[bookport] Re: Unfiltered files

  • From: "PAMELA RADER" <PRADER@xxxxxxx>
  • To: <bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 11:00:13 -0400

Hi Dave:

You can only copy MP3 files with a Card Reader.  Anything else needs to go 
through the transfer program.  

You can send both the BRF files or the Daisy files from Book Share.  First, you 
will need to download the Unpacking Tool from Book Share, because the books as 
you download them are packed and have a "BKS" extension (Book Port won't be 
able to recognize those BKS extensions).  I suspect that's why you got the 
error the second time.  So, once the books have been unpacked and saved 
somewhere on your hard drive, you can then go into the Book Port Transfer 
program, locate the folder with the Lookin Box and select the file and use the 
"Send" button.

You can also select the file on your hard drive and choose "Send To Book Port" 
from the Send To menu.


BRF files are braille files and are sufficient enough for straight listening.  
Daisy files are good for more extensive reading, where you'd want to navigate 
from section to section (such as newspapers or magazines).  


Hope that helps!


Pamela Rader, TECHNICAL SUPPORT
American Printing House For The Blind
1839 Frankfort Ave.
Louisville, KY  40206

PHONE:  1-800-223-1839, Ext. 307


>>> allheating@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 09/25/07 10:46AM >>>
 

 

Good morning,

 

My son is 11 yo and has been using his Bookport mainly for listening to
music and a few stories.  I have recently signed him up for BookShare.org
and we downloaded the first file this morning.  We downloaded a .BRF file
and copied it to a CF card using a flash card reader/writer.  When I
attempted to start the file I got a message that said "Playing unfiltered
files not supported"  I thought that perhaps I needed to use the Bookport
transfer software so I deleted the file and reloaded it using that.  I got
the copyright warning file fine, but I still can't access the book file and
get the same message.  This has happened in the past when we have
transferred stories that were written on the BrailleNote and stored in .BRF
format.  We are hoping to be able to store the files on a CF card so that
they can be read using the refreshable display on the BrailleNote and
listened to on the Bookport.

 

Are .BRF files not allowed?  To do what we want will I have to store two
versions, a .BRF for the BrailleNote and a Daisy file for the Bookport?  Any
help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Blue Skies,

Dave



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