Tobi 1.0 is here !

Dear all,

Tobi version 1.0, the DAISY Consortium's open source multimedia production tool, is now available. Tobi produces full-text full-audio Digital Talking Books in the DAISY 3 Standard (ANSI/NISO Z39.86-2005). The DAISY Pipeline can be used to convert digital content to the DAISY 2.02 format for legacy reading devices.

Tobi's primary function is to facilitate the synchronization of text and narration, using live recording, by importing audio clips, or via the basic Text To Speech feature (TTS). Tobi provides an audio waveform editor with robust undo/redo, fast clipboard operations and the ability to author audio content at any level of the document structure.

Tobi 1.0 doesn't include an XML editor, but provides rudimentary text editing to fix minor document issues. Tobi imports DTBOOK documents that can be created using the "Save As DAISY" add-ins for Microsoft Word and Open Office, or by using conversion tools such as the DAISY Pipeline. Tobi can also import full text and audio DAISY 3 digital talking books.

Support is provided via the Tobi public forum: http://www.daisy.org/forums/tobi

Detailed information including a user manual can be found on the new Tobi project site at: http://www.daisy.org/tobi

Comments and feedback are welcome!