[Dtb-talk] A question about preferred book formatting

[Jeff Samco]

I know when I use the PRS - PlexTalk Recording Software - to convert 
audio into Daisy books I am able to set automatic heading level 
creation based on amount of audio silence. Several times I have 
intentionally set the silence a bit lower than I think is necessary 
to make certain I capture headings at the typical silence coinciding 
with chapter breaks. Then it is quite easy to go through the book 
headings and just remove the unnecessary headings.
A similar approach is to convert the audio into a single MP3 file. 
Then you can more easily experiment through audio import through the 
PRS with different lengths of silence for automatic generation of 
chapter headings.
HTH,
Jeff

At 07:36 PM 1/28/2010, you wrote:
>We are converting an large collection of tape books over to DAISY 
>format. While understanding that navigation by chapter, most of 
>these being fiction works, is the preferred method for doing it this 
>is not always an option as it would require us listening to the 
>whole book to find the chapters in many cases.
>
>Given that we have, up to now been providing navigation by original 
>tape at the first navigation level. But I am wondering if this is 
>really of any value to anyone. Would it be better to simply provide 
>the audio of the book at a single navigation level and let it go at that?
>
>Your opinions please. Thank you.
>
>Gregory Kearney
>Manager - Accessible Media
>Association for the Blind of Western Australia
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