Frequently Asked Questions about EasyConverter

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General

1. What exactly is a DAISY book?
2. Why DAISY?
3. Why Choose EasyConverter?
4. Is EasyConverter translated into other languages?
5. A student studying French (or any foreign language) would like learning materials in audio, how does this work with EasyConverter?
6. Can EasyConverter remember different user profiles?

Hardware

1. I plan to scan lots of paper documents, can you recommend a scanner?
2. Do I need anything in addition to the EasyConverter software to convert to Braille?
3. What embossers are compatible with EasyConverter?

Input

1. Can I input files created by the new Microsoft Save as DAISY XML plug-in?
2. Is there a maximum number of pages that I am able to scan with EasyConverter?
3. Which types of files can be converted with EasyConverter?
4. Can EasyConverter handle locked PDFs?
5. Can EasyConverter convert hard copy documents, such as text books into accessible formats?
6. What happens to font styles such as bold, italics and underlined text?
7. What happens to pictures and images when converting to large print?
8. What are NIMAS files?

Installation

1. Can I install EasyConverter on a server?

Output

1. How can I protect my DAISY book content?
2. How can my readers access a DAISY book?
3. Which types of files can be produced with EasyConverter?
4. Can I produce CD-A audio with EasyConverter?
5. What is DAISY?
6. Can I produce DAISY 3 with EasyConverter?
7. Can I protect my DAISY content so it can't be copied?
8. How do I know that my DAISY output looks as I expect it to look?
9. What can a text output be used for?
10. Is Large Print output merely a matter of increasing the font size?
11. Can I change the font size and styles for my Large Print output?
12. Do I have to install Duxbury to produce Braille output?
13. What does the voice of audio formats sound like (in MP3 and DAISY books)?
14. How can I use the MP3 files generated by EasyConverter?
15. I need to convert some long documents; will the MP3 file be really big?
16. My visually impaired students are used to listening to high speed speech, what control do I have over the audio speed?
17. How easy is it to navigate around EasyConverter outputs?
18. What software do end-users need to access converted files?

Try before you Buy

1. How can I be sure EasyConverter will be beneficial to me?
2. How long will it take to download a Free trial version of Dolphin's Software?
3. Does the EasyConverter demo version have any restrictions?

Using EasyConverter

1. Is EasyConverter really easy to use?
2. Do I need training to use EasyConverter?
3. If a word is mis-pronounced in my audio output, can I correct this in EasyConverter?
4. Can I store documents that I know I will need to access in future?
5. Is EasyConverter accessible to screen reader users?
6. I regularly say to my students, "turn to page 5". How will this work for my large print reader?
7. If I convert a document that I have scanned, do I have to scan it again to make different output formats?
8. Are EasyConverter outputs too complicated for primary level students to use?
9. Can I use the speech synthesiser installed on my computer?

 

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