and Previous screen allows instant navigation around your document one screen of text at a time with no scrolling or blurring of text. Just read what's on the screen and press the next screen button. No scrolling of text means less eye strain and faster and more comfortable reading!
Three customisable text highlights are present- underline, rectangle and inverse.
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Place bookmarks in your documents to be able to navigate back to them immediately (e.g. for chapter headings in books).
Powerful text search functionality lets you navigate straight to any word or phrase in a document, saving time.
Made a mistake in your document? Simply remove the page, re-order it, rotate it, re-recognise it or delete it with a simple to use "Pages" dialog.
Readit is the first specialist low vision / blindness software to feature full automatic language detection. It is highly intelligent and allows sentence-by-sentence switching making it the perfect tool for learning and reading in multiple languages.
Readit ships with five voice packs as standard. Additional Voice Packs can be trialled free of charge for 30 days and then easily activated once purchased from your local distributor.
Please see the table below for the full list of supported languages:
| Voice Pack | Recognition Language | Auto Language Switching | Voice Name (Gender) Dialect (if present) | Voice Sample |
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| Catalan | Catalan | Yes | Nurian (Female) | |
| Czech | Czech | Yes | Zuzana (Female) | |
| Danish | Danish | Yes | Ida (Female) | |
| Dutch | Belgian Dutch Dutch Dutch |
Yes | Claire (Female) Belgian Xander (Male) Dutch Ellen (Female) Dutch |
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| English | English | Yes | Daniel (Male) British Serena (Female) British Sangeeta (Female) British Indian Jill (Female) American Samantha (Female) American Tom (Male) American Karen (Female) Australian Lee (Male) Australian Tessa (Female) South African |
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| Finnish | Finnish | Yes | Mikko (Male) | |
| French | French | Yes | Felix (Male) Canadian Julie (Female) Canadian Thomas (Male) French Virginie (Female) French |
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| Gaelic | Irish Scottish Gaelic |
No | None available None available |
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| German | German | Yes | Anna (Female) Steffi (Female) Yannick (Male) |
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| Greek | Greek | Yes | Alexandros (Male) | |
| Hungarian | Hungarian | Yes | Eszter (Female) | |
| Italian | Italian | Yes | Paolo (Male) Silvia (Female) |
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| Norwegian | Norwegian | Yes | Stine (Female) | |
| Polish | Polish | Yes | Agata (Female) | |
| Portuguese | Portuguese Brazilian Portuguese |
Yes | Joana (Female) Portuguese Raquel (Female) Brazilian |
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| Romanian | Romanian | No | Simona (Female) | |
| Russian | Russian | Yes | Milena (Female) | |
| Slovak | Slovak | No | Laura (Female) | |
| Spanish | Spanish | Yes | Javier (Male) Mexican Paulina (Female) Mexican Diego (Male) Spanish Monica (Female) Spanish |
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| Swedish | Swedish | Yes | Alva (Female) Oskar (Male) |
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| Turkish | Turkish | Yes | Aylin (Female) |
Featuring pinch and stretch zoom, press and hold document panning and double tap reading on a word, Readit can be even more intuitive to operate with a multi-touch enabled device running Microsoft Windows 10.
Readit's annotation feature allows users to quickly and easily add notes or comments to particular points in their document. This is ideal for creating revision notes to refer back to at a later date.
Readit features an integrated dictionary to allow instant lookup of words with fully accessible definitions, (currently UK / US only).
For users needing to hear all punctuation being read aloud, they can instantly enable "Speak punctuation". All forms of punctuation are then fully verbalised. This is ideal for blind users needing to check punctuation of documents. Please note, this is for US and UK voices only at present.
Easily correct the pronunciation of a word by editing it in the "Speech replacements" dialog. This is very useful for people and place names. The replacement dictionary can also be exported and imported to different computers.
Mac users running OS X 10.6 (Snow Leopard) or newer, together with VMWare Fusion 4.0 or newer with Windows 10 can enjoy all of Readit's powerful features as if it were running natively on Mac!
Readit's high contrast scollbars are now fully customisable in size making them even more accessible for low vision users.
Readit now provides full visual and spoken page information such as the user's exact location, number of words, paragraphs, pages etc.
For schools, colleges and universities of all sizes, VisionAid International offer exceptional value site licenses. Please ask your local distributor for details.
