Re: Daisy/Dtbook/OPF simple example

I'd like to create an mp3 file that is staandalone. I'd want to listen to it
on the PC.

I mentioned AMIS because it was one of the open source tools used for
playback that was on the daisy list. I'm starting with an  MS Word/Open
Office document that has a TOC and a number of chapters. Pretty small (just
to test). I want the user to be able to listen to the TOC and navigate, with
bookmarks through the file.  Ifelt that AMIS could be used to playback with
navigation.

Do I need an authoring tool? I began to look at Urakawa OBI which is also
open source. Is this what I need?

Arnold

On Mon, May 26, 2008 at 5:22 PM, Lloyd Rasmussen <lras@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> What do you plan to do with the MP3 file?  Play it standalone on any MP3
> player?  AMIS is not an authoring tool, but a player.  It can play
> text-only
> Daisy documents through various speech synthesizers on your computer, but
> it
> doesn't convert anything.
>
> 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 3:53 PM
> > To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: 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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