Olympus Dss Player For Mac

There are many users of Apple products who regularly have troubles in playing DSS format on Mac. The problem arises from codec issues, as well as the inability of Apple product to recognize DSS file type. That means there is no DSS player for Mac. It is because of this reason that many Mac users upgrade their Macs to Mountain Lion or Lion. Since the DSS format is widely used in digital speech recording, we feel it is necessary to write a tutorial on this problem. There are two ways you can use to fix this problem.

Home » Audio » Software » Transcription Software » DSS Player » DSS Player Lite DSS Player Lite Using the free DSS Player Lite you can be sure that your DSS files can be opened by any recipient: colleagues, business partners, family members etc. Simply include a copy of DSS Player Lite or a link to the Olympus software download page with your e‑mail.

Recommended Solution: Play DSS Files on Mac and Record to Audio

In Windows, you can easily use the NCH Express Scribe Pro (There is Mac version, but unfortunately, DSS format is not supported) to convert the DSS file into any other format you require. However, it's not so simple for DSS playback on Mac. There is NOT a decent DSS converter for Mac. So here is the solution: install a Free DSS Player for Mac (by Olympus) and record it with free audio recorder like iSkysoft Audio Recorder for Mac (or iSkysoft Audio Recorder for Windows). Since Apple offers no way to directly record the audio playing through the soundcard, you can directly record DSS to audio with the enable virtual sound card in this audio recorder.

Alternative Solution: Use Perian Plugin to Play DSS Files with QuickTime

To play DSS file format on Mac, you can also use Perian, a free QuickTime component, which will provide native support for many video formats. The current version of this QuickTime component is compatible with Snow Leopard and will also work with most of the DSS files. You can download Perian from the Internet. However you must remember that the latest version 1.2.3 of Perian is not compatible with Mac OS X Mountain Lion because the latest version of Perian also requires installation of QuickTime 7 and QuickTime seven does not exist for Mac OS X Mountain Lion.

More Tips about DSS

DSS stands for Digital Speech Standard. It is a highly compressed audio format and widely used in digital dictation recorders. Though sound quality is not as good as that of MP3, sound recorded in DSS format can result in a much smaller file size.For more information, please visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Speech_Standard.

DSS Player for Mac Install Guide

This guide details how to install DSS Player for Mac.

Once the file has downloaded, open the 'DSS Player for Mac v7.7.0 Full' folder, open the .DMG file and open the Setup file to start the installation wizard.

You will next be presented with a brief introduction – Click Continue.

This will then show important information regarding the version history – Click continue.

Next, read and agree to the Software License Agreement, click Continue.

You will be prompted to press the Disagree or Agree to the software licence agreement.
NOTE: If you press Disagree the installation will stop.

Here you can change where the program files for DSS Player for Mac will be stored. Click Install when ready.
NOTE: Default settings are recommended.

You will be prompted to enter your password, enter this then click Install Software.

Click Continue Installation.

You will be prompted to restart you Mac.

Next, once your Mac has rebooted, launch the Olympus DSS Player software. Before opening, you will be prompted to enter your license key / serial number in order to begin using the software. You will find the license key at the bottom of the green paper license slip supplied with the product. Adobe photoshop elements 9 full version for mac. Enter this and click OK.