Hi Joseph and Lysander, In refference to the idea that the purpose of the recorder is only for notes, I would bet that Jonathan would tell you that the recorder is for what ever you want it for. I've heard him say that it'd even be great if you could edit audio files with the BN. So the "scope" is only as small or large as your willing to allow it to be.
In terms of licensing, there are freeware encoders and licensed encoders. This isn't my area of expertise, but my Iriver was very inexpensive and if they can put an encoder in there, it's possible for low or no cost in the BN. I have heard, again, that when DAISY comes to the BN that encoding on the fly will be closer. This, I think, is in large part about space. It'd be much better to take up only 1 meg a minute instead of 5 megs a minute for high quality recordings. Imagine the space saved when a student records class lectures with a BN if the BN could record to mp3. Additionally, who wants to shuffle a bunch of .wav files to a pc, convert and reshuffle. This is all academic because it isn't possible yet, but I'd like to hope that we're headed in that direction. Rusty ____________________ Skype: rustyperez Yahoo and AIM: reliroo Check out my blog at http://rusty-perez.blogspot.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Joseph Lee Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 9:13 AM To: 'Braillenote List' Subject: RE: Mp3 recording on the BN --was Re: [Braillenote] vote now This is Joseph. There is a program out there called CDEx. It can convert between mp3 and .wav files. So, for example, if you wisi to convert a note that has been recorded on the BN to an mp3 file, you can simply transfer the file to a computer and convert it that way. Recording software that runs on the computer these days allows you to convert between multiple file formats. -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Lysander Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 1:34 AM To: Braillenote List Subject: Re: Mp3 recording on the BN --was Re: [Braillenote] vote now The main issue is one of licensing. Since the BN is a commercial product, they'd have to license rights to use the encoder. Why do that, when you can record in WAV and compress it to MP3 on a computer for free? The BN is a notetaker, not a recording studio. The recording feature is meant for taking notes. I wish people would keep things in scope. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rusty Perez" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2006 12:28 AM Subject: Mp3 recording on the BN --was Re: [Braillenote] vote now > Hi folks, > It has been suggested that recording to mp3 or encoding on the fly is > not possible, or that conversion from .wav to .mp3 would be better. > > Assuming that you accept the limitations that come with mp3 encoding, > encoding on the fly isn't a problem at all. I own a tiny Iriver mp3 > player which records mp3 files on the fly. It's probably got one tenth > or less the power of the BN and it runs on one AA battery. So encoding > on the fly isn't a problem. > I have heard that this capability may come when DAISY support is > implemented. Get out your check books. :-) > > Rusty > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Stacey > Robinson > Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 2:35 PM > To: Braillenote List > Subject: Re: [Braillenote] vote now > > Au, > That does make sense. Maybe it's much better to stick with wav. > Stacey and Amigo > > >> ----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Lysander" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >>Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2006 10:01:46 -0900 >>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] vote now > >>It isnt' really possible to record in mp3, as you would be > compressing on >>the fly as it were. What would be nice is a wav to mp3 converter, > but on the >>other hand it would keep needing to be updated because the codecs > are >>constantly being worked on, and then you'd get into licensing > costs for it, >>not to mention that then people will be clammering for AAC and OG > support >>which all have the same inherrant problems as MP3, etc. >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Stacey Robinson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: "Braillenote List" <[email protected] >>Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 5:03 AM >>Subject: RE: [Braillenote] vote now > > >>> I'd love to be able to record in mp3. I also think it would be > nice to >>> have a program that could zip and unzip things. I'm not sure if > that's >>> possible, but as I don't use a pc, it would be nice. >>> Stacey and Amigo > > >>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>From: "Carlos" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>To: "'Braillenote List'" <[email protected] >>>>Date: Fri, 27 Jan 2006 19:56:41 -0500 >>>>Subject: RE: [Braillenote] vote now > >>>>I add my vote for a revised file management system. > >>>>-----Original Message----- >>>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of dan >>> kysor >>>>Sent: Friday, January 27, 2006 12:15 PM >>>>To: [email protected] >>>>Subject: [Braillenote] vote now > >>>>hi fellow braillenote fans. I was on the phone with Dean Jackson >>> the other >>>>day and was extolling the virtues of adding a financial >>> transaction >>>>component to keysoft. >>>>Now is the time we should submit our desires for such a program, >>> just a >>>>simple checkbook utility like charles crawford's talking >>> checkbook program. >>>>So, I am officially casting my vote for our illustrious marketing >>> manager's >>>>ears, OK MOSEN! >>>>dan > > > >>>>___ >>>>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>>>http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > >>>>___ >>>>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>>>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>>>http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > >>> ___ >>> To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>> http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > >>___ >>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > > ___ > To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit > http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote > > ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit http://list.humanware.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
