Description
- MagniLink S is a software for Mac that is used to display the image from a MagniLink reading camera system.
- It´s also used as the PC-version for the video magnifier MagniLink S Basic.
- The software controls the reading camera’s features, such as magnification, artificial colours and brightness.
Functionality of MagniLink S
- Different colour and brightness settings, e.g. natural and artificial colours.
- Different levels of magnification.
- Legible autofocus.
- Take and view pictures.
- Record and view videos.
- Mirror, rotate and freeze pictures.
- Automatic updates (requires Internet).
- Various help lines to facilitate reading.
- Different ways to control functions. Either by keyboard shortcuts or buttons on the reading camera’s control panel.
- Configuration of own shortcuts.
- Camera image positioned at top/front of all open applications.
Options
- The TTS option makes it possible to OCR process a text and have it read aloud using integrated speech synthesis.
- The OCR processed text can be displayed in several different picture view modes synchronized with speech.
General
- MagniLink S is designed for Mac.
- There is similar software, although not with exactly the same functionality, for PC and Chromebook respectively.
Recommended system requirements Mac
- Mac OS X Version 10.6 Snow Leopard, or later.
- 1 integrated USB 3.0 port
- To use the system in maximum resolution and picture frequency you will need a computer with an i5 or i7 processor, 4 GB RAM memory, external graphics card with at least 512 MB inbuilt memory.
Accessories
OCR and TTS function (Text-to-Speech)
- When you want to listen to the text while reading. To your MagniLink software you can choose an option that allows you to OCR-process a text and get it read aloud. This gives a more relaxed reading, increases reading speed and you will also be able to read longer texts.