Re: Converting bookshare books to Audio in the Mac
As a matter of fact there is a way to do just that. I have written a Perl program that will take a Bookshare XML file of a book and output a proper DTBook XML file that can then be used with DAISY Pipeline to generate a full text/full Audio book using Alex or other TTS voices on Mac, Windows or Linux. Gregory Kearney Manager - Accessible Media Association for the Blind of Western Australia 61 Kitchener Avenue, PO Box 101 Victoria Park 6979, WA Australia Telephone: +61 (08) 9311 8202 Telephone: +1 (307) 224-4022 (North America) Fax: +61 (08) 9361 8696 Toll free: 1800 658 388 (Australia only) Email: gkear...@gmail.com On 01/10/2009, at 2:51 PM, william lomas wrote: > i doubt you can convert it to use alex really > > On 30 Sep 2009, at 23:01, Dr.Khalid wrote: > >> Is there a way, though, to convert the book to Audio using Alex? >> - Original Message - >> From: Woody Anna Dresner >> To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com >> Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 2:44 PM >> Subject: Re: Converting bookshare books to Audio in the Mac >> >> >> Hi Will, >> >> the unzipped file goes to your Home folder. >> >> Best, >> Anna >> >> >> >> On Sep 30, 2009, at 4:35 PM, william lomas wrote: >> >>> >>> where does it go though >>> >>> On 30 Sep 2009, at 18:52, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hi Will, >>>> >>>> I asked a similar question a few days ago. YOu can either unzip >> using >>>> Terminal or download a program; Unarchiver was recommended. I tried >>>> the Terminal approach yesterday and it worked great: >>>> Go to Finder/Utilities and open Terminal. >>>> Type "unzip -e " paste in the file you want to unzip, and press >>>> Enter. >>>> You will soon be prompted for a password; type that in and press >>>> Enter. The book is unzipped. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> Anna >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Converting bookshare books to Audio in the Mac
i doubt you can convert it to use alex really On 30 Sep 2009, at 23:01, Dr.Khalid wrote: > Is there a way, though, to convert the book to Audio using Alex? > - Original Message - > From: Woody Anna Dresner > To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com > Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 2:44 PM > Subject: Re: Converting bookshare books to Audio in the Mac > > > Hi Will, > > the unzipped file goes to your Home folder. > > Best, > Anna > > > > On Sep 30, 2009, at 4:35 PM, william lomas wrote: > > > > > where does it go though > > > > On 30 Sep 2009, at 18:52, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: > > > >> > >> Hi Will, > >> > >> I asked a similar question a few days ago. YOu can either unzip > using > >> Terminal or download a program; Unarchiver was recommended. I tried > >> the Terminal approach yesterday and it worked great: > >> Go to Finder/Utilities and open Terminal. > >> Type "unzip -e " paste in the file you want to unzip, and press > >> Enter. > >> You will soon be prompted for a password; type that in and press > >> Enter. The book is unzipped. > >> > >> Best, > >> Anna > >> > >> > >>> > > > > > > > > > > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Converting bookshare books to Audio in the Mac
Is there a way, though, to convert the book to Audio using Alex? - Original Message - From: Woody Anna Dresner To: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2009 2:44 PM Subject: Re: Converting bookshare books to Audio in the Mac Hi Will, the unzipped file goes to your Home folder. Best, Anna On Sep 30, 2009, at 4:35 PM, william lomas wrote: > > where does it go though > > On 30 Sep 2009, at 18:52, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: > >> >> Hi Will, >> >> I asked a similar question a few days ago. YOu can either unzip using >> Terminal or download a program; Unarchiver was recommended. I tried >> the Terminal approach yesterday and it worked great: >> Go to Finder/Utilities and open Terminal. >> Type "unzip -e " paste in the file you want to unzip, and press >> Enter. >> You will soon be prompted for a password; type that in and press >> Enter. The book is unzipped. >> >> Best, >> Anna >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Converting bookshare books to Audio in the Mac
Hi Will, the unzipped file goes to your Home folder. Best, Anna On Sep 30, 2009, at 4:35 PM, william lomas wrote: > > where does it go though > > On 30 Sep 2009, at 18:52, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: > >> >> Hi Will, >> >> I asked a similar question a few days ago. YOu can either unzip using >> Terminal or download a program; Unarchiver was recommended. I tried >> the Terminal approach yesterday and it worked great: >> Go to Finder/Utilities and open Terminal. >> Type "unzip -e " paste in the file you want to unzip, and press >> Enter. >> You will soon be prompted for a password; type that in and press >> Enter. The book is unzipped. >> >> Best, >> Anna >> >> >>> > > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Converting bookshare books to Audio in the Mac
where does it go though On 30 Sep 2009, at 18:52, Woody Anna Dresner wrote: > > Hi Will, > > I asked a similar question a few days ago. YOu can either unzip using > Terminal or download a program; Unarchiver was recommended. I tried > the Terminal approach yesterday and it worked great: > Go to Finder/Utilities and open Terminal. > Type "unzip -e " paste in the file you want to unzip, and press Enter. > You will soon be prompted for a password; type that in and press > Enter. The book is unzipped. > > Best, > Anna > > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Converting bookshare books to Audio in the Mac
Hi Will, I asked a similar question a few days ago. YOu can either unzip using Terminal or download a program; Unarchiver was recommended. I tried the Terminal approach yesterday and it worked great: Go to Finder/Utilities and open Terminal. Type "unzip -e " paste in the file you want to unzip, and press Enter. You will soon be prompted for a password; type that in and press Enter. The book is unzipped. Best, Anna --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Re: Converting bookshare books to Audio in the Mac
how do you open the bookshare books on a mac anyways? the new books are zipped yet never open on a mac On 30 Sep 2009, at 17:41, Dr.Khalid wrote: > Hi All! > > I wonder, is it possible to convert .xml files to MP3 or any type of > audio files that the Victor Stream can recognize? I downloaded a > DAISY book from bookshare, and I don't want to read it via the TTS > in the VS. Is there an easy way to convert this book to audio using > Alex? I'm using my sis machine which has OS X 10.5.. > > TIA > Khalid > > > --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
Converting bookshare books to Audio in the Mac
Hi All! I wonder, is it possible to convert .xml files to MP3 or any type of audio files that the Victor Stream can recognize? I downloaded a DAISY book from bookshare, and I don't want to read it via the TTS in the VS. Is there an easy way to convert this book to audio using Alex? I'm using my sis machine which has OS X 10.5.. TIA Khalid --~--~-~--~~~---~--~~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to macvisionaries@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to macvisionaries+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~--~~~~--~~--~--~---
