Troubleshooting how to play embedded audios in a mobi file?

deva1984 · 07-08-2012, 12:00 PM

Hi mates,
I could not do so on my kindle touch, nor in calibre. Do I need some hack or plugin to play embedded audio

susan_cassidy · 07-08-2012, 01:22 PM

I've never seen a reader that would do that.

HarryT · 07-08-2012, 01:34 PM

Only the Kindle apps support multimedia, not hardware Kindles.

deva1984 · 07-09-2012, 02:38 PM

means I need a ipad or at least kindle fire?

HarryT · 07-09-2012, 02:39 PM

Yes. I think Kindle for PC probably supports it too.

deva1984 · 07-09-2012, 06:52 PM

Are there any apps under linux supporting multimedia feature, supposedly?

tomsem · 07-09-2012, 09:20 PM

Actually it is just the iOS apps that support Kindle ebook multimedia. None of the other apps, to date. I think there are some technical issues with Android (or at least the older versions thereof) but there should not be any for K4PC or K4Mac (but still they don't support it).

There are some issues with the implementation of audio even in the iOS app. For example, one of my 'enhanced' books does not allow one of the audio links to be activated because some 'popular highlights' overlay it (and there is no way to turn off the highlights apparently). Also if the screen locks, audio playback stops. So you have to keep touching the screen to keep that from happening (usually screen lock happens automatically to conserve power). "Jacqueline Kennedy" has audio segments that are around an hour long. The text is basically just a transcription of the audio, so it is nice to follow along (turning the pages manually), but it doesn't happen automatically (like 'read aloud' in iBooks). But why can't I just lock the screen, save power, and listen? Finally, if you leave off listening to the audio to read another book, it doesn't save your listening status/position, and there's no 'scrubber' to indicate how long the audio is or to randomly access it if you want to pick up in the middle. So you have to just start at the beginning and stay with it to the end in one sitting. "JK" may be an extreme example, given the length of its audio segments, but it's something the iOS app designers did not anticipate.

deva1984 · 07-11-2012, 07:02 PM

Thanks for the information.
Those 'popular highlights' issues, couldn't you just turn the feature off in the setup option? I thought it should work universally.

tomsem · 07-11-2012, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by deva1984

Thanks for the information.
Those 'popular highlights' issues, couldn't you just turn the feature off in the setup option? I thought it should work universally.

Ah yes. I couldn't find the option before. Yes, you can turn those off.

07-08-2012, 12:00 PM	#1
deva1984 Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2012 Device: kindle touch	how to play embedded audios in a mobi file? Hi mates, I could not do so on my kindle touch, nor in calibre. Do I need some hack or plugin to play embedded audio

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07-08-2012, 01:22 PM	#2
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	I've never seen a reader that would do that.

07-08-2012, 01:34 PM	#3
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Only the Kindle apps support multimedia, not hardware Kindles.

07-09-2012, 02:38 PM	#4
deva1984 Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2012 Device: kindle touch	means I need a ipad or at least kindle fire?

07-09-2012, 02:39 PM	#5
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	Yes. I think Kindle for PC probably supports it too.

07-09-2012, 06:52 PM	#6
deva1984 Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2012 Device: kindle touch	Are there any apps under linux supporting multimedia feature, supposedly?

07-09-2012, 09:20 PM	#7
tomsem Grand Sorcerer Posts: 6,914 Karma: 27013865 Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Device: iPhone 15PM, Kindle Scribe, iPad mini 6, PocketBook InkPad Color 3	Actually it is just the iOS apps that support Kindle ebook multimedia. None of the other apps, to date. I think there are some technical issues with Android (or at least the older versions thereof) but there should not be any for K4PC or K4Mac (but still they don't support it). There are some issues with the implementation of audio even in the iOS app. For example, one of my 'enhanced' books does not allow one of the audio links to be activated because some 'popular highlights' overlay it (and there is no way to turn off the highlights apparently). Also if the screen locks, audio playback stops. So you have to keep touching the screen to keep that from happening (usually screen lock happens automatically to conserve power). "Jacqueline Kennedy" has audio segments that are around an hour long. The text is basically just a transcription of the audio, so it is nice to follow along (turning the pages manually), but it doesn't happen automatically (like 'read aloud' in iBooks). But why can't I just lock the screen, save power, and listen? Finally, if you leave off listening to the audio to read another book, it doesn't save your listening status/position, and there's no 'scrubber' to indicate how long the audio is or to randomly access it if you want to pick up in the middle. So you have to just start at the beginning and stay with it to the end in one sitting. "JK" may be an extreme example, given the length of its audio segments, but it's something the iOS app designers did not anticipate.

07-11-2012, 07:02 PM	#8
deva1984 Member Posts: 14 Karma: 10 Join Date: May 2012 Device: kindle touch	Thanks for the information. Those 'popular highlights' issues, couldn't you just turn the feature off in the setup option? I thought it should work universally.

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