Thanks very much, Andrew.
Bookshare _does_ give you a compressed download. When unpacked, you wind up
with:
- a .CSS (Cascading Style Sheet Document)
- an HTML version of the book
- a rather small .NCX file
- a 1KB .OPF file
- a .SMIL file of the book
- an .XML file of the book
The only "Ncc" file is the one that PRS creates when I create a new book.
However, when I try DAISY import through PRS, it finds nothing.....
My intuition was telling me exactly what you said, but I'm grateful for any
additional info.
Incidentally, Bookshare's tech support said the following. I've just
downloaded a demo of the Text Aloud software that the gentleman references.
If it offers anything worthwhile, I'll get back to the list.
Thanks much, Andrew
Neil
(quoting)
The files which comprise the DAISY standard are of three different types.
One of these is DAISY Audio. DAISY audio books usually come on CD and
contain human speech recordings of books. RFB&D is the most well-known
provider of DAISY Audio Content. The second type is DAISY Text.
Bookshare.org provides books that are DAISY Text. This means that there is
no recorded audio. Instead, there is electronic text which may be used to
view the documents in large print, electronic Braille, embossed Braille or
listened to with synthetic speech. The third type, not yet widely
available, are synchronized DAISY books which contain both recorded speech
and electronic text which may be referenced from one to the other. Because
Bookshare.org books contain only the text of the books and no audio
recording, they may not be listened to on an audio player such as those from
Plextor, Telex or Visuaide. The only way to use an audio playback device is
to first use the provided text to create an MP3 audio file which contains a
reading of the text. This may be accomplished using a third-party
application which will use synthesized speech to create a reading of the
material. Kurzweil and Open Book both have the ability to transform text
into an MP3 audio file. An another application which can do the job is Text
Aloud from Nextup Software at http://www.textaloud.com
-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Hodgson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 11:48 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Bookshare files - Daisy navigation?
Hi,
What are the files you get with Bookshare? Are they compressed or somesuch?
There should be an ncc.html file somewhere, even if it is encrypted. The
issue here is that the book is not in audio - the markings are for the text
version, so these would have to be converted to audio markers to get what
you want - something I am not sure is available on any Daisy conversion
software. If I were you, I would continue to carry on with Kurzweil.
Andrew.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Neil Brooks [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Sent: 21 June 2004 23:21
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Bookshare files - Daisy navigation?
>
> I've been pretty successful in using the PRS to create audio
> books on CD,
> but . . . here's my problem:
>
> Bookshare doesn't seem to create an "Ncc" file (that PRS
> seems to require to
> import a DAISY file). Without it, I've been saving an HTML
> file of the book
> as a text file, then using the PRS's text import capabilities.
>
> This makes a book, but it's just one _long_ file (no
> navigation capabilities
> whatsoever). If you change books temporarily, it takes weeks to speed
> around the file to figure out where you left off ;-)
>
> I was running a demo copy of the Kurzweil software while I
> wait for funding
> for a fully functional version. My demo CD has expired,
> but--before it
> did--I could readily import the text file into Kurzweil, then
> have it create
> a separate MP3 file for each page. Better than nothing.
>
> Does anybody know how to create audio books with Bookshare
> files, AND get
> DAISY navigation capabilities?
>
> Thanks much....
>
> Neil
>
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