YomiNinja v0.7.0 - Download (Patreon)

Hi everyone! YomiNinja v0.7 is finally here! Apologies for the wait! I encountered some unexpected complexities along the way, but now it's ready for you to test. This post will be brief as there are more updates coming in a few weeks, which will be included in a more complete progress report.

Changelog:

• MangaOCR integration (Currently available for Windows and Linux).

• Initial support for macOS.

• Integration of Apple's Vision Framework OCR engine (macOS only, generally superior to PaddleOCR or MangaOCR).

• Auto OCR (OCR Templates): Monitors your screen and automatically runs OCR whenever it detects significant changes.

• Text-to-Speech (OCR Templates).

• System tray icon.

• Overlay Adjustment Option: You can now manually move or resize the overlay either from the tray icon or by pressing Ctrl+Shift+M.

• Additional PaddleOCR languages: Chinese (traditional), Latin, and Cyrillic.

Known Issues:

• MangaOCR currently uses the Paddle Text Detector (for detecting text position). An update is coming to add the Comic-Text-Detector to achieve better results with manga.

• MangaOCR takes up a lot of storage space, and there's no way to reduce its size without affecting accuracy. However, I'll make it optional.

• MangaOCR and PaddleOCR are not available on macOS. MangaOCR will be added soon. I'm not sure if PaddleOCR should be added though; the macOS built-in OCR engine is superior.

• The macOS version requires Rosetta to run on M-series chips (fixable).

• The Apple Vision OCR engine doesn't work with vertical text. It seems like it was added recently in macOS 14 (I'm working to fix it).

• The Auto OCR only works on macOS when the capture source is maximized (fixable).

• The Auto OCR mode can't watch multiple regions (fixable).

• VOICEVOX TTS voices don't show up (fixable). You can use VoivoClip in the meantime.

Important Notes about Auto OCR:

• The menu becomes available when selecting a region from the OCR Template screen.

• It can be adjusted per region for more flexibility.

• It's only active when a capture source is manually selected (please let me know if this should be changed).

• Motion Sensitivity is the most important parameter. Try using higher values for Visual Novels or RPGs and lower values for other types of games. Avoid changing other parameters unless necessary.

• I'm working on an option to let you specify the color of the text so it can track the changes more precisely (especially in cutscenes).

I imagine some people might find certain options confusing so please reach out on Discord for help! Any feedback is appreciated, so please let me know your suggestions! Thank you so much for your patience and support!

Note: The app has become too large to upload to Patreon. Uploading it in parts could lead to a confusing download section. Therefore, the larger files are now being uploaded to Google Drive instead. Unfortunately, due to current storage limitations, the Linux files will be uploaded slightly later, expected within the next 24 hours.

Getting Started With YomiNinja

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