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 If you come across an error or bug, please use [[public:nnels:mp3todaisy:report-tracker|Report Tracker]]. If you come across an error or bug, please use [[public:nnels:mp3todaisy:report-tracker|Report Tracker]].
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 +Q: There are four tracks for the title "The fellowship of the ring : The lord of rings, book 1 full cast dramatization" (https://www.nnels.ca/node/287397). However, it is challenging to distinguish the headings for such a full cast dramatization. Would you please provide some suggestions? Thanks.
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 +A: This is a Hand To Rachel issue. Please follow the instructions on the [[public:nnels:mp3todaisy:handtorachel|Hand to Rachel wiki page]].
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 +Q: I was working on a title "The Lola quartet" (http://www.nnels.ca/node/287367). It was unsuccessful to sideload this title because there is no content on the webpage, "Page Not Found (404)". Would you please check the URL and update the webpage? Thanks.
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 +This is a common error, and the way to troubleshoot it is on the [[public:nnels:mp3todaisy:batch-mode|Batch Mode Page]] in the section about common errors.
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 +Q: I have a metadata question about the title "The nocturnal brain : nightmares, neuroscience, and the secret world of sleep" (http://www.nnels.ca/node/287628). The narrator is "the author" (see attached image). Should I use the author's name to replace "the author" or leave it as it is? Thanks.
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 +A: Leave as is.
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 +Q: In "Glass House," by Brian Alexander, I'm having some trouble figuring out how to split the first track. It has the book title and publisher, a book summary, the narrator introducing themselves, and then a repeat of the publisher information. The book summary is as follows:
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 +"In 1947, Forbes magazine declared Lancaster, Ohio the epitome of the all-American town. Today it is damaged, discouraged, and fighting for its future. In Glass House, journalist Brian Alexander uses the story of one town to show how seeds sown 35 years ago have sprouted to give us Trumpism, inequality, and an eroding national cohesion."
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 +This summary is what's found on Goodreads and Amazon as the description of the book. I'm not sure what to call this section, if it's part of the Title Page or Back Cover or just Summary. Also, if I make the summary a separate track, should I merge the narrator and copyright information tracks together into the Title Page track?
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 +A: Please use the ''Hand to Rachel'' function so I can look at the track.
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 +Q: In the book "Eyes of the Void," there is a message after the title page that refers to a PDF. The narrator says, after a long-ish pause, " Please note there is a glossary and timeline available for you to download as a PDF." Then there is a pause before the first chapter. Should I keep this message about the PDF with the title page, create a separate track, or remove it? How would a reader even know where to find the PDF? How can I be sure there is one with this file or elsewhere?
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 +A: You can leave it as part of the Title Page. Sometimes a narrator will give it a heading, and in those cases we can split it and apply a heading. Some Audiobooks come with supplementary materials. These PDF's can be zipped into the Audiobook file, or as a separate download from the publisher.
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 +Q: The title "Holidays on Ice" has a full recording of the song Silent Night at the end of the Sign Off. Do I keep this in and, if so, do I separate it from the Sign Off track?
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 +A: You can keep this in, split from Sign Off, move before Sign Off track, and label ''Song: Silent Night''.
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 +Q: The title "Face It" has a track called "PDF Enhancement Notice." It that directs the reader to a website to download a pdf of the images in the book. Is this something we keep in? I'm also passing the title through "Hand to Rachel" so you can take a look!
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 +A: You can keep this track as labelled. I passed it back to you.
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 +Q: I have a two-part question: Endangered by Barbara Webb has a track with a table of contents with page references that are no longer relevant. Should I keep this in? And, if so, the TOC states that there's an index at the end of the book, and there isn't. Would I also leave that in?
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 +A: You can remove this track.
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 +Q: I'm working on Embrace Yourself by Taryn Brumfitt and found that there's a section before the acknowledgements that promotes the author's online self-help program. This doesn't appear to exist in the eBook. Should I leave this in and, if so, what should I call it?
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 +A: Keep this track. Title it "Online Program: Embrace You"
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 +Q: Working on Joey Jacobson’s War by Peter J. Usher. I noticed the beginning of each part states the part title, then has an epigraph, then states the chapter title. Should I leave that as-is, or split it so the epigraph is a separate track?
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 +A: Never split part headings from chapter headings, even if there is an epigraph after the part heading. Part heading is assigned heading one, chapter is assigned heading two.
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 +Q: I'm currently working on Worth the Candle: Through Adversity and the tile of Chapter 14 is "ELEVATOR facts". Should I keep the all caps or use normal capitalization when I edit the track name? Thanks!
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 +A: Good question. Remove all caps when renaming in COP.
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 Q: I'm working on Sidney Crosby: The Rookie Year, and the first track has a lot of challenges. This book is an audible original, so it doesn't seem to follow all the same labelling standards. Q: I'm working on Sidney Crosby: The Rookie Year, and the first track has a lot of challenges. This book is an audible original, so it doesn't seem to follow all the same labelling standards.
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 I'm thinking I should split off this section, but what should I label it? "Note"? I'm thinking I should split off this section, but what should I label it? "Note"?
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 +A: This is a title that was created only for Audible, there is no other format. As there is also no standardization in creating Audiobooks and their metadata, it is always a bit of an adventure.
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 +Around 13 seconds in, after the narrator introduces themselves, cut the title page. It is a tricky cut, and will have to be done manually.
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 +Next section can be named Preface as per the definition in the [[public:nnels:mp3todaisy:audiobook-glossary|Audiobook glossary]].
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 +The part about language and violence can be named “Disclaimer” is it more concise than just note as it is giving a direct reader disclaimer about the content being potentially.
  
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 Q: The wiki refers to "the records page" a lot and it's not clear what this means. I'm currently trying to enter metadata for His Brother's Bride, and because it's not an audible book, I don't know what records page to go to in order to find the Copyright Date, Producer, and Narrator. Q: The wiki refers to "the records page" a lot and it's not clear what this means. I'm currently trying to enter metadata for His Brother's Bride, and because it's not an audible book, I don't know what records page to go to in order to find the Copyright Date, Producer, and Narrator.
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 +A: "records page" refers the the records page on NNELS, as most of the work with do with COP is remediation for published audiobooks. His Brothers Bride is a publisher project, meaning a publisher has paid us to convert their files. For publisher projects, you can use the information the narrator says, or you can reach out to the Production Coordinator through the assigned RT ticket and ask them to track down the information on your behalf from the publisher directly.
  
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 A:In this case match what the narrator says. A:In this case match what the narrator says.
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 +Q: I know we delete previews in MP3 to DAISY, but I couldn't find anything about previews in the Wiki for ePub production. I'm editing a "middle readers" book and it has a multi-page preview at the end for another book by the author. Do I delete it? If not, what heading should it go under?
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 +**Edit: The book in question is "The Ride Home" by Gail Anderson-Dargatz. The "Sneak Peek" for "Iggy's World" comes right after the About the Author**.
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 +A: We can remove the preview section. Thank you for your question!
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 +Q: I am currently working on the MP3 to DAISY Le Carnet d'Allie. However, it's all in French. I understand none of it. I can kind of guess where some of it is but not even enough to be sure. For example in chapter one they did a preamble of some sort, and then introduced the book, and then chapter 1, but I haven no clue what the preamble said and whether it needs to stay or be removed. What do people do in these cases? Is there any transcript I can look at of the MP3 file available anywhere? I'm nervous to mislabel or remove important information.
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 +A: You need to be able to understand French to reformat Audio. I will take the ticket from you and assign to a French speaker.
  
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