[Dtb-talk] converting Victor Reader Stream Note files

[David Andrews]

There are a couple reasons to use the 3GP files, which are from the 
codec AMRWB Plus.  First, that is what NLS uses for its books, and 
secondly, the codec provides high quality voice files at a limited 
bandwidth.  The NLS books, for example, are recorded at 24KPBS and 
are of higher quality than a 48KBPS MP3 file.

Dave

At 01:53 AM 2/18/2010, you 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
>>61 Kitchener Ave
>>Victoria Park, WA 6100
>>AUSTRALIA
>>+61 08 9311 8246