How Do You Configure Send to Server in the Olympus Dictation App for iPhone and Android?

The new Olympus Dictation App recently released in iTunes and on Google Play lets you record your voice, like a digital voice recorder, and send it via email. But if you buy a 12 month subscription to ODDS - Olympus Dictation Delivery Service you can also send via Olympus' new cloud file transfer service known as the dictation portal.

In the app, which is free and can be used free with some limitations, there is no mention of the ODDS subscription license. In fact the only clue, although not really a clue at all more a frustration is what do you enter into the "Send to Server" configuration in the app.

Luckily our main blog has a full run down on the differences between the free version of Olympus Dictation and a version with a licensed ODDS subscription. Click the title link to read moe.

Olympus Release Firmware v1.20 for Pro Digital Voice Recorders DS-7000 & DS-3500 - FlashAir Support

Olympus this week launched their Olympus Dictation app on the Apple iTunes store for iPhone and Google Market for Android phones. The app has the ability, when you have a paid subscription, to receive audio recorded on an Olympus DS-7000 or DS-3500 loaded with a Toshiba FlashAir SDHC wireless enabled memory card.

The latest firmware to be released, v1.20, adds the required support for the FlashAir card to the DS-7000 and DS-3500.

Also of note, this is the first ever pro digital dictaphone firmware release from Olympus that can be applied to your device from a Mac. Traditionally the firmware updates could only be applied from a Windows PC.

Olympus Dictation iOS App - Olympus Finally Release A Voice Recording App With The Promise Of More To Come

Spotted on the iTunes store, a new app from Olympus Imaging called Olympus Dictation. But the appearance of the app just throws up more questions, in particular are we about to see some software revamps to go with it. This is why I think we will:

Records In .m4a Audio Format

That is great but currently ODMS for Windows and DSS Player Plus v7 is not compatible with that audio format.

The app also allows the use of your Author ID and Workflow type, but in the email that the app sends no .xml file is included, it is likely this data is embedded in the audio so again a good case for software updates to come.

FlashAir Card Support

This indicates that the FlashAir cards, typically used with Olympus' amazing cameras, may soon be compatible with the Pro digital dictaphones like the Olympus DS-7000. This would mean that dictators can take their dictaphones with hem out of the office and use their smart phone to collect recorded audio and send it back to their office. This has been something people have been after for a long time.

The app itself is full of features that you would expect from a good voice recording app including voice activation and even the ability to link with a bluetooth headset for better recording quality.

I would expect an announcement from Olympus in the coming weeks on how it expects to handle the .m4a audio files in its Windows and Mac audio software.