[Dtb-talk] Producing DAISY Algebra Textbook

[James McCarthy]

This is my first post to this list and it is quite possible that I will show
a true lack of knowledge in the subject area, but following the only bad
question is the one not asked rule, I have a question.

 

I am trying to convert a PDF file of a basic college algebra text to DAISY.
I am using Dolphin EasyConverter to do this. For this particular conversion,
I am most interested in the mp3 audio file reading in some way that makes
sense.  Some of the symbols seem not to be showing up in the document
following OCR. Those most troublesome are the square root or radical signs
and exponent signs. There may be others as well.

 

Perhaps I need different software; perhaps I would benefit by using a
different OCR engine; perhaps there are language settings in the OCR
settings that should be adjusted; all thoughts are welcomed.

 

James McCarthy, J.D.

Maryland Accessible Textbook Program Coordinator