Yes that is one of a number of things NLS has employed to limit the playback of their books. It will be interesting to see how they respond to our iPhone DAISY software.
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 9:07 AM, Brent Harding wrote: > > 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. 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