Dave, This may seem like a dumb question, but what is the difference between daisy 2 and daisy 3? Is one more robust than the other in terms of navigation? If simply giving me a link to a webpage where I can read for myself is faster, then please just send the link so I don't waste too much of your time.
J Garcia ----- Original Message ----- From: "David B Andrews" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, June 23, 2004 9:36 AM Subject: RE: Bookshare files - Daisy navigation? > The other problem here, is that BookShare.org files are ANSI/NISO > DAISY 3 books. The PTR-1 uses DAISY 2.02 standard books, as do > most other players. The Telex Scholar will play version 3 books > however. So, you need to consider this in addition to the text-only > situation. > > Dave > > > > David Andrews > Chief Technology Officer > Minnesota State Services for the Blind > 2200 University Ave. W., #240 > St. Paul, MN 55114-1840\ > (651) 642-0513 > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 06/22/04 08:39AM >>> > Thanks very much, Andrew. > > Bookshare _does_ give you a compressed download. When unpacked, > you wind up > with: > - a .CSS (Cascading Style Sheet Document) > - an HTML version of the book > - a rather small .NCX file > - a 1KB .OPF file > - a .SMIL file of the book > - an .XML file of the book > > The only "Ncc" file is the one that PRS creates when I create a new > book. > However, when I try DAISY import through PRS, it finds > nothing..... > > My intuition was telling me exactly what you said, but I'm grateful > for any > additional info. > > Incidentally, Bookshare's tech support said the following. I've > just > downloaded a demo of the Text Aloud software that the gentleman > references. > If it offers anything worthwhile, I'll get back to the list. > > Thanks much, Andrew > > Neil > > (quoting) > > The files which comprise the DAISY standard are of three different > types. > One of these is DAISY Audio. DAISY audio books usually come on CD > and > contain human speech recordings of books. RFB&D is the most > well-known > provider of DAISY Audio Content. The second type is DAISY Text. > Bookshare.org provides books that are DAISY Text. This means that > there is > no recorded audio. Instead, there is electronic text which may be > used to > view the documents in large print, electronic Braille, embossed > Braille or > listened to with synthetic speech. The third type, not yet widely > available, are synchronized DAISY books which contain both recorded > speech > and electronic text which may be referenced from one to the other. > Because > Bookshare.org books contain only the text of the books and no > audio > recording, they may not be listened to on an audio player such as > those from > Plextor, Telex or Visuaide. The only way to use an audio playback > device is > to first use the provided text to create an MP3 audio file which > contains a > reading of the text. This may be accomplished using a third-party > application which will use synthesized speech to create a reading > of the > material. Kurzweil and Open Book both have the ability to > transform text > into an MP3 audio file. An another application which can do the > job is Text > Aloud from Nextup Software at http://www.textaloud.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Andrew Hodgson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 11:48 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: Bookshare files - Daisy navigation? > > > Hi, > > What are the files you get with Bookshare? Are they compressed or > somesuch? > There should be an ncc.html file somewhere, even if it is > encrypted. The > issue here is that the book is not in audio - the markings are for > the text > version, so these would have to be converted to audio markers to > get what > you want - something I am not sure is available on any Daisy > conversion > software. If I were you, I would continue to carry on with > Kurzweil. > > Andrew. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Neil Brooks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 21 June 2004 23:21 > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Bookshare files - Daisy navigation? > > > > I've been pretty successful in using the PRS to create audio > > books on CD, > > but . . . here's my problem: > > > > Bookshare doesn't seem to create an "Ncc" file (that PRS > > seems to require to > > import a DAISY file). Without it, I've been saving an HTML > > file of the book > > as a text file, then using the PRS's text import capabilities. > > > > This makes a book, but it's just one _long_ file (no > > navigation capabilities > > whatsoever). If you change books temporarily, it takes weeks to > speed > > around the file to figure out where you left off ;-) > > > > I was running a demo copy of the Kurzweil software while I > > wait for funding > > for a fully functional version. My demo CD has expired, > > but--before it > > did--I could readily import the text file into Kurzweil, then > > have it create > > a separate MP3 file for each page. Better than nothing. > > > > Does anybody know how to create audio books with Bookshare > > files, AND get > > DAISY navigation capabilities? > > > > Thanks much.... > > > > Neil > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
