[bookport] Re: Slow MP3
- From: "Sarah Cranston" <cranston.sarah@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 13 Sep 2004 15:45:39 -0500
I managed to fix the problem at the worksite, where the BookPort was not =
being seen by the computer. For anyone who might want to know this, I =
reinstalled the BP transfer tool, removed the BP Launcher from MSCONFIG =
and restarted the system with the BP connected. Voile, it works great.
Here's the really thing about this slow mp3 problem. I transferred an =
mp3 file to the problematic BookPort, got the slow result, and removed =
the CF card and put it into my personal BookPort. Absolutely no =
problem, the mp3 files play just fine. This leads me to believe that =
it's not in the transferring, it's somewhere in the way this particular =
BookPort handles mp3 files.
HTH
Sarah
-----Original Message-----
From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Rich Hartness
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 3:40 PM
To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [bookport] Slow MP3
Hi Richard,
Interesting problem. Since you have a properly working set up at home =
and a
funky one at work, It might be fairly easy to determine if the problem =
is in
the work PC system or the work Bookport unit.
Here are some things to try to help pinpoint what's misbehaving.
1. You said you have a personal Bookport. If you attach it to the same
system that sent the slow sounding files to the other Bookports at work =
do
they come out sounding slow on your personal model?
2. If you bring a work Bookport home that is playing the slow files and
attach it to your home system and transfer MP3s to it, does it still =
sound
slow on the work unit?
Good luck,
Rich
----- Original Message -----=20
From: "Richard Ring" <ring.richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 4:26 PM
Subject: [bookport] Re: Slow Mp3 files
> Yes.
> And, these files play just fine on my personal Bookport.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Curtis Delzer
> Sent: Monday, September 13, 2004 3:16 PM
> To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [bookport] Re: Slow Mp3 files
>
>
> I have had, not too long ago, my sound card or mp3 player play mp3 =
files
> at about half speed, and my solution which did work was to reboot,
> however if you've already recorded the files on the bookport, that =
won't
>
> help. Have you duplicated it, re-recorded the files on a bookport, =
done
> it more than once after a complete system reset?
>
> Curtis Delzer
> On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 16:05:36 -0400, ROB MEREDITH wrote:
>
> No one has a clue. We really need more info as requested in our last =
=3D3D
> message on this topic.
>
> Rob Meredith
>
> >>> ring.richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 09/13/04 03:56PM >>>
> Greetings:
> I posted a message on this subject yesterday, but I would like to see =
if
> anyone has a clue.
> We are considering a pilot program at our state library. We would =
lend
> to patrons pre-loaded Bookports, just to test the possibilities that =
are
> available when it comes to digital books.
> We would like to load an example of each of the major file types that
> are supported by Bookport.
> We began by testing a Bookport on Friday. Our systems could not see =
the
> device. I brought the unit home and formatted the card three times.
> Finally, my home computer was able to see the device. MP3 files were
> transferred to the device using the Bookport transfer. =3D3D3D20
> These files are playing at less than half the speed one might expect =
to
> hear them. For those of you who remember records (I know, not many)
> it's worse than playing a 33 and a third record at 16 and two thirds.
> (Note these are record speeds, which were measured in RPMs revolutions
> per minute)
> Has anyone ever seen this? Is there a solution?
>
>
>
> Richard A. Ring
> Rehabilitation/Technology Specialist
> Iowa Department for the Blind
> Field Operations
> ring.richard@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=3D3D20
> http://www.blind.state.ia.us=3D3D20
> 515 281-1312
> 800 362-2587
> Fax: 515 242-5781=3D3D3D20
> TTY: 515 281-1355
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