HOMEFrequently Asked Questions - AMIS
- I'm a programmer and I want to learn about AMIS. Where should I start?
- Other issues?
- Will AMIS play RFB&D / NLS / Bookshare books?
- Can AMIS run without being installed?
- Does AMIS support books with Math?
- Can AMIS play HTML, MP3, or plain text files?
- Will my screenreader work with AMIS?
- How do I perform an unattended/silent installation of AMIS?
- Can AMIS play books over the internet?
- Why is the main text content window blank?
- Can AMIS read books in my language?
- Is AMIS available in my language?
- I want to translate AMIS. How can I get started?
- Does AMIS run on Linux or Mac?
- AMIS is crashing, what should I do?
Read how to Build AMIS from source.
Although slightly technical, you might find your issue addressed in our list of known Limitations.
RFB&D and NLS books are copy-protected and for that reason do not work in AMIS. Bookshare.org books should work if they are formatted as valid DAISY/NISO 2005 books. The older format, DAISY/NISO 2002, is not supported in AMIS.
No, but this is such a popular feature request that it should be expected in a future revision.
No; however AMIS supports fallback images associated with Mathematical expressions.
Yes, although it doesn't stream the books, it just downloads the data necessary to play each portion.
Go to File, Open URL and enter the address of your book's NCC or OPF file. e.g.
http://example.com/book/ncc.html
- Jaws for Windows: AMIS comes with Jaws scripts. You can also download them separately.
- HAL and Supernova: Run an update of Hal/Supernova while connected to the internet to get the map file for AMIS support
- Window Eyes: Users report that AMIS is compatible. More details about the user experience as we collect feedback.
- NVDA: AMIS is compatible; however, switching between AMIS playback and text reading mode is not supported.
Run the setup program with a /S option:
C:\>Setup-amis31.exe /S
Yes, although it doesn't stream the books, it just downloads the data necessary to play each portion. Go to File, Open URL and enter the address of your book's NCC or OPF file. e.g.
http://example.com/book/ncc.html
There are several possible reasons.
- There is no text content in your book
- The text references are broken. Validate your book with one of our validation tools
AMIS supports books in almost any language. The book must have been created using supported encodings. Right now, this includes UTF-8, ISO-8859-1, and (of course) ASCII. No matter what language AMIS itself is set to use in its user interface (buttons, dialogs, menus, etc), it can read books in almost any language.
All of the menu items, dialog boxes, buttons, spoken prompts, and help contents in AMIS can be translated. A complete translation is bundled as a language pack add-on and is distributed on our website. There is a growing collection of language packs for AMIS. Please check our languages download page for a current list.
We really depend on volunteer contributions to create and maintain our translations of AMIS. Email Marisa to volunteer as a translator.
No, AMIS only runs on Windows.
Please follow these Troubleshooting instructions.
