AMIS Open Source Development

Open source DAISY playback software.

By: Marisa DeMeglio

Software Development Coordinator, DAISY for All Project.

AMIS: Adaptive Multimedia Information System

AMIS is an open source DAISY player developed by JSRPD and DFA.

AMIS and SMIL

• AMIS uses its internal SMIL player to play DAISY's synchronized media contents
• DAISY/SMIL allows for content representation in audio and text

Adapting SMIL

• AMIS can show the text in several different ways - large, colorful, and in braille.
• AMIS can play the audio at different speeds - from 50% slower to 200% faster

Adapting language

• AMIS can be translated into any language that supports a unicode script
• Right now AMIS is available in Japanese, English, Hindi, Thai, and Dutch.
• This year we will offer Malay, Nepalese, and Sinhala (Sri Lanka)

Adapting input and output

• Joystick
• Touch Screen
• Braille
• Scanning menu

Current developments

AMIS Next

• Team of blind and sighted programmers from India, US, Thailand, Malaysia
• Open source software
• Runs on windows, linux, mac
• remote development model
• Development process required that all collaboration materials are accessible
• First release by spring 2005

Web

• http://www.amisproject.org
• http://amis.sf.net