ReadBeyond publishes the source code of aeneas, a FLOSS Python package to synchronize audio and text

Padua, 2015-05-12

Today ReadBeyond published the source code of aeneas, a FLOSS Python package to automatically synchronize audio and text.

Typical applications include computing timing values for closed captioned videos and producing the EPUB 3 Media Overlays (SMIL files) for EPUB 3 Audio-eBooks.

The source code of aeneas (formerly known as ReadBeyond Sync) can be downloaded from the GitHub repository https://github.com/readbeyond/aeneas/, and it is released as free software, under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License Version 3 (AGPL v3).

The technical documentation can be read online at http://www.readbeyond.it/aeneas/ .

The package includes the source code, the documentation, several pre-built tools for typical use cases, and unit tests with the corresponding input files.

For further information, please visit the the official Web page .

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About ReadBeyond

ReadBeyond Srl (http://www.readbeyond.it/) develops innovative software to create, distribute, and enjoy digital contents. Italian Startup with headquarters in Padua (Padova), ReadBeyond is the applied research lab currently global leader in Audio-eBooks with synchronized audio/text in EPUB 3 format.

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