The other thing NLS does is using the AMR codec. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Kearney" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2009 7:14 PM Subject: Re: NLS digital books and future versions of iTunes,iPod, iPhone?
> > The Daisy standard is hardly a "bizarre format" and when made > correctly the books are playable on existing iPods and other such > devices. The issue here is not Daisy the issue is that NLS and to a > lesser degree RFB&D have chosen to add digital rights management aka > encryption to their books. > > We make books without any DRM and include playlist so that they are > playable on other non-Daisy devices. Daisy offers advantages such as > multiple bookmarks, page and section navigation and the option to hear > notes or not as needed. > > Daisy is a public standard and is published for all to use at > www.daisy.org > > > 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: [email protected] > > On Jul 16, 2009, at 12:53 AM, Barry Hadder wrote: > >> >> That's definitely my vision of how things should be. However, all >> such blind services (i.e. NLS, RFBD) seem to be hell bent on producing >> material in some bizarre format completely incompatible with anything >> that the main stream world is using. I wonder just how much money >> actually goes in to the research development of that crap anyway. >> Also, I think it will be a long time before the prevailing myth that >> "blind folks are supposed to use windblows based pcs" is broken. The >> more everyone requests compatiblity with other platforms the more >> chance there will be for change. >> >> >> On Jul 14, 2009, at 10:39 PM, Chris Polk wrote: >> >>> >>> that would be really cool to have only one device for all of the >>> books/ >>> music/phone/email, well you get the point. >>> >>> >>> On Jul 14, 2009, at 8:26 PM, Jenny Kennedy (Howard) wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> Hi guys, >>>> Well it looks as if the NLS here in the U.S. is going to be rolling >>>> out their long awaited digital talkingbooks and players in a few >>>> months program wide. >>>> >>>> For a while there have been beta testers that have used assorted >>>> aspects of the program's hardware and software. >>>> >>>> The digital talking books are going to be put on flash memory and >>>> people who have the victor reader stream have been able to download >>>> digital files of the books to play on their players for a while. >>>> You >>>> have to register for the service and receive a special file that you >>>> load onto the stream from what I understand and it pinpoints you >>>> as a >>>> registered NLS user and allows you to use the download-able files. >>>> >>>> Well I am wondering if it would be possible for Apple to team up >>>> with >>>> NLS like they've done with Audible and allow iTunes, future iPods >>>> and >>>> or the iPhone to play the NLS DTBs? I am thinking it would be the >>>> best thing in the world if I could put NLS books in iTunes and on my >>>> iPod. This can be done but it is against the law and cumbersome and >>>> time consuming. LOL and it would be just better in my way of >>>> thinking >>>> if NLS DTBs would just go on the iPod all on their own without much >>>> fuss or muss. >>>> Do you all think this could be done and is it something anyone else >>>> would like to see? >>>> How would people e go about telling Apple to look into this or >>>> like I >>>> said is it even possible? >>>> >>>> Best Wishes >>>> Jenny Kennedy (Howard) >>>> [email protected] >>>> Olathe, Kansas USA >>>> >>>> Join me on FaceBook: >>>> Personal Profile - www.facebook.com/blueskyes >>>> And feel free to join "The Blind Parents of FaceBook" group. Search >>>> for it in groups or contact me for details. >>>> >>>> Follow me via twitter using the username: ben_folds_fan >>>> >>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >>>> >> >> >> > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
