Notes
The table below describes whether a DTB authoring system…
- provides support for the inclusion of images, scalable vector graphics (SVG) or MathML;
- accommodates descriptions for images, SVGs or MathML.
A field containing a dash does not necessarily indicate that a feature is unsupported, but that more research is required to make a determination.
For more information about metadata and image descriptions, read DIAGRAM’s Potential Use of Image Description Metadata for Accessibility and the follow-up addendum, Alternatives, Content Model, New Tools, Dependencies and Updates. Also, read the results of the 2012 DIAGRAM Reading Technology Survey to learn how people who are blind and visually impaired obtain and access reading material.
Name, cost | OS | Import formats | Export formats | Image support | Include short image descriptions | Include long image descriptions | Include MathML | Include or describe SVG | Misc. |
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Book Wizard Producer 1.5.2.0, $ | Windows | HTML, WAV, MP3, DTBook, NIMAS | DAISY 3 | Yes | Yes, via alt |
No | No | No |
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Dolphin EasyConverter 6.02, $ | Windows | Word, TXT, HTML, EPUB, PDF, NIMAS, others | DAISY 3, 2.02; TXT, BRL, others | Yes | Yes, via alt |
No | No | No | |
Dolphin Publisher 3.03, $ | Windows | Word, TXT, HTML, NIMAS, existing DTBs | DAISY 3, 2.02; EPUB 3 (soon) | Yes | Yes, via alt |
No | No | No | |
DAISY Pipeline 20111215, free | Windows, OS X | DAISY 3, 2.02; DTBook | DAISY 3, 2.02 | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | |
Obi 3.0.1, free | Windows | WAV; XHTML | DAISY 3, 2.02; audio and NCX-only DTBs; exports mp3. | No | No | No | No | No | |
odt2daisy 2.1, free | Windows/Mac | ODT | DAISY 3 | Yes | Yes, via alt |
No | Yes | Yes |
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PlexTalk PRS Pro | Windows | DAISY 2.x; TXT | DAISY 2.02; structured audio only | No | Yes, via alt |
No | No | No |
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Poet, free | Windows/Mac | All DAISY formats | All DAISY formats | Yes | No | Yes, via prodnote |
No | No |
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Save As DAISY/MSWord Add-In 2.5.5.1, free | Windows | Word/Office Open XML (DOCX) | DTBook XML; full DAISY DTB | – | Yes, via alt |
Yes, via longdesc |
Yes | No | |
Studio Recorder, $ | Windows | WAV, MP3 | DAISY 3 | No | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | |
Tobi 2.2.0.0, free | Windows | Obi projects; DAISY 3; DTBook; Save-as-Daisy files from Word or OpenOffice; EPUB 3; WAV; MP3 | DAISY 3, EPUB 3 | Yes | Yes, using elements defined in the DIAGRAM Content Model, also via alt |
Yes, using elements defined in the DIAGRAM Content Model, also via prodnote | Yes | Yes |
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