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| 813308 | 2009-09-24 05:40:00 | Have found some txt to speech applications on line for people with reading problems and I have heard of the Dragon "Naturally speaking apps". I know there isn't a hope in hell of there being a freeware equivalent but has anyone heard of an app that even comes close to typing what you speak for the reading challenged. | Newteach (4990) | ||
| 813309 | 2009-09-24 05:49:00 | There's nothing good out that won't cost you. Just bite the bullet and pay for Dragon; it's excellent. If budget is a concern, you might want to look at purchasing an older secondhand version (just make sure you don't get anything older than version 5). | Erayd (23) | ||
| 813310 | 2009-09-24 06:17:00 | If you have Either Vista OR windows 7 use the inbuilt Speech Recognition software. Its improved lots from when it was first introduced in Vista Beta. I know of one person who was using Dragon Naturally Speaking - cost a Bomb - didn't even know vista had Speech Recognition - after trying it, Dragon went out the window - her comment was vista's version was much easier to learn and works very well with all most MS products. AND you already have it. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 813311 | 2009-09-24 06:46:00 | Second Wainui's recommendation for Vista's speech recognition. It's funny at first as it tries to understand the voice but amazing how quickly it learns to recognise and even anticipate words and allows for verbally spelling odd words. I too have a local friend who bought Dragon at an extraordinary price before she realised that she already had the speech recognitionn installed. Full marks to MS on this one. :cool: | Scouse (83) | ||
| 813312 | 2009-09-24 06:54:00 | Theres also narrator if you want it to read something. But as I just found out, you wont hear anything if the headphones are connected to audio out on the monitor (if its got it). The headphones / speakers need to be connected to audio out on the case | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 813313 | 2009-09-24 12:01:00 | If you have Either Vista OR windows 7 use the inbuilt Speech Recognition software.Does that work well enough for general dictation? Last time I played with it, it was very strongly tuned for an american accent, and wasn't anything like as good as Dragon. | Erayd (23) | ||
| 813314 | 2009-09-24 12:28:00 | Does that work well enough for general dictation? Last time I played with it, it was very strongly tuned for an american accent, and wasn't anything like as good as Dragon. Dragon costs heaps. I have version 8. But there are several versions depending on your needs much like operating systems. Even though I'm a two figure typist I find it easier to type it all in. You can spend a few weeks training Dragon to get used to your voice and you also have to get a microphone to shut out ambient sound like the cat or dog going meow or woof as the case may be. Kids slamming doors or the lawnmower going next door or the local boy/girl racer with a V8 can also cause issues. I have not bothered re installing. |
Sweep (90) | ||
| 813315 | 2009-09-24 22:36:00 | Re: Does that work well enough for general dictation? Last time I played with it, it was very strongly tuned for an american accent, and wasn't anything like as good as Dragon . Never used Dragon . However, the Vista speech recognition is English English and rapidly adapted to my manner of speaking, vocabulary and Scouse accent . My favoured use was to sit back and read in to Word several old diaries of one of my grandmothers over a period of weeks . No rush, it waited patiently for me to decipher the 100 year old writing, picked up when I spoke again, allowed me to correct errors by repeating the word or spelling it and developed better and better recognition as time went on - including my pronunciation of Maori words and the odd-ball names of many of my friends and club members . The effort and patience in the early days are well worth it . Make sure that you follow the introductory classes/lessons when you start as this helps the machine recognise you . :) |
Scouse (83) | ||
| 813316 | 2009-09-25 03:15:00 | Re: Does that work well enough for general dictation? Last time I played with it, it was very strongly tuned for an american accent, and wasn't anything like as good as Dragon . Never used Dragon . However, the Vista speech recognition is English English and rapidly adapted to my manner of speaking, vocabulary and Scouse accent . My favoured use was to sit back and read in to Word several old diaries of one of my grandmothers over a period of weeks . No rush, it waited patiently for me to decipher the 100 year old writing, picked up when I spoke again, allowed me to correct errors by repeating the word or spelling it and developed better and better recognition as time went on - including my pronunciation of Maori words and the odd-ball names of many of my friends and club members . The effort and patience in the early days are well worth it . Make sure that you follow the introductory classes/lessons when you start as this helps the machine recognise you . :) That's vastly better than my last experience with it - I could never get it to recognise me with any decent accuracy, and yet Dragon was only making a couple of mistakes per page after about 10 mins of training . In light of your experience, maybe it's worth another look :thumbs: . |
Erayd (23) | ||
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