[Dtb-talk] copying textbooks

[T. Joseph Carter]

Greg,

Does it realize that not all m4b files are DRM'd?  If you asked iTunes, it
would claim they are.  It would be wrong, too.  There are a number of
tools, some free, some not, for saving m4b files without DRM to your
computer so they'll show up under Audiobooks.

It sounds like inlet may well be unneeded in the world.  *grin*

Joseph

On Mon, Feb 04, 2008 at 04:46:18AM -0700, Greg Kearney wrote:
> I have not had an issue with mounting the Stream under 10.5. That said  
> I prefer to use a card reader. Your right about it not reading MPEG-4  
> audio which is why iStream converts that to MP3 where it can, such as  
> with unprotected AAC files.
> 
> 
> Greg Kearney
> 535 S. Jackson St.
> Casper, Wyoming 82601
> 307-224-4022
> gkearney at gmail.com
> 
> On Feb 3, 2008, at 9:37 PM, T. Joseph Carter wrote:
> 
> > Greg,
> >
> > Have you found the Stream does not mount under 10.5?  I find I must  
> > use
> > another SD card reader since I've upgraded.  My own little tool  
> > (inlet,
> > not yet released) primarily assumes that all it cares about are the  
> > $VR
> > folders.  If a mounted drive has them, it's a valid place to  
> > transfer to.
> >
> > About the only thing inlet's got going for it is that it will  
> > transcode
> > m4b files into a series of mp3 files.  The Victor Reader Stream does  
> > not
> > support MPEG-4 audio, either AAC or otherwise, at this time.  (I've  
> > read
> > elsewhere that it did, but my tests and an email with someone at  
> > Humanware
> > confirm that it does not.)
> >
> > Joseph
> >
> > On Sat, Feb 02, 2008 at 09:24:48PM -0700, Greg Kearney wrote:
> >> If you are using a Mac you can just copy the CD from the Finder
> >> (Command-C), use VoiceOver to navigate to the CD on the desktop, then
> >> navigate into the $VRDTB directory of the stream and paste (command-
> >> V). My iStream application, which is free, will also do this for you
> >> on a Mac. http://w3.wmcnet.org/dtbmaker/istream/
> >>
> >>
> >> Greg Kearney
> >> 535 S. Jackson St.
> >> Casper, Wyoming 82601
> >> 307-224-4022
> >> gkearney at gmail.com
> >>
> >> On Feb 2, 2008, at 9:16 PM, Mike Freeman wrote:
> >>
> >>> Open up My Computer or Windows Explorer. Select the CD drive and
> >>> open it. Hit Select All (Control+A). Then Copy to Clipboard (Control
> >>> +C). Now open up another instance of My Computer or Windows
> >>> Explorer, selecting the drive you wish to copy to. Create a folder
> >>> with the name of the RFB&DD book and open that folder. Now hit Paste
> >>> from Clipboard (Control+V) and the files from the CD will be copied
> >>> to your computer. You can then copy that folder to the Stream under
> >>> the $VRDTB folder and voila!
> >>>
> >>> Mike
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From:
> >>> mailto:sarahandfamily at hotmail.com sarah
> >>> To:
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> >>> Sent:
> >>> Saturday, February 02, 2008 5:52 PM
> >>> Subject:
> >>> [Dtb-talk] copying textbooks
> >>>   Hello.  I installed the user authorization key to play textbooks
> >>> from recording for the blind and dyslexic on the stream.  I would
> >>> like to know how to copy the cd's onto my computer.  Thank you.
> >>>    Sarah
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