Help on Audio Annotations
Important Note
Audio annotations only work on SGI's, Sun's, and HP's, and further only work if the audio recording program exists. See information on the X resources
recordCommandLocation
and
recordCommand
for details. (If the Audio Annotate menubar entry exists but is greyed out, you don't have the audio recording program for your system installed in the normal place; see
here
for more information.)
On a properly configured system, you won't have to worry about those resources. If you can pull up the Audio Annotate window in the first place, your system is probably properly configured.
Another Important Note
Make sure your system has a working microphone, that the audio input is set to the microphone, and that the recording volume is up high enough. On SGI systems, use the program
/usr/sbin/apanel. On Sun systems, use
/usr/demo/SOUND/x_gaintool
or whatever other program you normally use. (I'm not sure what to use on HP systems.)
Making An Audio Annotation
If you've got your system configured properly as explained above, then actually making audio annotations is a breeze. Press
Start Recording, talk clearly and distinctly, press
Stop Recording; repeat if necessary. When you're satisfied, press
Commit
(else press
Dismiss
to abort the process).
Once an audio annotation has been added to a document, it can be edited and deleted just like any other annotation; see
here
for more information.
Types of Audio Annotations
The option menu next to the
Stop Recording
button allows you to select the type of annotation. By default, the only allowed type is
Personal
-- the annotation will be stored in your local filesystem and no one else will be allowed or able to view it. Mosaic also supports "workgroup" audio annotations; see
here
for more information.
