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The Steps to Creating MIDI eBooks
- Part III
Edit the MIDI
If required you can edit the MIDI file. To do this you will need
a program like Voyetra MIDI Orchestrator Plus. This program will
allow you to cut and paste sections of the sequence although care is required
to not lose vital info that controls the sequence. Always test play
the MIDI before saving it with a new name. Keep the original intact. I
found it useful to crop slow introductions or reduce the length of very
long tunes. You can also change the tempo and even substitute intstruments
to change the sound to suit the mood of your story.
Add Graphics
You can enhance the reader's enjoyment by strategically placing photos,
pictures or drawings thoughout your story. These also help to "pad out"
very short theme pages.
You can obtain copyright photos from special websites on the Internet
by paying a fee, but it is very time consuming looking through the archives
to find something just right for your story. see PhotosToGo.com
It's easier in most cases to search for sites that contain pictures
of the category you need. Use keywords such as e.g. "Egypt photos"
or "Cairo pictures."
There are also many good collections of royalty free photos available
on CD for reasonable prices.
Animations
Animated Gifs and special effect graphics can be found in abundance
on the Web
and can be used to add interest to your eBook.
Digital Camera
You can use a digital camera to great advantage for all your Internet
activities.
Take your own photos and edit them with a paint program such as Paint
Shop Pro.
Scanner
A scanner is a wonderful instrument that will allow you to copy photos,
pictures or text to produce graphics for your MIDI-eBook.
Sound FX
You can download many sound effects in the form of WAV files from Web
Sites.
You can record your own voice or sound effects to suit the story.
There are also many good sounds available on CD.
With a program such as Cool Edit you can record and edit the sounds
to produce many unusual effects or simply reduce the size of the file or
crop unwanted sections.
Adding Sound to your HTML Pages
At this point you will need to look at the source code of your HTML
pages so you will need a HTML editor. Although I have used Netscape Composer
to make my HTML pages it's source code editor is very primitive. Cut &
paste will not work.
It suffices for minor alterations only. You can work comfortably
with most true HTML editors to cut and paste the code for your MIDI music
and other sound files.
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