DAISY OK Requirements
for Reading Systems and Books
Contents
Members and Friends of the DAISY Consortium are committed to deliver
the best possible reading experience for blind and print disabled
users. To create this rich reading experience, the books must be
feature-rich and the reading systems must utilize the features to
provide an enhanced reading experience. With this goal in mind, the
DAISY OK Self-Certification Process sets minimum requirements for books
and reading systems. We strongly encourage book producers and reading
system
developers to go beyond what is set as the minimum.
1.2 Definitions
The following abbreviations, acronyms, phrases,
and terms are used in this standard as defined below.
- Accessible
- fully usable by the target population
- Advanced Feature
- a description of a behavior or capability that is identified as useful
and desirable but not required for DAISY OK Certification; these are listed
in 2.3 DAISY
OK Reading System Advanced
Features and 3.3 DAISY OK
DTB Advanced Features
- DAISY 3
- see DAISY Standard
- DAISY/NISO
- see DAISY Standard
- DAISY Standard
- officially, the ANSI/NISO Z39.86 Specifications for the Digital
Talking Book, also known as the DAISY 3, the DAISY 2005, the DAISY/NISO Specification
- see [DAISY Standard]
- DTB
- the Digital Talking Book set of data files that are produced
in conformance with the DAISY Standard
- DTBook
- an XML element set (dtbook.dtd)
that defines the markup for the textual content of a DTB
- DTD
- The Document Type Definition file contains machine- and human-readable
rules that define allowable XML markup for a particular
application.
- Feature
- a description of a capability of the reading system or DTB; see also Required
Feature or Advanced Feature.
- FIXED
- used in definitions of XML element attributes, means that
the attribute has a single, fixed value specified in the DTD -
see IMPLIED
- Global navigation
- movement to user-selected portions of a document, with that movement
enabled by the NCX. Navigation targets may be
headings representing the hierarchical structure of the document or specific
points such as pages, notes, sidebars, etc.
- IMPLIED
- used in definitions of XML element attributes, means that
the attribute is optional and that no default value is supplied-
see FIXED
- Level
- navigation level provided by standard XHTML H1-H6 elements
- Local navigation
- movement within a document at a granularity finer than that
provided by the NCX
For example, navigation by paragraph
or sentence, or within a table or nested list. Precise local navigation can
be controlled by the textual content file or the SMIL file(s);
the granularity is limited by the degree to which the textual content file
has been marked up or the level to which synchronization has been applied
in the SMIL file(s). Time-based movement through a
document (e.g., fast-forward and rewind as on an analog cassette, or time
jumps by specified intervals) may also be implemented.
- MathML
- Mathematical Markup Language [MathML]
is a W3C recommendation (MathML 2.0) used in this standard to encode mathematical
content.
- MathML in
DAISY
- Specification for a Digital Talking Book Modular Extension
for Mathematics [MathML-in-DAISY]
is an approved Modular Extension to DAISY 3 used in the Standard
to encode mathematical content
- May
- In normative sections, the word 'may' means that a course of
action is optional.
- Must
- In normative sections, the word 'must' is to be interpreted
as a mandatory requirement on the content or implementation - shall has
the same definition as must.
- NCC
- the Navigation Control file for XML (NCC)
...
- NCX
- The Navigation Control file for XML (NCX)
applications provides the reader efficient and flexible access to the hierarchical
structure of a DTB as well as direct access to selected
elements such as page numbers, notes, figures, etc.
- Playback
- with regard to implementations, refers to the methods
used to render the DTB content. Playback may include
audio, braille, large print, and synthetic speech as appropriate for the
content and as supported by the playback system.
- Playback System
- the hardware/software platform that renders the contents of
a DTB to a reader - synonymous
with Player.
- Player
- see Playback System
- Reader
- the person reading the digital talking book, synonymous with
User
- Required Feature
- a description of a behavior or capability that is identified
as required for DAISY OK Certification; these are listed in 2.1 DAISY
OK Reading System Required Features and 3.2 DAISY
OK DTB Required Features
- Self-Certification
- the process on the DAISY OK web
site for reading system and DTB producers to verify that their products and
books meet certain minimum requirements; see Required
Features
- Shall
- see Must
- Should
- In normative sections, the word 'should' means that a course
of action is recommended but not required.
- SMIL
- The Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language [SMIL] is
a W3C recommendation (SMIL 2.0) used in this Standard to control the synchronized
presentation of content in multiple media.
- User
- see Reader
- W3C
- the World Wide Web Consortium at www.w3.org
- XML
- Extensible Markup Language [XML] is
a standardized language for marking up files containing structured information.
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1.3 DAISY OK Philosophy Statement
- DAISY OK defines the
requirements for
certification of DAISY players/reading systems and DAISY Digital
Talking Books. DAISY OK further considers the
importance of
the relationship between books and players/reading systems and how this
relationship should provide the best reading experience possible. DAISY
OK is therefore committed to encourage, enhance, guide and nurture the
relationship between organizations which produce Digital Talking Books
(DTBs) and player/reading system manufacturers. The DAISY OK philosophy
will promote cooperative relationships and mutually heightened
awareness of the book producer and player manufacturer goals. This
cooperation could and should challenge both book producers and player
manufacturers to work together to innovate beyond the current DAISY OK
requirements.
- As more Digital Talking
Books (DTBs) are
produced, and as more players/reading systems reach the market place,
the need to provide clarification and information about DTBs
and
players/reading systems has become evident.To meet this need, the
DAISY Web site includes a DAISY OK area where:
- Requirements for DAISY OK
Certification are clearly
defined for both
players/reading systems and DTBs
- A
Self-Certification guide is
published to help developers and manufacturers of players/reading
systems, and producers of DTBs attain the DAISY
OK status for
their
products
- A list of features beyond
the defined requirements is
presented, to
enable those visiting the site to make
comparisons based on the Features list, and
determine which player/reading system is best suited to specific user
groups
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2.0 DAISY OK Reading Systems
2.1 Introduction
DAISY players need to provide a "rich" reading experience by implementing
basic functionality to be "DAISY
OK".
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2.2 Required Functionality
(what all playback devices must have in order to
be classed as "DAISY OK")
(*Link) "Online Documentation"
Provide a link to the reading system description on
your web site.
Reading System developers must provide a
link to the reading system description on their company/organization's web site.
(*1.) "NCC and/or NCX navigation"
Support NCC and/or NCX navigation
and nested levels, that is, render DAISY 2.02 and/or DAISY/NISO books
The
DAISY Player can navigate between multiple hierarchical book elements allowing
the reader to move from chapter to chapter, section to section, page to page
or even jumping directly to a specified page number whereas a commercial
MP3 player can navigate at only one level defined by the contents of the
MP3 file.
(*2.) "Page navigation"
Support sequential navigation by page, forward & back
(when pages are present in the DTB)
The DAISY player
can go directly from one page to another page, one after the other sequentially,
forward and/or backward.
(*3.) "Remembers last reading position"
Retain the location of last reading point
The DAISY player will begin to play at the point where
the user had stopped reading when playback is stopped, and, when the book
has been removed from the reading system and reinserted at a later time; location
of last reading point must be retained when multiple books are read, and,
if the book is part of a multi-book CD.
(*4.) "Reads book title"
Provide access to the book title
This ensures that the first audio heard when a DAISY book is inserted is the
book title, and that when a book is reinserted that the title is announced first,
regardless of the playback start point (where the user last played that DAISY
book).
(*5.) "Reads sequentially"
Render the book in the correct reading sequence,
as defined within the DAISY DTB by the DAISY producer
If the user does nothing else but insert the book into the player, the DAISY
book will play from beginning to end, in the correct order.
(*6.) "Next event movement"
Support navigation by next/previous SMIL event,
that is, support SMIL level navigation; next audio in same par or to another
par, depending upon the book; this may be by text reference (sentence by
sentence)
This allows the user to move forward (or back)
at defined intervals within the audio. This could be by word, phrase, sentence,
paragraph or a mixture of all of these, depending upon how the DAISY book
has been produced.
(*7.) "Stop and resume"
Allow stop and start, that is, pause/resume functionality
which maintains the last reading position.
When playback is stopped the reading system
will, when the start button is pressed, begin to play from the point where
playback was stopped.
(*8.) "Forward and Reverse"
Supports rapid forward and reverse movement in
time through audio in the DTB.
This feature
provides similar functionality to the Fast Forward and Reverse in analogue
tape players.
(*9.) "Stable playback"
Incorporate as much robust playback as possible,
rendering valid DTBs as intended by the producer without crashing under
normal circumstances.
If a valid DAISY book contains
features unsupported by the player (for example, MathML), the player will
continue to play and will not fail. Players will incorporate error recovery;
if a player encounters an error in a book, the player will at a minimum
and wherever possible, provide audio information about the problem and/or
will play the book to the extent possible.
(*10.) "Where am I"
Report current reading position
The
user can get information about the point in the DAISY DTB where he or she
is reading, for example, how much of the book has been already read, and
how much remains to be read.
(*11.) "Bookmarks"
Support insertion and navigation of user defined
bookmarks within the current reading session.
The
user can place markers, which will allow returning to thus marked passages
in the book.
(*12.) "User manual"
Provides accessible basic user manual
An
accessible user manual is provided with the reading system.
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2.3 DAISY OK Reading Systems Advanced Features:
In addition to the DAISY OK
requirements, the above software and hardware reading systems may have
some of the following advanced features:
2.3.1 Navigation
(N1) "Simplified or advanced keypad"
Simplified or advanced keypad
The user interface (key configuration) for the product is
identified to be for simple (leisure reading ) or advanced (study materials)
usage. The button description provided for hardware reading systems would inform
the user if the buttons have one or more functions, if a complete number pad
(for page number input) is included, and how the keys are haptically differentiated.
(N2) "Navigation by page"
Supports sequential previous and next page navigation
by blocks of multiple pages
Holding a key down or a combination
of keys allow the user to move through the DAISY DTB quickly by groups of pages
within the structure of the book.
(N3) "Go-to Page"
Direct numeric page navigation
The
user is able to go directly to a specific page number by entering the page
number using the keypad buttons.
(N4) "Text navigation"
Uses the text source document for control of
local reading
The reading system uses the text source
document for local reading control. Reading by paragraphs, sentences, words,
or other text structures are supported.
(N5) "Accessible remote control"
Supports a simple remote control device
The reading system supports a simple remote control
device (i.e. play, pause and rewind). This feature may improve accessibility
for people who have difficulty using their hands to operate these controls
on the player.
(N6) "Bookshelf"
My Library, or Bookshelf
The user can search for all of the DAISY books saved
to the computer. This applies only to software reading systems.
Renders both NCC and NCX
This is a "dual-spec" reading system that will
play DAISY 2.02 and DAISY/NISO books.
(N8) "Simple searching"
Supports simple text searches
The
reading system can search for exact strings of text.
(N9) "Fuzzy logic search"
Supports sophisticated fuzzy logic searching
The
reading system implements a sophisticated search which may include non-consecutive
text, word derivatives (i.e. finds "develop", "developping",
etc.), finds synonyms (i.e. finds "house" or "home")
and ranks the importance of matches.
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2.3.2 Advanced Reading Experience Functionalities
(R1) "Table reading mode"
Support of table reading mode
Reading
system uses the "textual content document" for control and presentation
of tables in the DTB
(R2) "List reading mode"
Support of list reading mode
Reading
system uses the "textual content document" for control and presentation
of lists in the DTB.
(R3) "Basic MathML support"
Basic support of MathML in DAISY
This reading system relies on the alttext and/or
altimage attributes of the math element to provide a rendering to the user. A
basic MathML reading system does not incorporate native understanding of MathML
structure and semantics. User
preferences, navigation, and synchronized highlighting of subexpressions within
the math element are not supported.
(R4) "Advanced MathML support"
Provides advanced support of MathML in DAISY
This reading system has a native understanding of MathML
structure and semantics that allows it to provide a dynamic presentation of the
textual, visual and/or audio components of the mathematics. User preferences,
navigation, and synchronized highlighting of subexpressions within the math element
are typically supported.
(R5) "Skippability"
Supports skippability
The
user can adjust the player to skip or play structures defined as skippable
elements (e.g. pages, footnotes, sidebars producer notes) as defined in
DAISY 2.02, and DAISY/NISO.
(R6) "Moves on after error"
Reports error and moves to next readable portion
of the DTB
The reading system encounters an error
in the book, announces it and instead of abandoning the book, it searches
for the end of the erroneous passage, from where it continues to read.
(R7) "Bookmarks"
Bookmarks are saved for each book
Allows
the setting of a point of reference or interest in the DTB and saves these
bookmarks for each book. Functionality should include insert bookmark,
delete bookmark, and navigate the bookmark list.
(R8) "Section bookmarks"
Can use bookmarks to mark the beginning and end
of sections
This allows the reader to highlight entire
passages or sections to be reviewed later.
(R9) "Time jump"
Provision of a time jump navigation mode
This
allows the reader to skip through the narration at set time intervals.
(R10) "Variable speed"
Variable playback rate
The speed of the narration can be accelerated
or slowed down without distorting the sound of the voice.
(R11) "Sleep timer "
Sleep timer stops playback
After
a user determined time, without a key being pressed, the reading system will
stop playing the DTB.
(R12) "Uses Resource file"
Utilizes DAISY/NISO resource file when available
The
Resource File supplies text and/or audio segments and optional images, that
can assist the reader in using a DTB. Its use is optional, unless escapable
or skippable structures are enabled in the DTB.
(R13) "Enhanced forward and reverse"
Supports rapid audible forward and reverse movement
in time through the audio in the DTB.
This feature provides
innovative movement through the audio with audible feedback taking advantage
of digital capabilities.
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2.3.3 Text to Speech (TTS) Features
(T1) "Synthetic speech"
Supports TTS engines
Reading
system integrates TTS engines that may be installed at the operating system level
of the user's computer, e.g. SAPI 5.1, MacOS Speech interface, Festival.
(T2) "Human or synthetic voice"
Allows the user to switch between recorded audio and
text-to-speech modes
In the case of a full text, full audio book, the
user has the choice of either listening to the recorded audio or the synthetic
speech rendered by the software reading system.
(T3) "Choice of synthetic voices"
Allows the user to select and assign different synthetic
speech voices for the book
content and the reading system software prompts
In the case of a full text book, the user has the
choice of using different synthetic speech voices for the DTB and the audio information
of the software reading system.
(T4) "Word highlighting"
Supports word by word highlighting (in TTS mode)
In the case of a full text book, the user has the
possibility of every single word being "highlighted", therefore advancing
word by word through the text.
(T5) "Spells selected word"
Supports spelling of the currently selected word& (in
TTS mode)
In the case of a full text book the user can have
selected words spelled using synthetic speech.
(T6) "Dictionary lookup"
Provides a dictionary definition of the selected word
The reading system installs a dictionary and provides
lookup capabilities for selected words.
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2.3.4 Output, Settings and Visualization
(O1) "Refreshable braille display"
Provides support for output to refreshable braille
display
Reading systems with refreshable braille support
for contracted and uncontracted braille will make a full text DTB readable on
a braille display.
(O2) "Saves preferences"
Saves selected user preferences
The reading system saves user preferences, such as:
speed, sleep timer, tone, skippability. When reading another book these saved
adjustments will be applied.
(O3) "Adjustable time jump"
Allows the user to set and adjust time increments for
sequential forward and reverse movement
The length of time that will be skipped, when hitting
the forward and reverse buttons, can be set.
(O4) "Visual presentation options"
Provides the user with the option to select from more
than one style sheet for the text display of the book
This allows different formatting of selected text.
(O5) "Copy and paste text"
Allows the user to copy the selected text to the system
clipboard
The cut and paste operation will extract selected
portions of text if this function is supported by the DTB permissions/restrictions.
(O6) "Highlighting text"
Highlights the paragraph or phrase at the current reading
position
Highlighting text will synchronize the visual highlighting
with the audio presentation. Depending on the way the book is produced, this
can be by paragraph, phrase or even word.
(O7) "Note taking"
Supports the insertion of text and/or audio notes at the current reading position
The reading system provides a mechanism to insert annotations
as text or audio recordings. Reader will be able to navigate to the notes
for review.
(O8) "Note and Bookmark export"
Allows the user to export notes and/or bookmarks
to external formats
The user can export notes and/or bookmarks for
use outside of the reading system.
(O9) "Standard bookmark export"
Supports the standard bookmark export function
of DAISY/NISO 2005
The reading system allows users to
set bookmarks and to highlight passages in a document, label the marked sections
with text or audio notes, and export the resulting collection of marks and
notes to other compliant playback devices, using the standard bookmark export
function of DAISY/NISO 2005.
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2.3.5 Help Functions
(H1) "Online Support"
Documentation and support
functions are maintained on a web site
Answers to questions
arising from the operation of the reading system can be found via the Internet.
(H2) "Manual is loadable DTB"
Manual is available in DAISY
format to be loaded
The manual for the reading system is
a DAISY DTB and can be loaded into and read by the reading system.
(H3) "Manual
is installed DTB"
Manual in DAISY format is permanently
installed
The reading systems manual is a DAISY DTB and
is permanently installed in the reading system.
(H4) "Talking
buttons"
Context sensitive help or Key Describer
Mode is built in
The function of keys is explained by touching
them.
(H5) "Upgradable"
Reading
system firmware or software can be upgraded
Any technological
changes or advancements made since the purchase of the reading system can be
integrated.
(H6) "Self-voicing upgrade"
Reading
system firmware or software upgrade is self-voicing when choices available, otherwise
is self-installing
Upgrades do not require user intervention.
Options are announced.
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2.3.6 Sample Book Capabilities
(SB1) "A2D converted"
Reads Sample Book #1:
Converted from an analogue talking book
This is a DAISY
OK DTB with, at a minimum, audio and two methods of navigation; the audio has
been converted from an analogue (tape) recording. It has an NCC/NCX navigation
file which includes, for example, chapter headings, phrase navigation, and may
include pages.
(SB2) "NCC/NCX digital
audio, pages"
Reads Sample Book #2: Digitally
mastered: audio, NCC/NCX file and pages
This
is a DAISY DTB which is an original digital master production. It has an NCC/NCX navigation
file which may include part and chapter headings etc., pages, skippable elements
(such as pages and footnotes) and any other elements that the specifications
(DAISY 2.02 and DAISY/NISO) support.
(SB3) "Full text digital audio"
Reads Sample Book #3: Digitally mastered:
full text, full audio
This is a DAISY DTB which is an original
digital master production. It has an NCC/NCX navigation
file which may include part and chapter headings etc., pages, skippable elements
(such as pages and footnotes) and any other elements that the specifications
(DAISY 2.02 and DAISY/NISO) support. It also includes the complete electronic
text of the original print publication.
(SB4) "Full
text digital"
Reads
Sample Book #4: Digitally mastered: full text only
This
is a DAISY DTB which is an original digital master production. It has an NCC/NCX navigation
file which may include part and chapter headings etc., pages, skippable elements
(such as pages and footnotes) and any other elements that the specifications
(DAISY 2.02 and DAISY/NISO) support. It also includes the complete electronic text
of the original print publication, but does not contain audio.
3. DAISY OK DTBs
3.1 Introduction
A DAISY DTB can be valid, and yet may
not be "DAISY OK", and it is understood that not all valid Digital
Talking Books (DTBs) produced by each producing organization will
necessarily be "DAISY OK". Producing organizations should expect that
some of their DAISY collection may not meet the DAISY OK DTB required
functionality.
A DAISY OK book must provide an enhanced reading experience, beyond
what linear navigation in a commercial non-DAISY reading system
(player) can provide. The structure of a DAISY OK DTB must be
meaningful and provide navigation which corresponds to the structure of
the original publication. See the DAISY Structure
Guidelines.
Commercial digital audio books support simple linear navigation, from
one audio track to another. A DAISY OK DTB must have two or more
"types" of navigation. A DAISY OK DTB must provide the user with more
than one way to navigate the book. (See the Required
Functionality for Navigation below.)
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3.2 DAISY OK DTB Required Functionality
(what DAISY books must have to be classed as "DAISY OK")
(Link) "Online Documentation"
DTB producers must provide a link to their organization's
DAISY DTB production specification on their web site.
DAISY DTB producers must publish their Production Specification
on their web site, providing their clients/patrons/customers with a clear description
of what features are incorporated into each of the different types of books
produced. These Specifications must stipulate the types of DAISY books produced
by the organization or company, and state whether page mark-up is included
in the various types of DTBs (as defined in the DAISY
Structure Guidelines).
(*1.) "Is valid"
Must be valid
The DAISY 2.02 or DAISY/NISO Validator report must
indicate that the DTB passed the validation process, with no errors identified.
(*2.) "Navigation"
Each DTB must provide a minimum of two or more types
of navigation: navigation by levels (1 through 6), by
page, and/or by 'phrase'.
Possible combinations of types of navigation include:
- Two structural levels, for example, Parts and
Chapters
- One structural level plus page navigation
- One structural level plus smil (phrase/paragraph)
navigation
(*3.) "Page navigation retained"
If the original
source document contains page numbers, then the DAISY DTB must be produced
with page numbers as presented in the original source. Page navigation
is always preferred, as the second type of navigation,
to phrase navigation.
It is understood that some books or source documents do
not contain page numbers or may in some other way not lend themselves to more
than one type of navigation. When this occurs, the "Navigation" or "User" Guide
in the DTB must explain this deviation from the organization's published Specification.
(*4.) "Print structure retained"
Same structure as original printed book
The book must reflect the structure of the original
print source (publication) and therefore may not, for example, reflect
the tape or track configuration of the original tape master when a DAISY
book has been converted from an analogue recording.
(*5.) "Audio titles first"
Single initial segment for book and section
titles
For DAISY 2.02 the audio of
the book title and NCC section titles should be contained
in a single segment and that segment should be the first segment. This
enables reading systems to properly announce the book title and NCC section
titles.
(*6.) "Structure description"
Structure and user navigation
The description should be at level 1
within the structure of the DTB. This information should be placed consistently,
from DTB to DTB, in the same location within its own NCC or NCX near the beginning
of the book.
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3.3 DAISY OK DTB Advanced Features:
(DTB1) "MathML
support"
MathML support
MathML is intended to
facilitate the use of mathematical and scientific content on
the Web, and for other applications such as computer algebra systems,
print typesetting, and voice synthesis. MathML can be used to encode
both the presentation of mathematical notation for high-quality visual
display, and mathematical content, for applications where the semantics
plays more of a key role such as scientific software or voice synthesis.
(DTB2) "Table reading"
Table reading mode
When tables are correctly marked up, the column and row
heading information can be accessed by the end user
(DTB3) "Enhanced table reading"
Enhanced table reading mode
As in (DTB2) plus - In this mode, each cell
in the table can be read in either a linear or non-linear style. The
option of cell identification (row header and/or column header) will be
given while moving through the table either vertically or horizontally
using the player/reading systems navigation controls.
(DTB4) "Skippability"
Support for Skippable structures
Elements of the DTB that are marked as "skippable" allow
the end user to optionally listen to or not listen to them. Footnotes,
optional producer notes, sidebars, and the page numbers are examples of
parts of a book that may be skippable
(DTB5) "Escapeability"
Escapeability (DAISY/NISO only)
Escapeability allows the user to direct the player to
leave or escape from an element marked as 'escapeable'
(e.g. table, list, footnote, sidebar) and to resume reading
at the point directly following that element.
(DTB6) "Resource file"
Resource
file (DAISY/NISO only)
These files could for example contain individual
audio
files and text which are associated with structural navigational
elements in order to announce these
elements, i.e. "chapter", "page", "section" and "part", allowing
reading systems to announce/display "chapter, page, section" instead of
"level1, level2, level3"
(DTB7) "Images"
Images (with
descriptions)
Images and their audio descriptions are part of
the DTB
(DTB8) "Audio/text synch"
Synchronization of text
and audio at a minimum to the paragraph
The text and audio of the DTB are synchronized so that
the text is highlighted as the audio is played. At a minimum, a
highlighted paragraph corresponds to the audio played. Greater
granularity, for example at the sentence level, may be possible and may be
very useful for some users. Sentences in the text are highlighted as
the corresponding audio is played. Synchronization at the word may be
possible and may have applications in, for example, language learning
books.
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4.0 DAISY OK
Prototype Book
Samples
The following types of books are
available for download and can be used for testing purposes: (links to
be included on the DAISY OK Web site)
1. Converted from an analogue talking book
This is a DAISY DTB with, at a minimum, audio and navigable headings; the
audio has been converted from an analogue (tape) recording. It has an NCC/NCX navigation
file which includes, for example, chapter headings, and may include pages.
2. Digitally mastered: audio, NCC/NCX file
and pages
This is a DAISY DTB which is an original digital master production. It
has an NCC/NCX navigation file
which may include part and chapter headings etc., pages, skippable elements
(such as pages and footnotes) and any other elements that the specifications
(DAISY 2.02 and DAISY/NISO) support.
3. Digitally mastered: full text, full audio
This is a DAISY DTB which is an original digital master production. It
has an NCC/NCX navigation file
which may include part and chapter headings etc., pages, skippable elements
(such as pages and footnotes) and any other elements that the specifications
(DAISY 2.02 and DAISY/NISO) support. It also includes the complete electronic
text of the original print publication.
4. Digitally mastered: full text
only
This is a DAISY DTB which is an original digital master production. It has
an NCC/NCX navigation file which may
include part and chapter headings etc., pages, skippable elements (such as pages
and footnotes) and any other elements that the specifications (DAISY 2.02 and
DAISY/NISO) support. It also includes the complete electronic text of the original
print publication, but does not contain audio
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5.0 DAISY OK Self-Certification Process
5.1 For Reading System Producers
- Review the DAISY OK Reading System Required
Functionalities to determine
if your
product meets all of the
requirements.
(Note that your company/organization must be a DAISY Member/Friend for online
DAISY OK Certification).
- Supply
a direct link to the reading
system/s description on your Web site. If the reading system
description includes a reference to any of the Advanced Features as
described in the DAISY OK documentation, the description must refer to
the specific Advanced Feature by using the same feature description
and/or by including the abbreviation code provided for each Advanced
Feature.
- Create a description of your product on the DAISY Web site (requires Product
Manager access).
- Review the DAISY OK License.
- Use the online Self-Certification form to verify that all required features
are supported by your product. Also determine if any of the stated Advanced
Features apply to your reading system.
- If
your reading system includes a feature or features not currently
included in the list of Advanced Features, and you would like
to submit it for consideration in a future release of DAISY OK Certification,
please write a description of that feature and use the Contact
Us form
on the DAISY Web site, selecting the DAISY OK category.
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5.2 For DTB Producers
- Review the DAISY OK DTB Required Functionalities to
determine if your DTB's meet all of the requirements.
(Note that your company/organization must be a DAISY Member/Friend for online
DAISY OK Certification).
- Supply a direct link to the DAISY DTB
production
specification on your Web site.
If the DTB
production
specification includes a reference to any of the Advanced
Features as described in the DAISY OK documentation, the description must
refer to the specific Advanced Feature by using the same feature description
and/or by including the abbreviation code provided for each Advanced Feature.
- Create a description of your DTB
production
specification on the DAISY Web site (requires Product
Manager access).
- Review the DAISY OK License.
- Use the online Self-Certification form to verify that all required features
are supported by your product. Also determine if any of the stated Advanced
Features apply to your DTBs.
- If your DTB
production
specification includes a feature or features not currently included
in the list of Advanced Features, and you would like to submit it for consideration
in a future release of DAISY OK Certification, please write a description
of that feature and use the "Contact Us" form on the DAISY Web
site selecting the DAISY OK category.
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Section
6: References