Features
Easy to use
All of the functionality of Dolphin Producer is available from the
simple to use toolbar. The toolbar is automatically loaded within Microsoft® Word® ,
and can be positioned anywhere on the screen. By using the simple Dolphin
Producer toolbar, Word ® documents can be read back instantly from
within Word ® , with the text being highlighted in time with the
corresponding audio.
Text colours and word highlighting colours can all be customised
to suit the individual’s requirements. Navigation controls
allow the user to move through the document quickly and easily, by
word, sentence or paragraph.
Accessible Digital Talking Books in an instant
View and listen to the information whenever and wherever you want
to, by creating a DAISY Digital Talking Book (DTB). Using Dolphin
Producer, a fully synchronised text and audio DTB can be created
by the press of a button, from the toolbar. No longer do teachers
have to spend large amounts of time manipulating existing materials
to support special requirements, such as large print formats or
colour manipulation. By using Dolphin Producer and a TTS (text
to speech) speech synthesizer, all the document text can be converted
into a structured DTB. The DTB can be played back on the computer,
using Dolphin’s EaseReader DAISY player, which is supplied
as part of Dolphin Producer.
Users also have the ability to copy and save their own DTB onto
a CD, so that the book can be played back on any other portable DAISY
DTB player or MP3 player. The choice is yours!
The benefits of Digital Talking Books
A Digital Talking Book combines all of the features of the written
text and the audio recordings of the text, in a single structured
format. By combining and synchronising the text and audio in this
way, you have the option of reading the text and listening to the
recordings independently or simultaneously. As the audio is played,
the corresponding text is highlighted - providing a totally accessible
and multi sensory experience.
People remember:
10% of what they read.
20% of what they hear.
30% of what they see.
50% of what they hear and see.
The perfect solution
Dolphin Producer is the ideal solution for converting course materials,
revision notes, magazines, periodicals and reports into fully synchronised
text and audio DTBs books. Teachers, lecturers and students alike
are able to create their own fully interactive DTBs from many different
sources, including Microsoft™ Word ® documents and PDFs.
Using a speech synthesiser text files can be converted into audio
at the press of a button and automatically synchronised with the
text. Now as the book is read aloud the corresponding words are
highlighted.
EaseReader – Advanced Digital Talking Book player for computers
Dolphin Producer also incorporates Dolphin’s latest EaseReader
DAISY player, so playing your DTBs could not be simpler. EaseReader
is widely recognised as the leading DAISY player for computers and
allows users to fully customise and alter the on screen appearance
and playback of the book. Problem colours can be altered and changed;
fonts, backgrounds and highlighting colours can all be manipulated
easily within EaseReader. Font sizes can be adjusted, to offer large
print alternatives. You are able to search the full contents of the
book for specific words or phrases and add your own bookmarks and
notes. The possibilities are endless.
Dolphin Producer creates DAISY books that are fully searchable and
totally inclusive for all. Recent evaluations have proven that the
use of Digital Talking Books in the classroom can be beneficial for
pupils with special needs as well as mainstream pupils.
