[Dtb-talk] converting Victor Reader Stream Note files

[Dewey Bradley]

I agree, the stream is one of the best things that has been made for blind 
people in years.
I'm guessing that you folks know that you can go to blind mice mart and get 
DVS movies and play them on your stream.
I'm also wondering if other states library lones you a stream like they do 
here in Missouri?

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Grover Zinn" <grover.zinn at oberlin.edu>
To: "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2010 11:22 PM
Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] converting Victor Reader Stream Note files


> Thanks to all for the responses.  Now I understand the reason for . 3gp! 
> (I'm always in favor of better audio) Thanks.  And with Greg's  comments, 
> I will look forward to the implementation of wav and mp3 on  the VR 
> Stream.
>
> The VR Stream is an amazing device (hardware and software). It has 
> allowed my wife to continue to "read" at the same great pace after  losing 
> her sight ca. 2 years ago.  The notes are her rather full  "reviews" of 
> each book she reads---for about 40 years they went into  notebooks.  Now 
> they go into audio files.
>
> best
>
> Grover
>
> 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 10:21 PM, Mike Freeman wrote:
>
>> Grover:
>>
>> .3gp files have better compression with decent audio.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Grover Zinn" <grover.zinn at oberlin.edu
>> >
>> To: "Discussion of Digital Talking Books" <dtb-talk at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Wednesday, February 17, 2010 11:53 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Dtb-talk] converting Victor Reader Stream Note files
>>
>>
>>> 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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