DAISY 2.02 to EPUB 3 Conversion Guide
The DAISY Pipeline App is a multi-format converter, and it includes a script that transforms a DAISY 2.02 publication into the newer EPUB 3 publication.
If you have a book in DAISY 2.02 format, whether text-only or with audio, follow the steps given below to convert it to EPUB 3.
- Start the Pipeline App and wait for the Pipeline engine to start (this could take 15-30 seconds).
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In “Select a script” choose “DAISY 2.02 to EPUB 3″
- Select the browse button and select the “ncc.html” file inside the DAISY book folder.
- Under Options check the “Include Media Overlays” checkbox if you want to retain the audio files inside the DAISY book
- In “EPUB file name” you can provide a name for the resulting EPUB 3 output
- Run the job by clicking the “Run” button
- The job status will be displayed at the top of the window. It could read “Running” and later “Completed” or “Error”. The progress messages are displayed under “Messages” heading.
- Click the “Results folder” link to view the output.
- The output will be a file with the .epub extension. You can open it in any EPUB reading app or device.