DINF Seminar on Development of DAISY AMIS Open Source Development
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
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