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Record, create and edit audio books and talking books

Create Accessible Audio Formats

Create DAISY or EPUB Formats

  • DAISY 2.02, DAISY 3 or EPUB 3 with media overlays
  • Produce all 6 types of DAISY digital talking book including text only, audio only, or full text and audio
  • Protect images from unlawful copying using IPP files
  • Validation and clean-up functions check for errors and tidy audio files
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Import a wide range of files and graphics

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Import the widest range of text and images

  • Word, text, html and xtml files
  • NIMAS, unprotected EPUB and DTBook XML
  • Images and graphics
  • Or drag and drop text from other apps or webpages
  • Automatic mark up of words, sentences, paragraphs and headings for optimum user navigation

Audio Options

Record Audio or Import Pre-Recorded

  • Record audio directly or import mp3 or wav files
  • Apply automatic phrase detection to create navigable ‘audio events’
  • Record audio from 8000Hz mono to 48000Hz stereo formats
  • Resample audio during import
  • Popular audio processing functions allow audio to be altered
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Speech Options

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Add Synthetic Speech

  • Automatically generate synthetic speech audio from the on-screen text
  • Audio and text automatically synchronised
  • Compatible with SAPI 4 or SAPI 5 speech synthesisers
  • Adjust speed and volume

Visual Options

Customise the Visuals

  • Alter font styles and sizes
  • Apply style sheet to final production
  • Mark body text as skippable elements e.g. page numbers, footnotes, producer notes and side bars
  • Add “pop-up” images that are displayed in synchronisation with audio
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Free Video Tutorials

Publisher Video Tutorials
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Product Support Included

  • Online help and user guides included
  • Email our knowledgeable support team with your specific questions and for advice

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