I was asking about the size of the mp3 file which worked for you. On 10/25/13, Richard Turner <[email protected]> wrote: > I am not sure what you want to know? > The files were fairly large as I had a lot of books from bookshare on hand, > but I didn't pay much attention to the size of the database and Winston said > nothing about sizes. > > > Richard > (Sent from Richard's iPod Touch 5th gen) > >> On Oct 25, 2013, at 2:49 PM, John Diakogeorgiou <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >> How big were the files you used? >> >>> On 10/25/13, Richard Turner <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Voice Dream Reader is working fine now. >>> Neither Winston nor I have any idea what happened when I updated to the >>> latest version. >>> I sent him my database and it worked fine on his device. >>> He sent it back with the other two files the app creates, I loaded them >>> into >>> my app and it is working great. >>> My apologies for causing anyone to delay upgrading. >>> If anyone else runs into trouble after the upgrade, contact Winston and >>> follow his instructions. >>> Enjoy, >>> >>> >>> Richard >>> (Sent from Richard's iPod Touch 5th gen) >>> >>>> On Oct 25, 2013, at 8:53 AM, Cristóbal <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> I believe the dev tweeted yesterday that Daisy 2.0 audiobooks books >>>> will >>>> be >>>> supported in a future update. >>>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On >>>> Behalf >>>> Of Rick Alfaro >>>> Sent: Friday, October 25, 2013 7:41 AM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Re: new update to Voice Dream Reader 2.9.0 >>>> >>>> I was finally able to get an audio book into VDR. Here's what I did. >>>> >>>> The book was in a zip file so I extracted it into my Dropbox folder. >>>> The >>>> folder structure of the zip was maintained so I wound up with a folder >>>> under my DB folder containing the mp3 files. >>>> >>>> I then tapped on add from the VDR home screen and chose Dropbox from >>>> the >>>> resulting dialog. >>>> >>>> I was then presented with the contents of my DB folder so I flicked >>>> down >>>> to the folder containing the mp3 files and opened it up. >>>> >>>> The mp3 files were now showing so I simply double tapped on each file >>>> which VDR happily downloaded. >>>> >>>> The 2 files that comprised the audio book now show up on the home >>>> screen. At this point, you can start playing the file via normal >>>> methods. >>>> >>>> I decided to go a step further however, and put both of the mp3 files >>>> into a play list. This is something you will have to play with and >>>> figure out because I found it somewhat confusing but I finally did wind >>>> up getting them into a playlist but at this time can't give a step by >>>> step of exactly how, just know that its doable. I think the playlist >>>> creation needs to be a bit more intuitive but maybe it's just me. I >>>> would like to be able to rename the playlist and haven't yet discovered >>>> how but it's probably there under the edit button. >>>> >>>> I do agree it would be great if one could simply import the whole zip >>>> file from DB and have VDR deal with it automatically, discarding any >>>> files that sometimes are in these zips and creating a play list of the >>>> mp3 files with a prompt to name the play list. That would be totally >>>> awesome. >>>> >>>> So far, VDR is keeping its place in the audio book perfectly. the swipe >>>> up and down on the play button works great, and you can even change the >>>> speed of the playback by swiping up and down while the voice settings >>>> is >>>> focused. I don't usually speed up any spoken audio but in my short >>>> test, >>>> it worked great with no degradation of audio at all. Pitch remained >>>> constant and I heard no added artifacts in the audio. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Best Regards, >>>> >>>> Rick alfaro >>>> >>>>> On 10/25/2013 10:20 AM, Brett wrote: >>>>> Hi, >>>>> I plan to have a look at this tomorrow, but I am hoping that it relies >>>>> on >>>> the book being zipped as it does with Daisy files. >>>>> >>>>> Sent with Siri from Brett's iPhone >>>>> >>>>>> On 26 Oct 2013, at 12:24 am, Rick Alfaro <[email protected]> >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> I haven't tried any of the new text selection stuff nor the playing >>>>>> of >>>> mp3 books because I've not found a source for instructions on these new >>>> features. The help file that is part of the app says it is for v2.6. I >>>> haven't tried the devs web site yet however. If anyone knows how to >>>> get >>>> mp3 >>>> audio books into VDR I'd like to know. I'm sure it has to do with using >>>> Dropbox which is fine but not sure how it handles books with multiple >>>> mp3 >>>> files. I'm guessing one creates some sort of play list but not sure. >>>>>> >>>>>> I haven't had any trouble so far but as I said, haven't tried the >>>>>> text >>>> selection stuff that someone reported here. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Best Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> Rick alfaro >>>>>> >>>>>>> On 10/25/2013 8:50 AM, Russ Kiehne wrote: >>>>>>> Have you tried it as of yet? >>>>>>> Did you have any problems? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -----Original Message----- From: Rick Alfaro >>>>>>> Sent: Thursday, October 24, 2013 1:25 PM >>>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>>> Subject: Re: new update to Voice Dream Reader 2.9.0 >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Raul, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Have you figured out yet how mp3 audio books are added? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Best Regards, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Rick alfaro >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 10/24/2013 12:26 PM, Raul A. Gallegos wrote: >>>>>>>> Hi, no idea. It can't play any sort of DRM protected books. So, it >>>>>>>> depends on which kinds of daisy books. You might want to drop a >>>>>>>> line >>>>>>>> to >>>>>>>> the developer and ask. He's very good about responding. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Raul A. Gallegos >>>>>>>> Oh I'm not arguing, I'm simply explaining why I'm right. - Sheldon >>>> Cooper >>>>>>>> Twitter and Facebook user ID: rau47 >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 10/24/2013 9:20 AM, Chris Moore wrote: >>>>>>>>> Do you think this app will ever be able to play audio Daisy books? >>>>>>>>> I >>>>>>>>> would love to be able to access and copy books across from drop >>>>>>>>> box >>>>>>>>> and play them right inside this app. >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Thanks >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On 24 Oct 2013, at 15:15, Raul A. Gallegos <[email protected]> >>>>>>>>> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> I haven't tried it just yet, but this latest update promises to >>>>>>>>>> be >>>>>>>>>> a >>>>>>>>>> very nice one for sure. The below are the changes in the latest >>>>>>>>>> version which I just saw in the App Store. At the end of the >>>>>>>>>> message >>>>>>>>>> is a link to the app for those who may not know what Voice Dream >>>>>>>>>> Reader is so you can find out for yourself. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ? >>>>>>>>>> What's New in Version 2.9.0 >>>>>>>>>> Posted Oct 23, 2013 >>>>>>>>>> This major release significantly improves usability for VoiceOver >>>>>>>>>> users: >>>>>>>>>> - Incredibly easy-to-use text selection mechanism. Copy to >>>>>>>>>> clipboard, >>>>>>>>>> lookup words >>>>>>>>>> in the dictionary, highlight, and add your own notes. >>>>>>>>>> - Extensive use of new and innovative "swipe-enabled" buttons for >>>>>>>>>> VoiceOver users. >>>>>>>>>> Swipe the Voice Settings button to change the speed rate. Rewind >>>>>>>>>> and >>>>>>>>>> Fast Forward >>>>>>>>>> are built into the Play-Pause button as up and down swipes. >>>>>>>>>> - The text slider that moves the speech cursor by 5% has been >>>>>>>>>> modified so that swiping >>>>>>>>>> up moves toward the beginning of the text. The directions have >>>>>>>>>> been >>>>>>>>>> reversed from >>>>>>>>>> previous releases so that it now behaves the same way as the >>>>>>>>>> other >>>>>>>>>> swipe-enabled >>>>>>>>>> controls. For iOS 7, you can double tap the slider to enter a >>>>>>>>>> percent >>>>>>>>>> value. >>>>>>>>>> Plus delicious goodies for everyone: >>>>>>>>>> - Experimental support for MP3 audio books. Yes, it remembers >>>>>>>>>> where >>>>>>>>>> you leave off >>>>>>>>>> just like text. And you make add bookmarks. >>>>>>>>>> - Pronunciation dictionary import and export. View the entire >>>>>>>>>> pronunciation dictionary >>>>>>>>>> in an editable text window, allowing editing, copying, and >>>>>>>>>> pasting, >>>>>>>>>> plus exporting >>>>>>>>>> to another app like Dropbox and share it with others via email. >>>>>>>>>> - Launching Voice Dream Reader from Mobile Safari. Create a >>>>>>>>>> bookmark >>>>>>>>>> with the following >>>>>>>>>> URL. Next time you select this bookmark, it'll open the current >>>>>>>>>> web >>>>>>>>>> page in Voice >>>>>>>>>> Dream Reader: >>>> javascript:window.location="com.voicedream.reader://open?url="+window.locati >>>> on >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> - Change speech rate on the fly with two-finger up or down >>>>>>>>>> swipes. >>>>>>>>>> (Not for VoiceOver >>>>>>>>>> users). >>>>>>>>>> - Fixed several problems with using iOS 7 built-in voices. >>>>>>>>>> - A lot of the minor improvements and bug fixes. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> The link is >>>> https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/voice-dream-reader-text-to/id496177674?mt=8 >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>> Raul A. 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