Dolphin EasyProducer
by Dolphin Computer Access Ltd
Easy to use digital talking book creation tool for DAISY readers and Digital Audio Players
Formerly known as Dolphin Producer
What is EasyProducer?
EasyProducer converts standard Word files into DAISY digital talking books (synchronised audio and text) that can be searched and navigated. It can read text from any part of a Microsoft Word document with a natural human sounding Australian RealSpeak Karen voice.
EasyProducer also effortlessly creates MP3 speech files from text; EasyProducer integrates all these DAISY, MP3, and reading functions seamlessly with DAISY and digital audio (MP3) players.
Who uses EasyProducer?
Anyone who is visually or print impaired or anyone who needs to make alternative provision for these people, such as alt format professionals, teachers or employers.
Key Benefits
- Easy to use one-click operation instantly converts text into a DAISY Digital Talking Book (DTB), no training required
- Convert text documents into fully accessible DAISY books with synchronised text and audio
- Create speech audio file with natural sounding Australian RealSpeak voice in a fraction of the time required to produce recorded audio
- Convert an average textbook chapter in 90 seconds, compared to 2 hours when narrating onto audio cassette
- Click to write files to CD for easy distribution and to listen on the move
- Simple toolbar integration with Microsoft Word so you can work in a familiar environment
What else can EasyProducer do?
- Includes a high quality speech synthesiser with natural sounding Australian RealSpeak Karen voice to create the audio for you. Hear sample speech spoken by RealSpeak Karen.
- Includes exceptions dictionary to correct text-to-speech synthesiser pronunciation
- Includes EasyReader for playback of DAISY books so you have everything you need in one package
- Automatic mark up of the text, headings and page numbers when converting into DAISY DTBs
- Open and play any DAISY book
- Includes Video guide (English only), DAISY manual and printed User Guide to get you started in minutes
- Creates a portable and accessible audio file from your document (MP3 format)
- Highlights text whilst reading your document helping to develop reading skills
EasyProducer is incredibly powerful and includes these features:
- Reading Features
- Create fully synchronised text and audio DAISY Digital Talking Books
- Includes high quality human sounding Australian RealSpeak speech output
- Read text from any part of a Microsoft Word document
- Highlight and read each word, sentence or paragraph within Microsoft Word document
- Navigate through Microsoft Word documents quickly and easily, by word, sentence or paragraph
- Alter text highlight and background contrast colours
- Create fully synchronised text and audio DAISY Digital Talking Books
- Creating Digital Talking Books
- Create fully synchronised text and audio DAISY Digital Talking Books
- Automatic creation of MP3 speech from text
- Combine and synchronise text and MP3 audio in a single book
- Automatic mark up of words, sentences or paragraphs for navigation
- Automatic mark up of all document headings and page numbers for easy navigation
- Save and copy Digital Talking Books (DTBs) onto CD or memory sticks for distribution
- Download audio MP3 versions directly to an MP3 player
- Playback your DAISY books on any DAISY player or MP3 player
- Incorporates Dolphin’s EasyReader DAISY software player for playing your DAISY books
- Open and playback any other DAISY book in Dolphin Producer
- Create fully synchronised text and audio DAISY Digital Talking Books
- Playing back Digital Talking Books
- Self voiced operation controls
- Mouse and Keyboard controls
- Highlight individual words in time with the spoken word
- Change the playback display style, using any of the 10 different preset style sheets. Or create your own playback appearance.
- Alter font sizes, colours and styles
- Alter text, background and highlight colours
- Navigate through the DAISY book by sentence, heading or page
- Adjust the playback speed
- Lets you use your own preferred text-to-speech voice/synthesiser to create the speech when playing a book
- Full word search and find features
- Add your own bookmarks and audio notes
- Self voiced operation controls
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Requirements and ResourcesexpandClick to collapse
Minimum System Requirements
- Windows
- Operating System: Windows 7 (latest version 2.02 is compatible with Windows 7 32 bit and 64 bit), Vista, XP, 2000
- System Memory: 256 MB – 512 MB recommended
- Hard Drive Space: 200 MB
- Processor: Pentium III 750 MHz – 1 GHz recommended
- Display: 800×600
- Required Software: Microsoft Word 2000, 2003 or XP
- CD-ROM: Required
- Sound Card and speakers: Required – off-motherboard sound card recommended
- Operating System: Windows 7 (latest version 2.02 is compatible with Windows 7 32 bit and 64 bit), Vista, XP, 2000
NOTE: For the ‘burn to CD’ feature to work you will need Windows XP and a CD writer drive.
View/Download
- EasyProducer UK English User Guide for version 2.01 – (370 KB)
- Tips and Tutorials for EasyProducer
- EasyProducer UK Trial version
Software Maintenance Agreement
Software Maintenance Agreement (SMA) is available for purchase with this Dolphin software product. A Software Maintenance Agreement is a way of keeping up to date with the latest software release and at the same time saving money. The SMA entitles single users to two consecutive upgrades at a reduced cost. SMAs may only be purchased with a new product.
Dolphin EasyProducer is targeted at the following age ranges:
- Upper Primary
- Secondary School
- Adult
Dolphin EasyProducer is designed to foster development in the areas of:
- Literacy
- Resource preparation
- Study Skills
Users can access Dolphin EasyProducer in the following ways:
- Mouse/ Trackball/ Joystick
- Keyboard
For answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and technical support visit:
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