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DAISY 101
Gaeir Dietrich
Director High Tech Center Training Unit
of the California Community Colleges
Co-chair DAISY in Higher Ed Working Group
DAISY
Digital
Accessible
Information
System
What are the benefits of
DAISY?
Special type of Digital Talking Book
(DTB)
Has structure and navigation VS a
“flat” unstructured reading experience
Ever-expanding standard
– Now includes MathML!
DAISY Features
Have the ability to go to specific pages
and sections
Can add, search for, and remove
bookmarks
Have the ability to skim the text
Portable
Worldwide standard for Digital Talking
Books (DTBs)
Expanding Vision
DAISY is designed to incorporate new
features and functionality
Expandable
– “Cheese pizza” analogy
First expansion
– MathML
I can hardly wait for music notation!
Going Mainstream
DAISY Standard becoming part of the
ePub standard
– Next version of ePub standard will include
Once DAISY is part of ePub, we will
see DAISY functionality coming on
mainstream reading devices!
Let’s get technical,
technical…
E-text
– Text a computer can read, also called electronic
text, digital text (e.g., e-mail, Word docs, etc.)
MP3 and WAV
– Two formats for sound on the computer; MP3 is
more compressed (i.e., smaller) than WAV
WMA (Windows Media Audio)
– Another sound type—belongs to Microsoft
TTS (Text-to-Speech )
– Text that is made audible by a computergenerated “voice”
DAISY vs. …
E-text
– DAISY has structure: headings, pages
MP3
– DAISY is navigable, bookmarkable,
players remember where you left off
NIMAS
– The NIMAS standard is a subset of the
DAISY standard, NIMAS files have to be
transformed into DAISY
What’s inside a DAISY?
NCC Document
(navigation control center)
XHTML
MP3
Text Side
SMIL
Both Sides Synchronized
Audio Side
DAISY 2.02 Folder
Please Note
When loading multiple DAISY books
onto a player
– Each book must be in its own folder
– Follow manufacturers instructions
When burning a DAISY book onto CD
– One book per CD
– *No* folder
Put book files in “root” directory, i.e., loose
Stream Folder Structure
DAISY / NISO
AKA DAISY 3
– Adds a bundled file of information on how
the book should read
Package file (.OPF)
Beginning to be implemented
– Older hardware players will need
firmware upgrade
Where’s the text?
Not all DAISY books are the same
DAISY will vary a bit depending on
– How it was produced
– How much mark up was done by the
producer
DAISY “Flavors”
Text Only (can include graphics)
– Format used by Bookshare
Structured Audio
– Audio only
– Format used by RFB&D
Audio and Full Text
– Can be created with commercially
available publishing tools
– RFB&D beginning to implement
Text Only…but It’s Audio
Text Only DAISY books
– Are played with a DAISY player that has
built in text to speech (TTS)
Computer software, solid-state players
– Are smaller files because they do not
already contain audio
Audio is BIG!!
– Can be used with whatever “voices” you
have
Why can’t I see it?
Audio Only DAISY books
– Are usually human narration
Recording of a person reading aloud
– Adding the text to these books requires
the text and audio to be synchronized
Kind of like captioning
– Usually have a “navigation structure” that
can be seen
It’s All There!
Full-Text Full-Audio DAISY
– Has both text that can be seen and sound
that can be heard
– Audio comes as part of the book
Do not need TTS or voices
– Audio may be human narration or
machine generated
Playing DAISY: in General
Requires a DAISY player
Software and hardware players
available
– Software—free to $300
– Hardware—$195 to $995
DAISY players also play MP3 files
DAISY players allow you to control
speed and pitch
Playing the Flavors
Text only
– Requires a DAISY player with built-in text to
speech (TTS)
Audio only
– Human narration—no text to see
– Works on any player
Audio and full text
– Speech can be human or TTS (usually TTS)
– Text and graphics can be seen if there is a
screen
Players
Text Only DAISY
Audio Only DAISY
Audio Full Text DAISY
Software
players
TTS “on the fly”; can
see and hear text
Hear audio; no text
to see
Can see and hear text
Hardware
players
Requires TTS built into Plays on all hardware Plays on all players,
player (PTP,
but can only see
players
BookPort, Stream,
text if a monitor is
Classmate)
present
Bookshare.org
www.bookshare.org
Text-only DAISY
Requires player with TTS built in
Membership free for all students and
educational institutions
Software included in membership
Playing Bookshare Books
Choose from Bookshare editions
– Victor Reader Soft
Generally preferred by blind users
– Don Johnston Read OutLoud
Generally preferred by LD users
Works on Mac
Software “tied” to Bookshare format
– Only plays Bookshare books
More on Bookshare
Can also play Bookshare books on
some other systems
– OpenBook, Kurzweil 1000/3000, WYNN,
Read&Write Gold
– AMIS DAISY player (PC only)
– AnyDAISY (FireFox 3 plug-in)
Free high-quality Acapela voices to
members (work with Bookshare apps)
Bookshare Mobile
Now offering Bookshare apps on
mobile devices
– Symbian phones (not smart phone)
Read2Go (almost ready)
– iOS
– iPad, iPhone, iTouch
Developing app for Android Reader
– Will be open source ePub reader
RFB&D
Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic
– www.rfbd.org
Audio-only DAISY
– Soon will have full-text, full-audio
Individual memberships now free
– Institutions still pay a fee
Books on CD or downloadable
Various RFB&D Formats
AudioPlus on CD
– Sent through mail; DAISY books
AudioPlus
– Downloadable; DAISY books
AudioAccess
– Downloadable; not DAISY
– WMA with DRM
RFB&D AudioPlus CDs
Requires RFB&D authorized player
Can purchase players through RFB&D
– PTR1 (PlexTalk), Victor Reader Classic
CD players
RFB&D players can play other DAISY
books
Players have firmware upgrade from
DAISY 2.02 to DAISY 3
AudioPlus Downloadable
Requires RFB&D authorized hardware
or software player
– Stream, PTP Pocket, Booksense, Intel
Reader
Solid-state players
– EasyReader, Victor
Software players
– Work with iOS
Authorize players through RFB&D Web
site
Downloadable
AudioAccess
Are not DAISY (no navigation)
– Are WMA with DRM (Digital Rights
Management)
Can play with Windows Media Player
Can play with mobile players that
handle WMA with DRM
– Zen by Creative; *not* iPod
– Can be converted to MP3 (burn to CD)
Playing RFB&D Books
Two downloadable formats
– AudioPlus
DAISY
Requires RFB&D-authorized DAISY software
or hardware
Works with iOS
– RFB&D Audio App from the iTunes store
– AudioAccess
WMA files with DRM
Not DAISY
Comparison
RFB&D
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Free for students
Schools pay fee
Audio only
Human narration
Requires RFB&D
authorized
hardware/software
www.rfbd.org
Bookshare
–
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–
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Free for students
Free for schools
Text only
Synthetic speech (TTS)
Software player comes
with membership
– Playable on hardware
players with TTS built in
www.bookshare.org
National Library Services
NLS DAISY books will have very
limited mark-up
– No page numbers
– Heading level navigation
Players will be free
Sources of DAISY Books
RFB&D
– www.rfbd.net
Bookshare
– www.bookshare.org
Read How You Want (for purchase)
– www.readhowyouwant.com
National Library Services (NLS)
– www.nlstalkingbooks.org/dtb/
Produced on some college campuses
Grow Your Own DAISYs
Commercial software available
Can begin with text and convert into
Audio Full Text DAISY
Check these vendors
– Dolphin
– IRTI
SADX (Save As DAISY XML)
DAISY in Higher Ed
Special working group of the DAISY
Consortium
– Presence on the DAISY.org Web site
– Designated consortium liaison
George Kerscher, Secretary General of the
DAISY Consortium
– Direct access to information about DAISY
– Conference line and discussion list
– Free membership for higher ed
Purpose of the Working
Group
Feedback to DAISY Consortium on use
of DAISY in higher ed
– Raise awareness of higher ed issues
– Attend DAISY meetings
Work with disability service offices
– Provide information/understanding
– Provide training materials
– Simplify process
Web Site
http://www.daisy.org/projects/highered/
Resources available
– General information
– FAQs
– Partial list of DAISY books available
worldwide
Joining the List
Send a blank e-mail to
– [email protected]
No need for text in the subject or body
of the email.
Should then receive a conformation
email within two days that you have
been added to the email list.
Demo
Victor Reader Classic Plus
Victor Reader Stream
Dolphin Easy-Reader
Thank You!
Gaeir Dietrich
[email protected]
408-996-6047
www.htctu.net
DAISY in Higher Ed Web site
www.daisy.org/projects/higher-ed/