Jennifer, thanks for your response. I do realize that Bookshare provides a text-based DAISY format which is why I was wondering how best to convert those files into a compatible file format for the Plextalk. Have you accomplished this? I would love to know what worked for you if you were successful.
Thanks again, Scott ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jennifer Sutton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 15, 2004 3:49 PM Subject: Re: Bookshare and the PTR1 > Hi: > > There are different flavors of DAISY content. DAISY content from RFB&D for > example, that you can play on your Plextalk, is DAISY audio, primarily. > > Bookshare.org's DAISY content, on the other hand, cannot be played on a > Plextalk. Bookshare.org's DAISY content is in DAISY full text, so it is > best to play it with the DAISY computer-based playback software that > Bookshare.org offers i.e. Victor Reader Soft from VisuAide. > > This is the beauty of DAISY content; it is imminently flexible and > versatile. You can have DAISY audio, DAISY full-text, or, as DAISY becomes > more and more prevalent and playback hardware and software can support it, > we will have mixed media with DAISY text and audio combined. > > Best, > Jennifer > > At 12:33 PM 8/15/2004, you wrote: > >Hi list, > > > >A Bookshare subscriber has asked me to pass this question along. When you > >download the DAISY books from Bookshare, do they need to be converted into > >a different format before being burnt onto a cd for playing on the > >Plextalk? Or can you simply download a book and move it to cd? > > > >In either case, will the process of navigating this file, once it is on a > >cd, be different from a typical DAISY book from RFB for example? > > > >Thanks, > >Scott Blanks > >mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Adaptive Technology Services > >629 Divisadero > >San Francisco, CA 94117 > >Phone: 415 409 6650 > >Toll free: 866 564 6650 > >Fax: 415 358 4726 > >www.adaptivetec.com > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
