accessible-iOS Re: MP3 audiobook player
- From: Saqib <saqibh23@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "accessible-ios@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <accessible-ios@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2013 08:40:47 +0100
Hi. Thanks for this detailed reply. I'm going to save this message as a
reference as I'm going to work through it slowly so I can take it all in.
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On 16 Jul 2013, at 10:40, "Denise Thompson" <deniset@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> Saqib
> You don't really need to change your movies to audio book format if you
> don't want to. I have movies on my phone that I import as straight mp3 files
> and play them in the music app on the phone. What I do to distinguish them
> is to put them in their own play list. For example, I created a new playlist
> called movies.
> First what works for me is to bring up the menu and go to view and arrow
> down to where it says "side bar.If it says show side bar enter on it. This
> creates a list of all the playlists you have in iTunes and you can simply
> arrow up and down through them easily. Forgive me if this is more detail
> than you need.
> Then create a new playlist. Do this by using the alt key to bring up the
> file menu or by the short cut key of control plus N. Name the playlist. I
> just created one for tv episodes of the show Monk that I have in mp3 format.
>
> As you probably know, playlist appear at the bottom of the list I referred
> to above. When you create it it sets you at the beginning of the new
> playlist. Tab forward through the choices. It'll say new playlist, playlist
> action, Monk read only, 0 items read only, view button, then Monk list box.
> It's this list box where you copy the movies on your computer that you want
> and simply paste them in this list box. You treat this space just like you
> would an external drive plugged into your computer. You can add or delete
> files here by cutting and pasting. This is also how I add mp3 books to my
> phone. I should add here that there's a quirk in that if you add files one
> at a time it puts the newest one above the existing file already there. So
> If you want files in a certain order put the last one in first and so forth.
> that way the first one will end up on top or first. In the case of a book on
> my computer, I go to the bottom of the files in the book folder and do a
> control/shift/home to copy the files in order from the bottom up. Then I
> just paste them in the list box. This is where you would also convert them
> to the audio format which I'll describe at the bottom of this message.
> If you paste a number of files in the list box all at once it may take a
> minute for them all to copy just like it does when you copy and paste some
> where else. Once they're copied into the list box, you're ready to sync your
> phone and add them. You can make as many new playlist as you want. If you
> put a book on, give each book it's own playlist so you can easily play the
> one you want. If you have music set to automatically sync when you connect
> your phone it'll sync this new content to your phone. I prefer to choose
> what I sync so I do it manually. If I'ts manually you'll need to either back
> tab to the playlist name then arrow up to your phone or iPod. As you know,
> your phone or iPod is the center of the lists on your phone. The lists above
> your phone contain the content on your computer while the lists beneath your
> phone are the content on phone or iPod and the playlists the phone content
> comes from.
> When positioned on your phone or iPod, tab forward to music and check it.
> Then go to selected songs. Then check the ones you want added to your phone,
> for example the movies playlist you created and the book playlists you've
> created if you left them in mp3 format. Then continue tabbing to apply and
> enter. Your phone begins syncing. continuing forward till you get back to
> your phone. It tells you that your phone is syncing. If you tab once more it
> tells which content is syncing at that moment. When it finishes you'll hear
> the familiar sync tone. This bumps you to a different spot so just tab
> forward again till you reach your phone. If you arrow down you'll see the
> playlists you created on your phone, but they will say movie device playlist
> now which tells you they're on the phone. They still exist as playlist
> underneath the content on your phone if you keep arrowing down.
> I've gone into this much detail because a few folks have mention how awful
> iTunes is and I thought it might help some negociate it better.
> If you play your movies in the music app or another one that plays mp3
> files, select movies (or whatever you named it) from the playlist tab and
> open it up. your movies are all there. You can choose the one you want to
> play. Double tap on play and you're listening to the movie of your choice on
> your phone.
> Now to change the mp3 files to audio book format.
> After you've pasted your files into the list box, select them all by using
> control plus A. Without doing anything else, bring up the context list using
> the application key or shift F10. Arrow down to "get info" enter. It pops
> you into an Info tab. You can fill some of these in if you want to, but it
> isn't necessary. You need to find the Options tab at the top. I use jaws and
> this particular application doesn't read the tabs so I have to use my jaws
> cursor to find the options tab and use the left mouse click to activate it.
> tab forward a couple of times till you see the combo box of media kind.
> arrow down to audio books and enter. This pops you back into the list box
> with your files. If you have a bunch there it might take a few seconds then
> you'll here the sync tone which means iTunes has finished converting them.
> It doesn't mean they are on your phone yet.
> Now you need to back tab again to the playlist name and arrow up to your
> phone and follow the instructions above about adding them to the phone. Or
> if your phone automatically syncs you should be able to just enter on sync
> and they should be added.
> Obviously these instructions apply only to a PC. I know nothing about Macs.
> You can add your movies or book files to iTunes by putting them in the
> "automatically add to iTunes folder and they go into the music playlist at
> the top of the lists and you can create a playlist and select them from
> there and add them to the playlist by bringing up the context menu and
> choosing the playlist you've created, etc. I just find what I describe above
> to be the most straight forward and cleanist way I've found to quickly add
> books or movies or tv shows to my phone. Once you do it a couple of times
> it'll become second nature and it can be done quickly.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: accessible-ios-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:accessible-ios-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Saqib
> Sent: July 16, 2013 12:30 AM
> To: accessible-ios@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: accessible-iOS Re: MP3 audiobook player
>
> Hi. How do you label files as audio books as I've got a few mp3 audio
> described movies on my phone. I don't get on with iTunes at the best of
> times but I've got no other choice than to use it as it's the only way I can
> transfer my music from my laptop to my phone.
>
> My iCloud address is Saqibh23@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Twitter and Skype Saq5000
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On 15 Jul 2013, at 12:44, Kim Kilpatrick <kimjkilpatrick@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> Hi all.
>> I am using an app called bookmark that I like very much.
>> You can bookmark and move around easily through books.
>> However, you might have to label them as audio books in itunes for it to
> recognize them.
>> I have had and used this for a long time so think there might be a slight
> cost to it but not sure.
>> It has a time ribbon slider that you can move ahead or back quickly.
>> It has a percentage slider.
>> It has sleep timer.
>> Also, bookmarks are easy to create and use.
>> I believe I found it through the apple vis web site.
>> Kim
>>
>> On 2013-07-15, at 4:49 AM, Saqib <saqibh23@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>> Hi. Although the native music player is very simple to use! You would
> lose your place in the book if you were to close the app from the app
> switcher or even accidentally skip a track. Does the other music player
> remember your track position after you close the app from the app switcher?
>>>
>>> My iCloud address is Saqibh23@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>> Twitter and Skype Saq5000
>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>
>>> On 15 Jul 2013, at 03:04, "Denise Thompson" <deniset@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Jeff
>>>> The built-in music player actually does a great job playing mp3 books.
> It
>>>> doesn all the things you want accept have jestures. Drop box has it's
> own
>>>> book plaer. When you click on a book you have in drop box it opens it's
> own
>>>> player and plays the book. It also works well and is accessible. I don't
>>>> know of any way to choose a different or default player with drop box
> other
>>>> than it's own. The other one I do use is called Instant Player. It you
> put
>>>> mp3 book in the search feild it's about the 2nd or 3rd one in the list
> on my
>>>> phone. In the store it's called Instant mp3 and bookmakr player i
> believe.
>>>> It doesn't have jestures, but the buttons are always in the same place.
> It
>>>> also has a sleep timer. It's accessible. Books do resume where you left
> off,
>>>> but you can also set bookmarks to return to various sections or text if
> you
>>>> want to. Of course if you listen to audible books the audible is the
> best
>>>> book player out there. it has everything but jestures including sleep
> timer
>>>> and you can speed up the play back of your book if you want too.
>>>> Denise
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: accessible-ios-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>>>> [mailto:accessible-ios-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeff is
>>>> HookedOnThe.Net
>>>> Sent: July 14, 2013 6:05 PM
>>>> To: Accessible iOS
>>>> Subject: accessible-iOS MP3 audiobook player
>>>>
>>>> Is there an iOS app that works well for playing mp3 audiobooks? It
>>>> should be able to:
>>>>
>>>> 1) import the mp3 files that comprise the books from the network or
>>>> through something like Dropbox.
>>>> 2) play all the files in the book's folder contiguously (without
>>>> stopping between files).
>>>> 3) remember your place in the book (resume).
>>>> 4) easily skip back a few seconds, preferably using a gesture so a
>>>> button does not need to be located.
>>>> 5) be accessible using Voiceover.
>>>>
>>>> Additional desirable features would include bookmarks and resume for
>>>> multiple books.
>>>>
>>>> If there is such an app, please provide the name with enough
>>>> distinction to be able to locate it in the app store. Also, if
>>>> possible, tell something about how it works, especially with respect
>>>> to importing the books.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Jeff
>>>>
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