Hi Maria. I didn't mean you singular but you plural, I.E. everyone.
Apart from pure curiosity, I can see no other reason for even wanting to play a wav file in the first place on a device like this. I'm actually surprised the wav files that are there aren't compressed, though they are recorded at quite a low sample rate I think. Cheers Graham ----- Original Message ----- From: "Maria Kristic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 9:21 PM Subject: Re: [Braillenote] wav files to mp3 Hi Graham, The reason I sent out that email was just to clarify the limitation for file size of a WAV file. People were saying that it was pretty useless to play them if they could only be 9 kilobytes in size, so I just wanted to let everyone know that the limit was more than this. The only time I play WAV files are if I can't find an MP3 version, or if a file I want to listen to is only available in WAV format. This is extremely rare though, as the files I usually download turn out to be MP3's. Sometimes I download audio files from my PC, and I'm not sure of their type; however, although I think most material is in MP3 format, I just like to know that the feature of playing WAV files of a certain size is available in case I really need it. I can't speak for all audio content. By saying I thought most materials I encounter are MP3, I was just referring to what I personally encounter. Maria > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Graham Page" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 20:23:40 -0000 >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] wav files to mp3 >Hi Maria. >Even though you can play, say a 4 MB wav file I can't think why you would >want to be playing wav files on devices of this size. >The media player will let you play audio books in MP3 and compressed files >are I think far more suited to a device of this kind. >Cheers >Graham >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Maria Kristic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Braillenote List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Monday, March 01, 2004 8:02 PM >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] wav files to mp3 >The limit for WAV files is half your remaining space on the KeySoft System >Disk. If you have, for example, 9 Megabytes remaining on the KeySoft System >Disk, you can play a WAV file up to 4.5 Megabytes in size. Go to the File >Manager and Directory, and when you're prompted for a drive, select KeySoft >System Disk, and request information to find out how many "characters are >free". Then, you can divide this by 2, and there's your exact size limit. >The reason it's half your remaining space and not all of it is because >KeySoft needs some space to play the file in. HTH. >Maria >> ----- Original Message ----- >>From: Ann Parsons <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: Braillenote List <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Date: Mon, 1 Mar 2004 10:07:54 -0500 >>Subject: Re: [Braillenote] wav files to mp3 >>Hi all, >>Hmmmmm, I think I know why this is, but maybe the PDI techies can >>confirm it? When the BN makes a sound, like the alarm or the shwap, >>shwap of the BN loading GPS maps, that's a wav file. However, I don't >>think the machine is designed to play large wav files. 9KB hardly >>cuts it when you're talking about songs or books or anything like >>that. You sure you mean KB, and not mg? No, forget WAV files if the >>limitation is that small. >>Ann P. >>>>>>> "Charles" == Charles Couey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Charles> The BN does play .WAV files. They must be in the Windows >> Charles> directory on the KeySoft Systems Disk in order to be >> Charles> played. There is a size limitation if my memory serves >> Charles> me right. >> Charles> Go into the "file manager", then "directory", then press >> Charles> "k" for the Keysoft system disk, then type Windows, then >> Charles> press Space with dots 1, 3, 4, and 6 (the dots for the >> Charles> letter "x") until you read or hear "list of all, >> Charles> including hidden, files in 'Windows' folder",then scroll >> Charles> through the list of files until you find a .WAV file then >> Charles> press enter you can hear the file played. >> Charles> I know from experience that you can place other .WAV >> Charles> files into the Windows folder and play them. I am sure >> Charles> you can play files as large as 9kb. >> Charles> Charles Couey Access Technology Specialist State of >> Charles> Tennessee Services for the Blind >> Charles> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ann Parsons" >> Charles> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Braillenote List" >> Charles> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, March 01, >> Charles> 2004 6:49 AM Subject: re: [Braillenote] wav files to mp3 >>>> Hi all, >>>> We explored this issue some days back. No, the BN doesn't play >>>> WAV files. No, you can not change the file extension of a WAV >>>> file and get it to play. They are two different types of >>>> files. WAV files are the same types of files that are on audio >>>> CD's. They are large and they are uncompacted. MP3 files are >>>> wav files that have been made smaller and changed so that they >>>> take up less space. They are not the same as WAV files, and >>>> you can't fool the BN about that, even though you may be able >>>> to trick it into unpacking zip files. >>>> Ann P. >>>> -- >>>> Ann K. Parsons email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WEB SITE: >>>> http://home.eznet.net/~akp "All that is gold does not glitter. >>>> Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT >>>> ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the list >>>> archives or change your preferences, visit >>>> http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >> Charles> ___ To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message >> Charles> to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To view the >> Charles> list archives or change your preferences, visit >> Charles> http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >>-- >> Ann K. Parsons >>email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp >>"All that is gold does not glitter. >>Not all those who wander are lost." 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