[access-uk] Re: System Access, much more than just a screen-reader
- From: "Ray's Home" <rays-home@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 14:40:00 -0000
First, i like Audio description, and let's have more of it!
Secondly, on recording via the Nebula card with AD when it is there, I
wondered whether in fact if you turn AD on, wouldn't it come through
the soundcard and so be picked up by SoundForge or whatever audio
program you're using to record? I ask as I can record streaming radio
and the like with Soundforge so thought one might be able to do
likewise with TV sound and AD.
Most likely something I'm issing here, but comments appreciated.
From Ray
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-----Original Message-----
Brian Hartgen
Hi steve
No I don't, but I can live with that as I do not record too many
television
programmes which have audio descriptions, or they are radio
programmes. If
it originally contained audio description, I can get along without it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2007 10:41 PM
Subject: [access-uk] Re: System Access, much more than just a
screen-reader
> Hi Brian,
>
> When you convert your files from Nebula to MP3, do you still get
audio
> description? I would be surprised if Sound Forge can access that
extra
> stream.
>
> All the best
>
> Steve
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On
Behalf
> Of
> Brian Hartgen
> Sent: 24 November 2007 15:36
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] System Access, much more than just a
screen-reader
>
> Hi
>
> System Access is generally regarded as a product allowing visually
> impaired
> people to use a computer. But I thought it was worth reminding list
> members
> who potentially may want to obtain it that System Access Mobile
allows you
> to control your home computer or use the remote training and support
> facility. These features do sometimes get overlooked in discussions
> concerning access technology, but they are tremendous as they allow
you to
> control a computer just as though you were sitting at it and using
the
> keyboard. Here are three ways of how I have used these functions to
> illustrate how good it is.
>
> 1. I was away from home and had access to broadband internet. A
talking
> book had arrived at home from the RNIB that I wanted to listen to.
I
> asked
> my wife to place the CD containing the book into the CD-ROM drive of
the
> computer, and, using System Access Mobile's "remote control another
> computer"
> feature, I was able to log onto the computer, access the CD and copy
it to
> an SD card so I could play the book on my Victor Reader Stream.
>
> 2. I have similar advantages when wanting to record and listen to TV
> programmes. If I am away from home for a prolonged period and I
hear of a
> programme I wish to record, I can log onto one of my desktop
computers
> which
> is fitted with an internal Nebula Freeview tV Card with the very
> accessible
> Digi TV software. Using System access Mobile, I can select the tV
> programme
> I wish to record. When it is recorded, I can log back onto the
machine at
> a
> later time, convert the file using Sound Forge into MP3 format,
transfer
> it
> to my iRiver or Stream portable player and listen to it whenever I
want
> to.
>
> 3. Using the remote training facility, coupled with Skype, I have
been
> able
> to talk to other System Access users and perhaps show them how to
use a
> particular web site or a function within Microsoft Word for example.
This
> facility allows me to take control of the person's computer, with
their
> permission of course since he or she needs to acknowledge the
connection.
> Interestingly the session can be "flipped" so as to allow me to
> demonstrate
> to the person an application which may be present on one of my
computers
> with which he or she may not be familiar.
>
> I just wanted, as I say, to remind people that this product is great
and
> is
> very good to work with. Given that you can now pay for the product
on a
> monthly basis it makes it even more attractive.
>
> Brian Hartgen
>
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