[Dtb-talk] converting Victor Reader Stream Note files

[Greg Kearney]

I know of no mac program that can convert the streams notes at this  
time for not only are they 3gp file format but they employ a  a  
special kind codac for which there is no Mac version yet. The use of  
this was done because it gives good playback of voice at lower  
bitrates making the files smaller.


On 18/02/2010, at 3:53 PM, Grover Zinn wrote:

> I assume you mean that at some point Humanware will realize that WAV  
> or MP3 would be good formats.
>
> Why use .3gp to begin with (unless there is a proprietary thing  
> going on here; I just discovered via a conversion program that the . 
> 3gp files in the notes folder appear as drm protected files;  
> interesting that the user cannot manipulate the files that the user  
> has created.......)
>
> Off of the wheel of asking "why...."
>
> Do you know of a Mac-friendly program that might convert .3gp to  
> mp3??  (I can always feed the notes into an audio recording program  
> on the Mac, but that would be a "bit" time-consuming for over 100  
> lengthy notes (and the number is growing).
>
> best
>
> Grover Z
>
> Grover Zinn
> William H. Danforth Professor of Religion, emeritus
> former Associate Dean, College of Arts and Sciences
> Oberlin College
> Oberlin, OH 44074
> grover.zinn at oberlin.edu
>
>
>
> On Feb 18, 2010, at 12:05 AM, Greg Kearney wrote:
>
>> At some point the Stream should be able to just save audio in WAV  
>> or MP3 rather than just in 3gp.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 18/02/2010, at 10:35 AM, Mike Freeman wrote:
>>
>>> Best way is to use Stream Companion to convert the .3gp files  
>>> to .WAV files and then use WavePad from NCH Software,  
>>> TotalRecorder from High Criteria or Goldwave or other sound editor  
>>> to convert from .WAV to .MP3. I know of no program that converts  
>>> from .3gp to .mp3 in one step.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Greg Kearney, Manager - Accessible Media
>> Association for the Blind of Western Australia
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>> Victoria Park, WA 6100
>> AUSTRALIA
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>>
>>
>>
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