Tobi v1.5, image descriptions

Tobi version 1.5 brings numerous improvements and bug fixes (as described in the change log), and ships with a robust editor for image descriptions that conform to the DIAGRAM format.

This is an intermediate release in the sense that the image description standard is still being finalised, but also because within the next few months, Tobi will enable audio narrations of the image annotations themselves (in addition to the main "book" content). The DIAGRAM format supports multiple image descriptions in order to cater for various needs (e.g. tactile picture, simple versus long text descriptions, alternative illustrations, tour/overview), and Tobi will eventually enable audio descriptions (i.e. voice recording) across the board.

This, in addition to the upcoming support for EPUB3 Media Overlays (DAISY-like text/audio synchronisation for e-books), means that 2012 will be an exciting year!

This short guide is provided to get started with image descriptions in Tobi. We also recommend this small DAISY 3 DTBOOK ("Great Painters", 600KB) as a starting point to experiment with the new editing features.

For further information about the image descriptions data model, please visit the DIAGRAM Center website.

Finally, here are a couple of screenshots showing the new user interface used to navigate images in the book content: