taming the savage source file ahg november 2009 presenters: julie balassa - valencia community...
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taming
the savage source file
AHG November 2009Presenters:
Julie Balassa - Valencia Community College
Jeff Bazer- Dolphin Computer Access
http://valenciacc.edu
http://www.yourdolphin.com
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• 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
Today’s Schedule
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“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!
Someone help me... it’s not accessible!
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Dolphin alt format toolsused at Valencia
• Production tools– Dolphin EasyConverter (today’s presentation)– Dolphin Publisher– Dolphin EasyProducer
• College-wide software DAISY player– Dolphin EasyReader
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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
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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
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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
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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)
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Preparing for Conversion
• Store pre-and post-production files safely and efficiently– choose a secure storage location, permanent or removable
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Preparing for Conversion
• Store pre-and post-production files safely and efficiently– name folders to be easily identifiable (title, author, edition, ISBN)
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Preparing for Conversion• Store pre-and post-production files safely and efficiently
– name files to line up in order
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The Conversion Process Step 1• Choose New Project or Quick Conversion (steps differ) - we’ll choose NP
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The Conversion Process Step 2
• Choose your project name and destination
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The Conversion Process Step 3• Choose your input document
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The Conversion Process Step 4• Choose your PDF and image settings
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The Conversion Process Step 5• Choose your document settings
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The Conversion Process Step 6• Choose your output format and preferences
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The Conversion Process Step 7• Choose more preferences
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The Conversion Process Step 8• Choose copy and save preferences
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The Conversion Process Step 9
• Start the conversion
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The Conversion Process Step 10• Optional OCR editing stage
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The Conversion Process Step 10 cont.• OmniPage manual zone selection
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The Conversion Process Step 10 cont.
• OmniPage OCR result when zones are selected manually
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The Conversion Process Step 10 cont.• OmniPage OCR result when zones are selected automatically
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The Conversion Process Step 11• Save & return after optional OCR editing continues the conversion
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The Conversion Process Step 12• Optional MS Word editing stage
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The Conversion Process Step 13• Save & return after optional MS Word editing continues the conversion
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The Conversion Process Step 14• The conversion completes
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The Conversion Process Results• Afterwards, EasyConverter displays resulting altformat information
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The Conversion Process Results• Resulting altformat projects & files are stored in the chosen output folder
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The Conversion Process Results• EasyConverter produces the usual DAISY files
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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
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Presenters’ Contact Information
• Julie BalassaAssistant Director, Disability ServicesValencia Community College, Orlando, [email protected]://valenciacc.edu/osd
• Jeff BazerAccount Executive
• Dolphin Computer Access, Princeton Junction, [email protected]://www.yourdolphin.com