Is there such a software that you can take a picture of a page from a book that's in a different language and it will translate it for you without actually typing the words in?
I havespanish hw and it would be easier if I could take a picture of the page and transfer it to my computer and it will automatically translate into english.
Is there such a thing?
I'd just translate it cause by the time you try to find something like that you could already have it done
that would be the coolest program ever... and be wicked expensive
Kurweil 3000 or something like that and it is quite.
Wait, there really is a program like this?
(11-13-2009, 09:25 AM)Evo Wrote: [ -> ]Wait, there really is a program like this?
Well, optical character recognition technology has been around for years (scan a page of a book in, it will convert the image into text) and so has translation technology. I will be very surprised if there isn't.
I've heard there are scanners at some universities with the image=>text to feature built in, so I wouldn't doubt there is software that can do it. Then all you'd have to do is translate the entire text...
(11-13-2009, 03:07 PM)JDBar Wrote: [ -> ]I've heard there are scanners at some universities with the image=>text to feature built in, so I wouldn't doubt there is software that can do it. Then all you'd have to do is translate the entire text...
You're on the right track. I know of (actually just saw five minutes ago) software that can convert an image to text.
Yeah, theres plenty of software. I have seen a scanner with the function built in, but it was REALLY expensive.
It also gets a few characters mixed up every now and then. Small things like l and 1. You will have to proof read it. Once you have the text just chuck it into Google translator!