[bookport] Re: Feedback on latest Beta

Debbie,

to gain access to that site, one must be a beta tester for the nls digital
talking book program.  I don't know if they're accepting anyone else at this
point.  The tests are being done with magazines now and have been ongoing
since January.  I signed up for the program having heard about it on ACB
radio about a year ago.  Lou
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Debbie Crafts" <debbiecrafts@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 8:27 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Feedback on latest Beta


> Hello,
> 3. The file I tested was the July Issue of U.S. News and World
> Report from the NLS DTB test site.  The original download was over 200
>
> Which site is this and how does one go about getting access to it.
Thanks.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of ptorpey
> Sent: Sunday, July 11, 2004 8:16 PM
> To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookport] Feedback on latest Beta
>
>
> I downloaded the latest beta which includes the ability to compress
> audio files.  What a great feature - After years of listening to books
> and magazines at faster speeds, it was really uncomfortable to listen at
> "normal" speed.
> Anyway,
>
> 1. This was a very time-consuming process, even on my 2 GHz PC.  I
> guess this is to be expected, but, its great to have this ability
> anyway.
>
> 2. I tried using the Preview feature in the Bookport Transfer
> program.  I highlighted the file to be sent and hit Alt + P.  The only
> thing that happened was that I saw the text of a document I had
> previewed many weeks ago.  I could not get any audio preview of the file
> before downloading to the Bookport.  I would like to have been able to
> do this in order to see how I liked my choices of compression before
> taking the long time needed to convert and download the file.
>
> 3. The file I tested was the July Issue of U.S. News and World
> Report from the NLS DTB test site.  The original download was over 200
> MB.  I sped the magazine up by a factor of 2.0 and compressed spaces by
> 50%.  After transfer, the magazine only took up about 79 MB on the
> Bookport.  Great savings of space!
>
> 4. Reading on the Bookport seemed to go great.  Audio was clear,
> navigation through sections worked well, and my place was preserved
> after leaving and returning to the magazine.
>
> All in all, great job!
>
> Question: You indicated that an upcoming hardware upgrade might include
> the ability to vary the speed of audio files dynamically on the Bookport
> itself.  Is this still in the works (maybe not needed?).  Also, if there
> is a new hardware upgrade, it would be nice if the audio recording
> feature did not change the pitch of the original as it does now.
>
>
> -- Pete
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