Re: Daisy/Dtbook/OPF simple example

Hi Lloyd,

I'm just starting and I've been trying to filter through all the
information. I'm still not sure of the process that I need to follow:

   1. I created a dtbook xml file from open office that looks good as per
   the daisy documentation. It's a simple document with a table of contents and
   a number of h1/h2/h3 items. I'm using it just to find out what processing
   I'll need to create an mp3 file at the end.
   2. I originally thought I needed the daisy pipeline to do some kind of
   conversion? After I looked at the daisy xml file, I didn't see where I
   needed daisy pipeline.
   3. So, I went to AMIS, because it is free and appeared to be what I
   needed to get to an audio file.
   4. I found out though, that I needed an OPF file as input. I believe it
   contains the daisy xml that was generated by OO with tags around it that
   describe the book itself externally?
   5. It was here that I've been trying to pull together the wrapping of the
   daisy xml file to create the OPF file.
   6. I don't use an SMIL file. Do I need to with a text-only document?
   7. I'm not sure about the daisy 2.02. I can't remember if AMIS required
   it or not.

Can you fill me in on where I need to look or generally what I need to do to
get to the audio mp3?

Thanks,

Arnold

On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 11:37 AM, Lloyd Rasmussen <lras@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hi.  I assume you intend to produce according to the Z39.86-2005 standard,
> rather than Daisy 2.02.  If you are doing an audio version of a web page,
> you are running the XML file through text-to-speech, perhaps using the
> DAISY
> Pipeline?  Will you produce an NCX or SMIL files?  Is there enough
> information in the AMIS documentation to tell you what it requires?
>
> At a minimum, I would say that an OPF should have the following items:
>
> Dc:title, dc:publisher, dc:format  and dc:identifier so that, if your
> production is distributed, people know what it is and who did it.
> Dc:identifier is used in constructing bookmarks in a player.  Dc:format
> tells a player what version of the standard the book purports to adhere to.
>
> In the x-metadata section, dtb:title tells a player how long the book is,
> if
> it contains audio.
>
> A manifest section lists all of the files in the book
>
> A spine section lists all of the SMIL files in the book, in reading order.
>
> I know that the AMIS player, because of the way Daisy 2.02 books were
> produced, expects to find separate SMIL files for each navPoint (or at
> least
> the SMIL files are not expected to be very complex.
>
> I work on this stuff in the Z39.86-2002 format all the time for NLS, and
> serve on the committee that is planning how to update the -2005 standard,
> so
> I may be able to help.
>
> Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, Maryland
> Home:  http://lras.home.sprynet.com
> Work:  http://www.loc.gov/nls
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:programmingblind-
> > bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Arnold Bailey
> > Sent: Monday, May 26, 2008 8:18 AM
> > To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Daisy/Dtbook/OPF simple example
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm trying to develop a prototype to present, to  the viewer, audio (from
> > a DAISY file) of the web page. I'm using an Open Office extension to
> > create a dtbook xml file. I have to create an OPF (package) file to
> > describe it before it can be input to the audio application (AMIS). The
> > document is pretty basic. I'm just trying to debug the process. Does
> > anyone know where I can get some simple examples of how to create this
> opf
> > file? I've looked at some of the NAMIS examples; but, they involve full
> > books and are fairly complex. Any inputadvice/guidance would be
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Arnold
> >
>
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