Web address of the case:
Country of the case:
France
City/region:
Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Posting Date:
20 November 2007
Last Edited Date:
07 January 2010
Author:
bidegain antoine (Mairie de Bordeaux)

dyslexia | MP3 | Peer-learning

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Using DAISY instead of/in addition to MP3
Dear Antoine Bidegain,
MP3 is a format that many people can use, but it has an important disadvantage: it lacks structure and navigation aids, which is important when you convert longer files into audio. Digital talking books in the DAISY format overcome this problem by providig both text and audio, synchronising the text with the audio (useful for using digital talking books in a software-based player on a PC) and enabling searching and navigation. Converting word processing documents to DAISY books has become much easier since the release of (1) the Open XML to DAISY XML Translator for Microsoft Office and (2) odt2daisy for OpenOffice.org Writer. The audio format in DAISY is MP3, so the output of these converters can be used in MP3 players. Moreover, the latest version of odt2daisy also generates playlists.
Best regards,
Christophe Strobbe