JGVoices wrote: ↑August 13th, 2021, 6:04 am
Hello I have a question about the page numbers. When following the instructions for The Acts and Decrees of Jerusalem beginning at text p. 123, it places me in the middle of decree 10 rather than the beginning of the section on text p. 111. Would you like me to begin reading at p. 111 because it starts at the beginning? If so, what page would you like me to end on in the text. Would this be the middle of text p. 174 with the word "Amen"? I just wanted to clarify. Thanks!
Sorry - I should have been clearer about this. It's page 110 on the printed page numbers and page 123 in archive's auto page numbering. The first line is "Dostheus, by the mercy of God..." (bottom of the page). It ends at "Amen" on printed p.175 which is archive page 187.
What I discovered on MaryAnn's sections above is that it may be longer than a single section so this might make it more complicated for you. Here's the deal:
Librivox has a maximum track length of 74 minutes.
If you're recording and it becomes clear to you that the edited file will be over 74 minutes, suggest a logical point to split the confession in half. You'll be the expert because you will have read through it. Roughly half way and at the end of a section/paragraph would be good. Ideally it will all fit in 74 minutes so you might not have to do this. Post in the thread telling me where you split it.
If you have to split it, can you change the intro of both tracks to The Confession of Dositheus, or the Eighteen Decrees of the Synod of Jerusalem Part 1 A.D. 1672 (or Part 2 for the second track)
Thank you for replying to my questions! I appreciate it. I will make sure a apply your suggestions when the file is complete. As a side note, I am assuming that you would like the sections read with a stable voice and inflections to keep the story interesting while not over emphasizing the readings to keep the sound professional. Is this correct? I just wanted to verify. Thanks!
JGVoices wrote: ↑August 15th, 2021, 4:43 pm
Thank you for replying to my questions! I appreciate it. I will make sure a apply your suggestions when the file is complete. As a side note, I am assuming that you would like the sections read with a stable voice and inflections to keep the story interesting while not over emphasizing the readings to keep the sound professional. Is this correct? I just wanted to verify. Thanks!
I wouldn't exactly call this project a story - have a read through the text so you know what you're getting yourself into. A stable and clear reading is what we're aiming for. If you want an example, you can listen to what I did in the first section.
Thanks again for your reply and answering my question! Also, thank you for the demo, it was helpful to hear what you are aiming for, regarding this project.
Hello again, one other question/comment I had is about some of the pages throughout the section. The words that are on the smaller, brown pages are very blurry so that I cannot make out the words clearly. Do you have any suggestions to how I may view them clearly so that I can read them like the ones on the white pages? Thanks.
JGVoices wrote: ↑August 18th, 2021, 4:20 pm
Hello again, one other question/comment I had is about some of the pages throughout the section. The words that are on the smaller, brown pages are very blurry so that I cannot make out the words clearly. Do you have any suggestions to how I may view them clearly so that I can read them like the ones on the white pages? Thanks.
What is the page number of the problematic page? I only checked the first two small ones but when you zoom in (press the + magnifying glass on the bottom right at archive.org), the resolution seemed very readable to me?
Hello, I am curious what is the intention behind this project. Is it to provide a historical text for educational/research purposes or is it intended to guide the lives of individuals in contemporary society? Thanks.
JGVoices wrote: ↑August 24th, 2021, 3:41 pm
Hello, I am curious what is the intention behind this project. Is it to provide a historical text for educational/research purposes or is it intended to guide the lives of individuals in contemporary society? Thanks.
Same as all librivox projects: the intention is to provide an audio version of these texts which people can do what they want with
and the rest of the sentence confirms this reading:
but he does commend unto us diligence and an earnest care, that we (I say) should endeavor by all means, and beg of God by prayer, that we fall not again into sins, out of which we are risen after the manner, and that we may not be overcome of the flesh, the world, or the devil.
I think you linked me to the wrong page(s). But I think if one PD text scan has "not" and one doesn't, it makes sense to use the rendition that makes the most sense. Go ahead and add "not."