[access-uk] Re: Text to speech converter
- From: "Ian Beverley" <ib@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 14:52:27 -0000
Hi Steve=20
Elezabeth. =20
Feel free to register and give it a go. =20
Pilot.speech.uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
Cheers=20
Ian. =20
Ian Beverley=20
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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf =
Of
Steve Nutt
Sent: 30 January 2007 18:27
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Text to speech converter
Hi Ian,
There are two voices from Loquendo for the UK, Simon and Elizabeth. =
Which
do you use?
All the best
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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf =
Of
Ian Beverley
Sent: 30 January 2007 16:34
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Text to speech converter
Hi Adrian=3D20
They've been very good to deal with as well. Will be interested to know =
=3D
what people think of the voice used for the UK speech engine. =3D20
Many thanks=3D20
Ian. =3D20
Ian Beverley=3D20
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Development and
Training=3D20 =3D20 Royal National College for the Blind=3D20 College =
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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf =
=3D
Of Adrian Higginbotham
Sent: 30 January 2007 16:24
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Text to speech converter
Thanks Ian - having looked up loquendo on the web the possibilities are =
very
impressive.
=3D3D20
Adrian Higginbotham
Project manager, Standards
British Educational Communications and Technology Agency - BECTA
Tel: Direct dial 024 7679 7333 - Becta switchboard 02476-416994.
Email: Adrian.Higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Web: http://www.becta.org.uk/
BECTA, Millburn Hill Road, Science Park, Coventry, CV4 7JJ=3D3D20
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf =
Of
Ian Beverley
Sent: 30 January 2007 15:49
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Text to speech converter
Hi Adrian=3D3D3D20
I've just had a chat wih the project co-ordinator and the terms are as
follows: =3D3D3D20
'The terms of the agreement is that the TTS engine can be used for =
=3D3D3D
personal, non-commercial purposes. Hence, you are not allowed to use it =
to
produce audio files for others, to use the audio files in a commercial
context, to =3D3D3D make them accessible to others via a web =3D site or
similar. Apart from that =3D3D3D there are no limitations. The =3D =
agreement =3D3D
is open-ended in the sense that it does =3D3D3D not expire. We can run =
=3D
Loquendo on all our Agents up to a maximum of 10'.=3D3D3D20
=3D3D3DA0This is fully taking into account the copyright regulations in =
=3D each
=3D3D =3D3D3D of the partner countries. The deal was negotiated =
centrally and
as long as we stipulate this in return messages (with reference to the
copyright act =3D3D3D and relevant section) then this is okay. =3D3D3D20
This is a European funded project. =3D3D3D20
Hope this clarifies this a little bit more. =3D3D3D20
Many thanks=3D3D3D20
Ian. =3D3D3D20
Ian Beverley=3D3D3D20
ICT/E-learning Development and Project Officer=3D3D3D20 Research, =3D3D
Development and Training=3D3D3D20 =3D3D3D20 Royal National College for =
the
Blind=3D3D3D20 =3D =3D3D College road=3D3D3D20 HEREFORD
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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
=3D3D3D Of Adrian Higginbotham
Sent: 30 January 2007 14:22
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Text to speech converter
Hi Ian - sounds interesting, would be interested to know more about =
which
tts engine you are using as we occasionally get approached by a variety =
of
outfits looking to support products or practitioners in this way but =
can't
advocate a low or no cost way of doing so at present which allows them =
to
freely share copies of audio versions.
=3D3D3D3D20
Adrian Higginbotham
Project manager, Standards
British Educational Communications and Technology Agency - BECTA
Tel: Direct dial 024 7679 7333 - Becta switchboard 02476-416994.
Email: Adrian.Higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Web: http://www.becta.org.uk/
BECTA, Millburn Hill Road, Science Park, Coventry, CV4 7JJ=3D3D3D3D20
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf =
Of
Ian Beverley
Sent: 30 January 2007 12:59
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Text to speech converter
Hi Adrian=3D3D3D3D3D20
Yes, I agree. =3D3D3D3D3D20
To give a little background, this system was originally developed in =3D =
=3D3D3D
=3D3D3D3D3D Denmark with free text to speech software available to =3D =
everybody
on the net. As =3D3D3D3D3D part of the project consortium, Text to =
speech
engines =3D3D3D have been bought in =3D3D3D3D3D from Lacuendo in Italy =
to =3D
serve multiple languages. =3D3D3D =3D3D3D3D =3D3D3D3D3D20
National copyright laws apply; hence we need to put a rider in the =3D3D
=3D3D3D3D3D return E-mail of each result stating the responsibilities of =
the
user and also =3D3D3D3D3D the copyright regulations covered. =
=3D3D3D3D3D20
Hope this clarifies the position a little more, but please feel free to
=3D3D3D3D3D get back to me if there are any more questions. =
=3D3D3D3D3D20
Cheers=3D3D3D3D3D20
Ian. =3D3D3D3D3D20
Ian Beverley=3D3D3D3D3D20
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=3D
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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
=3D3D3D3D3D Of Adrian Higginbotham
Sent: 30 January 2007 12:11
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Text to speech converter
Ian - interesting legal implications of such a service because of the
licence for the voice you use. The usual speech synth licence which =
allows
you to use it for real time work on your own system does not cover =
giving
away copies of the use of that voice. If you want to share materials
recorded with a given tts voice then you need to own a licence for that
voice which gives permition to do so.
I'd be interested to hear from anyone who has explored this route, =
bought
the licence or tried to do so as not all tts resellers seem to approach =
it
in the same way, make the system transparent.
Adrian Higginbotham
Project manager, Standards
British Educational Communications and Technology Agency - BECTA
Tel: Direct dial 024 7679 7333 - Becta switchboard 02476-416994.
Email: Adrian.Higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Web: http://www.becta.org.uk/
BECTA, Millburn Hill Road, Science Park, Coventry, CV4 =
7JJ=3D3D3D3D3D3D20
-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf =
Of
Ian Beverley
Sent: 30 January 2007 10:05
To: Access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Text to speech converter
Hi=3D3D3D3D3D3D20
=3D3D3D3D3D3D20
I've already mentioned this on another list, but I'm looking for people =
who
would be willing to trial this out for me. =3D3D3D3D3D3D20
=3D3D3D3D3D3D20
Would anybody like to trial out a text to speech and potentially a text =
to
Braille E-mail conversion programme? Essentially, you would attach a
document to an E-mail and receive the results back in minutes as an MP3
file.
Some people have shown interest in piloting this already, but I am on =
the
look out for many more. =3D3D3D3D3D3D20
=3D3D3D3D3D3D20
If you are interested, please feel free to E-mail me at the address =
below
and I'll send you further information on the system, how to register and
then how to use and test it.=3D3D3D3D3D3D20
=3D3D3D3D3D3D20
Many thanks=3D3D3D3D3D3D20
=3D3D3D3D3D3D20
Ian. =3D3D3D3D3D3D20
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