[Dtb-talk] Fwd: Beta release of four new DAISY Software tools from IRTI

[David Andrews]

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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Info At IRTI [mailto:info at irti.net]
>Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2006 6:22 PM
>Subject: I R T I NewsClips November 2006
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>I R T I NewsClips - The Newsletter of Innovative Rehabilitation
>Technology Inc.,
>
>November 2006, Special News Bulletin
>
>
>Greetings I R T I friends,
>
>
>After six months of accelerated development supported, in part, by
>a
>phase 1 research grant awarded to IRTI by the National Institute
>of
>Health, we are pleased to announce the Beta release of four new
>DAISY /
>NISO Software tools.
>
>1. eClipseWriter Personal Edition Version 3.0,
>
>2. eClipseWriter Professional 3.0, now supports DAISY / NISO 2005,
>LISTS, TABLES AND SKIPPABLE ELEMENTS AND NIMAS OUTPUT.
>
>3. eClipseReader-LT 3.0 now includes support for BOOKSHARE.ORG text
>only
>DAISY books, and DAISY / NISO 2005 audio books, NIMAS COMPATIBLE
>MEDIA
>
>4. eClipseWater, IRTI's revolutionary accessible media web
>deployment
>tool for audio documents now supports text, audio and graphic
>distribution in a single encrypted and compressed transport file
>produced by eClipseWriter Pro 3.0.
>
>Visit IRTI's web site at
>
>http://www.irti.net/news_events/Navigate%20the%20printed%20world.html
>
>for details.
>
>Navigate the printed world.
>
>Make it talk.  Send it over the web.  Make it portable.  Enjoy it.
>Make
>it sound great.  Share it.  Create it.  Study it.  Make it
>yours...
>
>Thousands of people have visited I R T I's revolutionary free
>on-line
>tutorial and product manual library since its release in July of
>2006.
>Most popular downloads include an outstanding tutorial for the
>Plextalk
>PTR-2.
>
>Visit IRTI's free On-line Library Service and see for yourself.
>
>Experience the accessible media that our tools can produce for you
>and
>your clients.  Powered by DTB-DNA(tm), an encrypted transport file
>format developed by IRTI, and eClipseWater, IRTI's free accessible
>media
>deployment tool enables your clients to download documents in
>seconds
>and render them to portable audio media in a wide range of NIMAS
>compatible formats locally on their personal PC.
>It is simple to create and easy to use.
>
>eClipseWriter Professional Package provides you the technology you
>need
>to create your own accessible media network portal or on-line
>library,
>with rapid low cost production, minimal storage requirements,
>blazing
>fast downloads even with phone line modems, self-serve free access
>tools
>for end users and affordable upgrade paths to eClipseWater Pro and
>eClipseReader a powerful and versatile study tool.
>
>
>LINKS TO FREE TOOLS, IRTI'S LIBRARY AND GETTING  STARTED INFO
>
>eClipseWater download
>http://irti.net/AMPS/downloads/downloads.html
>
>IRTI Document Library
>http://irti.net/AMPS/library/library.html
>
>Library Getting Started guide
>http://irti.net/AMPS/library/eclipsewater.html
>
>eClipseReader demo request form
>http://www.irti.net/eclipse/eClipseReader/downloads/downloads.html
>
>
>eClipseWriter Personal Edition Demo download
>http://www.irti.net/eclipse/eClipseWriter/downloads/downloads.html
>
>
>
>Tools for Accessible Media.
>
>The Professional Edition Bundle is perfect for organizations that
>want
>to create an accessible media universe compatible with the NIMAS
>format.
>
>This is the complete package for Publishers, Schools, Government
>agencies, and commercial business, yet affordable for students and
>individuals who want to take control of their accessible media
>world.
>
>eClipseWriter Professional turns electronic files in formats such
>as MS
>Word, HTML, .TXT, and .RTF and unlocked PDF into digital talking
>books
>or NIMAS document output.  Also included is a talking word
>processor for
>authors to create their own original text or to edit existing
>copy.
>Formatting processes may be completely automated or by simple
>manual
>document mark-up that allows you to edit documents for more
>detailed
>structure with intermix audio, and graphic files into finished
>DAISY
>books providing a rich multi-media presentation.
>
>eClipseWriter Pro Version 3 includes:
>
>A new "SAVE AS DAISY" feature that allows you to open any of the
>support
>text formats or acquire a document via a scanner that is converted
>to
>RTF file format and create accessible portable audio media with
>heading,
>page and phrase navigation completely automated from start to
>finish
>guided by a step by step build book wizard.  It will even burn you
>a
>DAISY CD automatically when the automated rendering process is
>complete.
>
>Advanced Features
>
>Automatically formats Tables and Numbered or Bulleted lists in
>DAISY /
>NSIO / formats.  Includes amazing artificial intelligents that
>automatically embeds invisible audio descriptions of element
>structure
>while entering and leaving lists and tables.
>
>A built-in audio converter that automatically creates your DAISY
>media
>in MP3, WMA, WAV, or A S F file formats.
>
>A built-in basic Audio recorder.
>
>Enhanced built-in DAISY Validator.
>
>The Word Processor includes the ability to change voices and
>languages
>in real-time with the new built-in voice markers feature.  A
>valuable
>tool for teaching English as a second language.
>
>New word processor graphics viewer.
>
>The ability to insert graphic markers into word processor
>documents
>which are automatically rendered in the build book process.
>
>Outputs DTB-DNA and DTB-RDNA for use with eClipseWater web
>distribution
>tool. See eClipseWater product info for details.
>
>Outputs MP3 play lists
>
>Supported DAISY / NISO Formats: DAISY 2.02 Audio only, Audio with
>full
>text synchronization, or text only books.
>
>DAISY 3 V1.1 2002, Audio only, Audio with full text
>synchronization, or
>text only books, Tables, Lists and Skippable elements.
>
>DAISY / NISO 2005, Audio only, Audio with full text
>synchronization, or
>text only books, Tables, Lists and Skippable elements.
>
>NIMAS output with CSS and DTD.
>
>Supported Audio formats: MP3, WAV, WMA and A S F.
>
>About EClipseWater and eClipseWater Professional.
>
>eClipseWater is a revolutionary free web and network deployment
>tool and
>book-building utility that enables your clients to transform
>DTB-DNA and
>DTB-RDNA files into complete digital talking books.
>
>You simply download a DTB-DNA or DTB-RDNA file, launch eClipseWater
>and
>your audio book builds right in front in you!  eClipseWater also
>contains our Accessible CD Burner to make your digital talking
>books
>portable.  Just a few simple keystrokes burn your books to CD's
>that
>will play on "off the shelf" consumer CD players - as well as
>DAISY
>players!  The digital talking books that eClipseWater creates will
>also
>play on computers using applications such as Windows Media Player
>and
>other similar programs.
>
>EClipseWater is available as a free download from IRTI's web site.
>Features include:
>Renders DTB-DNA and DTB-RDNA media into DAISY 2.02, Types 3, 4 and
>6
>DAIS media.
>
>Includes M3U play list. Windows Media player may be used as a free
>audio
>player.
>
>Renders audio formats: WAV, WMA (Windows Media Audio)
>
>NOTE. eClipseReader will read DAISY media rendered to WMA audio.
>Most
>DAISY players only support MP3 or WAV.
>
>EClipseWater Pro is available as a download for $19.95 as a
>download.
>Features include:
>Renders DTB-DNA and DTB-RDNA media into DAISY 2.02 or DAISY / NISO,
>Type
>3, 4 and 6 media.
>
>Renders audio formats: WAV, WMA, MP3, and A S F.
>
>Includes a built-In CD burner for DAISY books.
>
>Watch for the 2006 holiday edition of NewsClips and the Technical
>Innovations Bulleting audio Magazine for product discounts to be
>announced for the holidays.
>
>
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>
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>product
>demos, and more!  Or call us toll free at: 800-322-4784, FAX:
>(530)
>274-2093 Outside the USA call: 530-274-2090
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>disability to improve their lives, succeed in school, find a job,
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