[access-uk] Re: Talking books: two questions and a reader's thoughts

Hi Ray,

How many of us haven't got this upgrade <smile>? I just had to send a machine back because the charger was zapped in a thunderstorm; I guess they haven't noticed the upgrade yet; I await the ticking-off letter!

Cheers,

Mike
----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray Hazan" <raymond@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2005 2:14 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Talking books: two questions and a reader's thoughts


Hi,

If you download the latest version of software for the VCR (North American version) you will have both a sleep timer and fast forward and rewind facility, which jump from 1 to 2 to 5 minute intervals.

This upgrade has been available for a long time but has not been released by RNIB because they say it has a bug. Mine has been faultless for well over a year and makes a big difference.

RNIB also say this download is 'illegal and users may be liable for the cost of replacing the VCR if it all goes wrong.

Sorry for good and bad news!

Best wishes,

Ray

----- Original Message ----- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Saturday, December 24, 2005 12:36 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Talking books: two questions and a reader's thoughts


Two quick comments folks.

My question about the fast forward and rewind would be nice to have an answer to. The lack of such a facility is hard to fathom, such a thing is so easy in Winamp.

In the case of the book I am reading, the narration is fluent enough, but the odd fluff could have been edited out. Mark up, if that's what it is called, is minimal, just chapters, and chapter announcements almost blunder into the text of the book. Guess its the reader's style that really gets to me, but then maybe he was giving his time freely, or for less than Equity rates, don't know about that, and I'd guess the recording is at least 25 years old, probably older.

One would hope that, given the investment now talked about at RNIB in equipment, three studios, SADIE editing and all, that things are being done better now. That said, what seems to defeat RNIB - and just about everyone else - is the people hours available for such tasks as editing and marking up propperly. Seems so much of the DAISY system's potential for navigation is being sidelined by this lack of ongoing funding for employing more actual human beings. Still, dare say the same lack is obvious everywhere now.
Ray

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