Hi,
1. I used to do this with Kurzweil 1000. The quality of speech and speech
rate depends on the TTS that you use to create the mp3 files. I understand
there are some free programmes which can create mp3 files out of text
documents but I do not know of any.
2. You can't obviously check for spelling when you are listening to mp3 or
any other audio files. You will have to be reading a text or rtf or html
file to do this sort of a thing. You can do this on the victor reader stream
as it has it's own built-in TTS and can read text, rtf and html files.
Sandisk Sansa doesn't let you do that.
3. the simple answer is No. only specialist daisy players like victor reader
stream, Plextalk ptp1 or the book sense from HIMS can do this.
To add to the list of devices, you might also want to have a look at the
BookSense from HIMS which is a new device and has better hardware and
features than stream.
Regards,
Kiran
On Thu, Aug 6, 2009 at 5:39 AM, Sudhir R (NeSTIT) sudhi...@nestgroup.netwrote:
Hi folks !
I have not attempted reading audio books so far, mainly because I don't
have an accessible media device that has functionalities like letting
me bookmark multiple audio books.
However, I contacted Accessible Electronics, USA (thanks to the very
informative mail posted by Mukesh Jain) and discovered that their
Sandisk Sansa series has the sort of features I have been dreaming
about.
However, before deciding on whether to invest on a Victor Reader Stream
or an accessible media reader, I need to seek some clarifications from
experienced members of Access India.
1. What software do you use to convert text documents into audio
formats (mainly mp3) ? Is the pronounciation / voice of the resultant
file pleasant and comprehensible ?
2. While encountering non-English words, how can we make out what
the words are or its spelling ?
3. Will daisy books be supported by portable media devices such as
those from Sandisk ? Which are the file formats one encounters in daisy
books ? (I know mp3 is the simplest, but, which are the more complex
formats ?)
Looking forward to your valuable guidance...
Thanks and rgds
RS
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Kochi
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