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taming the savage source file

taming the savage source file. AHG November 2009 Presenters: Julie Balassa - Valencia Community College Jeff Bazer- Dolphin Computer Access http://valenciacc.edu http://www.yourdolphin.com. Today’s Schedule. A hands-on demonstration of Alt Format at work - Julie Publisher source files

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taming the savage source file

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  1. taming the savage source file AHG November 2009 Presenters: Julie Balassa - Valencia Community College Jeff Bazer- Dolphin Computer Access http://valenciacc.edu http://www.yourdolphin.com

  2. Today’s Schedule • A hands-on demonstrationof Alt Format at work - Julie • Publisher source files • Alt Format at work • Preparing for conversion • The conversion process • Using the finished product • Not the total solution - Dolphin • A solution not just for Higher/Further education - Dolphin • What’s next - Dolphin

  3. “In October of 2008 three altformat producers disappeared while converting a savage source file. A year later their footage was found.” Someone help me…it’s not tagged! Someone help me... it’s not accessible!

  4. Dolphin alt format toolsused at Valencia • Production tools • Dolphin EasyConverter (today’s presentation) • Dolphin Publisher • Dolphin EasyProducer • College-wide software DAISY player • Dolphin EasyReader

  5. Publisher source files • Usually in text-backed PDF format • Usually untagged • Often incorrectly paginated • Often have incorrect reading order • Often have supplementary text (margin text, footnotes, captions, etc.) • Almost never meet OCR accessibility guidelines • Never student-ready

  6. Alt Format at WorkDolphin EasyConverter • Converts one source file to multiple formats • Text (including MS Word document) • Compressed audio (mp3) • DAISY 2.02 or DAISY 3 digital talking book (dtb) • Large print (.docx, .doc file) • Braille • Easy to use yet sophisticated • Wizard approach • Step-by-step guidance for alt format “newbies” • Customization options for alt format experts

  7. Source Materials • Microsoft Word Documents • Portable Document Format files (.pdf) • HTML (.html, .htm) • Text (.txt) • Scanned paper (via OCR using onboard OmniPage 16) • NIMAS • DAISY XML • Rich Text Format (.txt) • Kurzweil Project Files (.kes) • Image Files (.jpg, .tif, .bmp) • Open (unprotected) Publication Structure eBook file (EPUB) - first introduced in version 5

  8. Preparing for Conversion • Use EasyConverter wisely • EC is your essential altformat production partner • if you use it as magic, the results might be disappointing • Prepare pre-production files according to alt format best practices • Edit prior to input to EC or mid-production • paginate correctly • apply styles/headings • punctuate appropriately • perform other mark-up as needed (e.g. math, foreign language)

  9. Preparing for Conversion • Store pre-and post-production files safely and efficiently • choose a secure storage location, permanent or removable

  10. Preparing for Conversion • Store pre-and post-production files safely and efficiently • name folders to be easily identifiable (title, author, edition, ISBN)

  11. Preparing for Conversion • Store pre-and post-production files safely and efficiently • name files to line up in order

  12. The Conversion Process Step 1 • Choose New Project or Quick Conversion (steps differ) - we’ll choose NP

  13. The Conversion Process Step 2 • Choose your project name and destination

  14. The Conversion Process Step 3 • Choose your input document

  15. The Conversion Process Step 4 • Choose your PDF and image settings

  16. The Conversion Process Step 5 • Choose your document settings

  17. The Conversion Process Step 6 • Choose your output format and preferences

  18. The Conversion Process Step 7 • Choose more preferences

  19. The Conversion Process Step 8 • Choose copy and save preferences

  20. The Conversion Process Step 9 • Start the conversion

  21. The Conversion Process Step 10 • Optional OCR editing stage

  22. The Conversion Process Step 10 cont. • OmniPage manual zone selection

  23. The Conversion Process Step 10 cont. • OmniPage OCR result when zones are selected manually

  24. The Conversion Process Step 10 cont. • OmniPage OCR result when zones are selected automatically

  25. The Conversion Process Step 11 • Save & return after optional OCR editing continues the conversion

  26. The Conversion Process Step 12 • Optional MS Word editing stage

  27. The Conversion Process Step 13 • Save & return after optional MS Word editing continues the conversion

  28. The Conversion Process Step 14 • The conversion completes

  29. The Conversion Process Results • Afterwards, EasyConverter displays resulting altformat information

  30. The Conversion Process Results • Resulting altformat projects & files are stored in the chosen output folder

  31. The Conversion Process Results • EasyConverter produces the usual DAISY files

  32. Using the Finished Product • Save to a folder • Burn to CD • Copy to MP3 player • Send to removable hardware DAISY player • Print (large print, Braille) • Preview in the new format's associated application i.e. EasyReader, MS Word, Notepad or Win Media Player (MP3) • Use your saved project to alter or repeat your conversion into a new altformat or with different user preferences

  33. Presenters’ Contact Information • Julie BalassaAssistant Director, Disability ServicesValencia Community College, Orlando, FLjbalassa@valenciacc.eduhttp://valenciacc.edu/osd • Jeff BazerAccount Executive • Dolphin Computer Access, Princeton Junction, NJjeff.bazer@dolphinusa.comhttp://www.yourdolphin.com

  34. Questions & Answers www.yourdolphin.com

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