Here is one way to do this:
1. Open the PDF and do a select all (Command-A) and then a copy
(Command-C)
2. Open a new text document and do a paste. Save this as a text only
(ASCII) file.
3. Open the terminal and enter the following command: say -v voice -o /
path/to/audio.aiff -f /path/to/file.txt
Voice is he name of any system voice Alex, Fred, etc this will
generate a AIFF audio file of the text which can then be transformed
into MP3 with iTunes or another audio conversion program such as Max,
which is very good and I can recommend it.
Greg Kearney
535 S. Jackson St.
Casper, Wyoming 82601
307-224-4022
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On Feb 7, 2008, at 6:41 PM, Orin wrote:
Hi all,
Is there a way that I could record PDF documents with Alex? I just
downloaded a PDF file and can successfully read it in preview, but
I'd honestly rather have it in mp3 format. Also, it'd be nice if I
can only have the copyright information at the beginning and end,
whenever I go to a new page in preview it gives me the copyright
info on every page, kind of annoying.
What's wierd with VoiceOver, is that Alex, even when there isn't a
comma, pauses as if there was one. With the system voice, it doesn't
do this, so I would like it to be recorded with the system voice. I
would also like to raise the speed a bit, the default is extremely
slow.
Thanks.
