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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: voice building: which to installRe: voice building: which to install
From: Christopher Chaltain <cchaltain_at_austin.rr.com>
Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 10:28:57 -0500 Andrew Hart wrote: > The version of Eloquence that comes with JAWS is crippled in so far as > it only works with JAWS and no other product--it lacks the public SAPI > interface. As far as I am aware, the version distributed with Window > Eyes is a fully functioning SAPI synth. I believe Reid is SAPI 4, but > don't quote me on that. > > The only stand-alone version of Eloquence I know about is IBM's Viavoice > product (hope I've spelt that correctly). However, I don't know > precisely from where it can be purchased. Otherwise, if you need free > SAPI synths, there are the Microsoft SAPI 5 voices (Sam, Mary and Mike), > FLite and ESpeak. Oh, there are Microsoft SAPI 4 voices as well, but, > if you have a choice, SAPI 5 voices are generally better to use > because they can convert and output speech at faster than real-time > speaking rates, which means you can build a voice file a lot faster. > This is a problem with SAPI 4 itself, not the voices that use SAPI 4 > standard as their application programming interface. > > The same holds true when using Voicebox to generate mp3 talk clips for > the music on a DAP. using SAPI 5 will be a lot quicker than using > SAPI 4. Of course, if you're not in a hurry, this doesn't matter. :-) > > Hth, > Andrew. > > Paul Erkens wrote: >> Hi ONJ and list, >> >> When trying to build the english.voice file using reed.vbs, it says I >> don't have that sapi 4 voice installed. I do run jaws with eloquence >> however. >> >> Where should I go, to get reed? >> >> Is the installation that comes with window eyes something I could use? >> >> Is reed a sapi 4 voice indeed? >> >> Paul. > > Another option are the voices in Real Speak that come with JFW 8.0. These are SAPI 5 voices. Of course, this doesn't give you Reed, and I'm not sure what the licensing agreements are pertaining to creating voice files with one of these voices. -- Christopher cchaltain_at_austin.rr.comReceived on 2007-05-29 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |