[Nfb-krafters-korner] NLS Player capabilities

Wed Apr 4 04:54:52 UTC 2012

If you have Kurzweil, you can convert Bookshare text and braille files into
a daisy book that will play on the NLS players.

Cindy S.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org 
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
> Neva Fairchild
> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 6:14 PM
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] NLS Player capabilities
> 
> 
> On your NLS player, you can play books downloaded from BARD 
> from a thumb drive, or if you create a folder named 
> audio+podcasts and put MP3 files in that folder, your player 
> will see them as books too. They can be music, or anything 
> just so it is an in MP3 file. You can have multiple sub 
> folders on the thumb drive for NLS books, but only one 
> audio+podcasts folder containing as many subfolders as you 
> want. If you have the advanced player you can move from 
> folder to folder within audio+podcasts but with the basic 
> player, you will have to listen in order or move with fast 
> forward and rewind. That is why I traded mine in on the 
> advanced player through my library. I love it. You can move 
> much easier within a book. 
> 
> 
> Neva Fairchild
> 972 416-7039 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org
> [mailto:nfb-krafters-korner-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
> Powers, Terry
> (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]
> Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2012 2:28 PM
> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] bookshairFW: craft books
> 
> David;
> Is there a source that gives an explination of all the file 
> types and what equipment they work on.  I am starting some 
> refresher Jaws training and I want to get this down load and 
> file type, under my belt.  Since I am starting with the NLS 
> player, what can I download onto a thumb drive or cartrage 
> and be able to play on the NLS player 
> 
> -----Original Message-----?  What format are the braille 
> moniter and kurzweil books in, that they will play on the NLS 
> player.  I was given some of each and can play both, on a 
> thumb drive, on the player.  
> The other 2 players, besides the stream, do they have all 
> this complex folder structure, like the stream.  That is why 
> I never got efficient with the stream.  
> Thanks for any help, David or anyone who has a compact 
> explination for me.  
> I am talking about mp3, brl, brf, e-book, dazy,...
> 
> Terry P.
>   
> From: David Andrews [mailto:dandrews at visi.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2012 5:00 PM
> To: List for blind crafters and artists
> Subject: Re: [Nfb-krafters-korner] bookshairFW: craft books
> 
> You can not play BookShare.org books on the NLS player.  The 
> BSO books are text-based books, so you need a machine with 
> text-to-speech technology in it.  The NLS player does not 
> have this -- but the Victor Reader Stream does.
> 
> The K1000 software should also be able to access them -- I believe.
> 
> Dave
> 
> On 3/28/2012 7:01 AM, Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E] wrote:
> > 	
> > Cathy;
> > See messages below and see if you can explain why bookshair 
> will not 
> > work
> on NLS.  I thought he would tell me.  What format do they 
> come in?  I thought the stream could also play them.  Can I 
> use Kurzweil 1000?
> >
> > Terry P.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Lloyd Rasmussen [mailto:lras at sprynet.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 9:47 PM
> > To: Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E]
> > Subject: RE: [Nfb-krafters-korner] craft books
> >
> > Bookshare books do not have an audio recording with them, so the NLS
> player cannot play them.  They can be read on a computer, 
> using its web browser.
> >
> > Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, Maryland
> > Home:  http://lras.home.sprynet.com
> > Work:  http://www.loc.gov/nls
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Powers, Terry (NIH/OD/DEAS) [E] [mailto:Terry.Powers at nih.gov]
> >> Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2012 2:22 PM
> >> To: 'lras at sprynet.com'
> >> Subject: FW: [Nfb-krafters-korner] craft books
> >>
> >>
> >> Hi Lloyd;
> >> See the message below from our craft group.  Cann't you play
> >> bookshare on an NLS player.  Just download it to a 
> cartrage or thumb
> drive, right.
> >> Terry P.
> >> Terry.powers at nih.gov
> >> Thanks.
> >>
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Cathy [mailto:flowersandherbs at gmail.com]
> >> Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 6:02 PM
> >> To: 'List for blind crafters and artists'
> >> Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] craft books
> >>
> >> Hello all,
> >>
> >> Oh I just had to share this with everyone!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> For my birthday next month my husband is giving me a 
> Plextalk pocket
> >> portable player from Freedom Scientific and a subscription 
> to bookshare!
> >>
> >> I was browsing around on bookshare this afternoon and 
> there are quite
> >> a few books on knitting with looms, knitting with needles, and 
> >> crocheting. I couldn't find anything on beading straight 
> away, but I 
> >> probably just need to adjust my search terms. I will be 
> able to make 
> >> so many things now and probably teach a class in something I have 
> >> learned to make in one or more of these books. I have an 
> NLS player, 
> >> but this has limited me to the Bard site.
> >> Now with my subscription and the new Plextalk player I 
> will be able 
> >> to take my books and patterns everywhere with me, just 
> like you folks 
> >> who have those smart phones.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Thank you to Karen and to the others of you who 
> recommended bookshare
> >> as a resource for craft learning.
> >>
> >> So anyhow, just all excited and wanted to share!
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Cathy
> >>
> >>
> >>
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