[gui-talk] Fwd: Applian Technologies Website for Blind PC Users

[Steve Pattison]

 From:    Petro T. Giannakopoulos petrogia at yahoo.com
 To:      pc-audio at pc-audio.org

Applian Info for blind users website is
http://www.applian.com/Podcasts/applian-info.html

Everything you need to know about Applian Technologies software products can 
be found at the address above. This simple website was created by me for 
blind PC users who have an interests in not only recording internet radio 
stations but also other media like youtube.com. Applian makes Replay AV 
which is well known by the blind community. I have audio tutorials on how to 
use some of their software products. Right now I am assisting Applian 
Technologies to improve accessibility with JAWS 11 screen reader their new 
software product called Replay Telecorder for Skype. This software allows 
you to record Skype calls in 5 different ways including audio only 
recordings which most of us want while sighted users will use it to record 
the video signal from the webcam while making a Skype call. It's a Skype 
call recording software program. Right now entering the product key is not 
possible with JAWS 11 but the developer sent me an updated version of Replay 
Telecorder 'release candidate' and the product key entry is accessible. So 
if you want to try the demo you are warned in advance here about this issue. 
The GUI interface needs some tweaking. Right now you can use the route JAWS 
to PC cursor and locate the text 'picture-in-picture' which you can click 
with left or right mouse click as I have forgotten which one you need to do 
in order to bring up the context menu for the recording setting type you 
want. I choose 'none' which means only record for me as audio. That is no 
video will be recorded during the Skype call. It has only 2 menus. You 
access them with alt+f and alt+h. They are hidden but keyboard shortcuts 
work. The default folder where recordings go is in
Vista
C:\Users\Your Name\Documents\Replay Telecorder\
That is the Documents folder.
Recordings are saved as .AVI format. These play very well in Windows Media 
Player 11 which is my default media player. A user told me there was an 
issue when playing back the .AVI file within Winamp. Might need to update 
the codecs I told her.

These .AVI files can easily be converted to .mp3 format with a converter 
like Replay converter. But I have not attempted this here.

You run Skype first. Minimize the program, open Replay Telecorder program, 
minimize or alt+tab back to Skype, start a call, alt+tab back to Replay 
Telecorder and press alt+f and choose 'record'. Recording starts. When done 
choose alt+f within Replay Telecorder and 'stop record'. Recording is saved 
as .AVI file. The default recording setting is 'picture-in-picture' so you 
will have to change it to 'none' which is audio only format using your route 
JAWS to PC cursor and then navigation keys. You change the recording 
settings by locating the text within the GUI interface that reads as 
'picture-in-picture' as explained earlier here.

Pressing insert+NUMPad 3 reads the status bar.

If the developer improves it a little it will be fully accessible with JAWS 
11. Only time will tell what improvements will be done but I am successfully 
using Replay telecorder 1.1 RC 7 which is not available as a download right 
now on the Applian website.

Do you want me to notify you when a new accessible version is released? If 
yes, emal me at
Petrogia at yahoo.com
Put in subject line Replay Telecorder.

I do not work for Applian. Just a volunteer. I make no commissions.
The above is only my experience.

Regards Steve
Email:  srp at internode.on.net
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