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Old 06-04-2012, 05:24 PM   #1
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a weird pronounciation request
can someone point me to an mp3 file that I can download that gives the correct pronunciation for calibre?

background: I'm taking a technical writing class and we're learning how to do online help. I'm using calibre as my project text, because I have a lot of "how to" procedures already written for my own use. One of the things we've learned is how to embed an mp3 file into a popup, and I thought that would be a cool use for that technique, so people would pronounce it correctly.

I've found a lot of dictionaries where you can press a button and get it said, but they all seem to use flash, and all I want is an mp3 that I can embed.

Thanks!
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Old 06-04-2012, 05:26 PM   #2
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can someone point me to an mp3 file that I can download that gives the correct pronunciation for calibre?

background: I'm taking a technical writing class and we're learning how to do online help. I'm using calibre as my project text, because I have a lot of "how to" procedures already written for my own use. One of the things we've learned is how to embed an mp3 file into a popup, and I thought that would be a cool use for that technique, so people would pronounce it correctly.

I've found a lot of dictionaries where you can press a button and get it said, but they all seem to use flash, and all I want is an mp3 that I can embed.

Thanks!
Hear Kovid say it here http://calibre-ebook.com/demo
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Old 06-04-2012, 05:31 PM   #3
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yes, but how do I download just him saying the word as an mp3? (I know how to pronounce it right - I just want to play with embedding an mp3 file in my help project)
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yes, but how do I download just him saying the word as an mp3? (I know how to pronounce it right - I just want to play with embedding an mp3 file in my help project)
Here is a quick grab of the opening. Just unzip and you have your MP3.
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File Type: zip calibre.zip (63.9 KB, 133 views)
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oh, it's perfect! Thanks so very much!
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oh, it's perfect! Thanks so very much!
FWIW I used 'Windows Recorder' set to capture WAV out, whei I played the first part of the introduction.

I also used it to trim the file.
Then I used VLC (a media player) to save as MP3 (I believe Windows Media Player can do this also.)
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theducks, I'd like to gift you with some karma for this, but I'm not sure how. I really appreciate your doing this for me.

someday - in my copious spare time - I want to learn more about sound files.
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