[Dtb-talk] copying textbooks

[Greg Kearney]

Yes it can detect noe DRM files from those that are DRM.

Greg Kearney
535 S. Jackson St.
Casper, Wyoming 82601
307-224-4022
gkearney at gmail.com

On Feb 4, 2008, at 11:31 AM, T. Joseph Carter wrote:

> 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:
>>>>> mailto:dtb-talk at nfbnet.org dtb-talk at nfbnet.org
>>>>> 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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