I have office 2003. Will the add-in work with that version?
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alasdair King" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, May 31, 2010 1:33 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Converting plain text files to DAISY files
If you have Microsoft Word you may also be interested in the Microsoft
Word 2007 add-in "Open XML to DAISY XML Translator." This lets you
turn Word 2007 documents into DAISY books by choosing "Save As" from
the Word 2007 file menu.
http://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/openxml-daisy/DAISY%20Translator%20Source%20Code/Release%202.1.1.jp/DaisyTranslator-2.1.1.jp.1.zip?use_mirror=ovh
or
http://sourceforge.net/projects/openxml-daisy/
If you save as DAISY with MP3 then the add-in uses your system default
voice, so change the voice in Speech in Control Panel. And up the
output quality to 44kHz for a much better-sounding voice.
(Note that you must have permission from the voice vendor if you want
to redistribute DAISY books made with a particular voice, and the MP3
production uses the LAME encoder which may not be compliant with your
local patent regime.)
--
Alasdair King
WebbIE
On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 11:24 PM, David Ferrin <[email protected]> wrote:
Sounds reasonable to me, go ahead. They may contact me directly if they so
choose as well.
David Ferrin
[email protected]
----- Original Message ----- From: "TJ McElroy gMail"
<[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2010 4:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Converting plain text files to DAISY files
Hello David,
If you allow me to speak on behalf of the list, I will email the authors
of the two programs and ask permission for you to post the two programs
for
easier download.
TJ
----- Original Message ----- From: David Ferrin
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2010 7:34 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Converting plain text files to DAISY files
Does anybody know if these files may be posted on other web sites freely?
David Ferrin
[email protected]
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike & Barbara"
<[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 9:44 AM
Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Converting plain text files to DAISY files
> Hi David & TJ;
>
> First, TJ, thank you very much for this great information. It will
come
> in
> very handy . David, this is the version that I downloaded.
>
> OpenOfficePortable_3.2.0_English.paf.exe
>
> I wonder what the differences might be.? Thanks again. Take care.
> Mike
>
> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Ferrin"
<[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 25, 2010 1:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Converting plain text files to DAISY
files
>
>
> Just to be clear this is the file I downloaded:
>
> OpenOffice_Portable_2.4.1_zh_cn.paf.exe
>
> I like to play around with some of this stuff from time to time. I also
> have
> a daisy convertor around here that does MP3 files.
> David Ferrin
> [email protected]
> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "TJ McElroy gMail"
<[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Monday, May 24, 2010 6:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [Blind-Computing] Converting plain text files to DAISY
files
>
>
>> Hello Francis,
>>
>> Sorry it took so long to get an answer to your question.
>>
>> I was also interested in converting text to Daisy and here is a free
and
>> quite easy to do just that.
>>
>> It will require three downloads:
>> 1. Open Office portable
>> 2. Open XML to DAISY
>> 3. Open XML to DAISY manual
>>
>> I am using the portable version of Open Office because I was unhappy
how
>> the normal install version slowed down my computer.
>> The conversion still works with the portable version and you have the
>> added bonus of being to save every thing on a USB drive.
>>
>> You can read the manual for the step by step, but
>> in a nut shell here is what to do.
>>
>> 1. install Open Office
>> 2. unzip the Open XML to DAISY plug in.
>> 3. Start open office
>> 4. navigate to the Tools > Extension Manager >
>> 5 Add > Odt2DaisyAddOn.oxt ( located in the file that you unzipped
>> earlier )
>> 6. Restart Open Office
>>
>> Once you restart Open Office there will be an export to Daisy option
>> under the files menu.
>> When that option is selected, it will prompt for a file name, then a
>> screen will appear telling you of the data that will be stored in the
>> Daisy document.
>> you will have to choose ok from this screen.
>> Ok and cancel are located at the bottom of the screen
>> This screen does not speak for me, maybe it will for you.
>>
>> The first Daisy book conversion might give a message that the Daisy
>> Pipeline was not found. This message has only appeared once for me. A
>> light version of the Daisy Pipeline is part of what you added to Open
>> Office.
>>
>> After the conversion you will have three folders under the filename
that
>> you choose to save the Daisy document as.
>> An audio book
>> a Daisy book
>> a z3986
>>
>> I do not know what the z3986 is, if you find out let me know.
>>
>> I have given the download urls below:
>>
>> OpenOffice.org Portable | PortableApps.com - Portable software for USB
>> drives
>> http://portableapps.com/apps/office/openoffice_portable
>>
>>
>>
>> Download Open XML to DAISY XML Translator from SourceForge.net
>>
http://sourceforge.net/projects/openxml-daisy/files/DAISYTranslator%20Word%20Add-Ins/Release%202.1.1/DaisyTranslator_WordAddin_24March2009.zip/download
>>
>> Download Open XML to DAISY XML Translator from SourceForge.net (
manual )
>>
http://sourceforge.net/projects/openxml-daisy/files/DAISY%20Translator%20User%20Document/Release%202.1.1/Daisy_Translator_Instruction_Manual_24March2009.docx/download
>>
>>
>> HTH
>>
>> TJ
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Francis E. Khan
>> To: Blind-Computing
>> Sent: Thursday, May 20, 2010 12:00 PM
>> Subject: [Blind-Computing] Converting plain text files to DAISY files
>>
>>
>> I purchased the Bookport Plus player/recorder from the American
Printing
>> House for the Blind in March this year and downloaded approximately
129
>> books from Gutenberg.org. What I want to do is to change these books
>> from
>> plain text to a DAISY format so that I can listen to them on the
Bookport
>> Plus.
>>
>> Does anybody on this list have any expertise in doing this conversion
>> and
>> is it an expensive venture? I tried setting the pitch to minus 5 and
the
>> resulting playback sounded very gravelly like a famous jazz trumpeter
by
>> the name of Louis Armstrong also known as Sachmo. Any help would be
>> greatly appreciated.
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