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AMIS: DAISY 2.02 & DAISY 3 Playback Software

Product Type: 
Device modifier
Manufacturer Name: 

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This product has been discontinued.

Product Description: 

AMIS, orĀ Adaptive Multimedia Information System, is a software program that usersĀ can use to read DAISY books. It is self-voicing, meaning that no specialized screen-reading software is needed in order for it to be used by visually impaired people. AMIS is open source software and is provided free of charge.

Main Features: 

  • Navigate by section, subsection, page, and phrase, and set bookmarks.
  • Enlarge the font, change the colors, and speed up or slow down the audio.
  • Open books from CD, from a disk, from the web, and have AMIS automatically re-open the most recent book at the point where reading stopped.
  • Two display modes: the traditional "default" look and also "basic", which offers a simplified interface.
  • AMIS supports DAISY 2.02 and DAISY 3 books of several varieties:
    • Full-text/Full-audio.
    • Audio-NCX.
    • Text-only.
    • Multi-volume (DAISY 2.02 only).

More Information: 

This product is discontinued by the manufacturer, but it may still be available for download from third party websites. Try searching the product by name on the internet. Be careful as the manufacturer may no longer support it - or support it for long.