Obi: Various methods for authoring content

Digital talking books (DTBs) can be produced using various methods in Obi. The choice of method will depend upon the input & resources available to the user. Follow the steps listed in the method of your choice for creating a DTB. You may want to start by taking a look at the book, understanding its structure & then deciding what level of navigation will be essential for the users of this book. This will help you choose the production method & set guidelines for audio editing. For example, if you have a textbook on hand which has to be read thoroughly by students, you will need to create a deeper structure (going up to heading level 4 or more), mark all pages, & create phrases at the sentence level. You may in such cases choose the “Method 2” given below. On the other hand, if a novel is to be converted in DAISY, you may manually create the book structure as per “Method 1” given below since the structure is likely to be short.

Method 1: Create book structure manually and record or import audio

Method 2: Import XHTML file to create structure and record or import audio

Method 3: Record audio and mark structure on the fly

Method 4: Import audio and mark structure during editing

See also

• Visit theObi Project Home for software downloads, documentation and the development site
• Obi Forum
• Obi Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs).
• Get started with Obi
• Obi: Various methods for authoring content
• Obi Training Videos
• Description of various function in Obi