[access-uk] Re: Text to speech converter
- From: "Ian Beverley" <ib@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 15:18:47 -0000
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From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf =
Of
Christopher Hallsworth
Sent: 01 February 2007 15:11
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Re: Text to speech converter
Ian, if you can, please send all messages in plain text so we won't see
those "=3D20" characters. Thanks.
On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 14:52:27 -0000, "Ian Beverley" <ib@xxxxxxxxxx> said:
> Hi Steve=3D20
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> Elezabeth. =3D20
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> Feel free to register and give it a go. =3D20
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> Pilot.speech.uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx=3D20
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On =
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> =3D
> Of
> Steve Nutt
> Sent: 30 January 2007 18:27
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Text to speech converter
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> Hi Ian,
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> There are two voices from Loquendo for the UK, Simon and Elizabeth. =
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> Which
> do you use?
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> All the best
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> -----Original Message-----
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> =3D
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> Ian Beverley
> Sent: 30 January 2007 16:34
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> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Text to speech converter
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> Hi Adrian=3D3D20
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> They've been very good to deal with as well. Will be interested to =
know
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> what people think of the voice used for the UK speech engine. =3D3D20
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> Many thanks=3D3D20
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> Ian. =3D3D20
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On =
Behalf
> =3D
> =3D3D
> Of Adrian Higginbotham
> Sent: 30 January 2007 16:24
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Text to speech converter
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> Thanks Ian - having looked up loquendo on the web the possibilities =
are =3D
> very
> impressive.
> =3D3D3D20
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> Adrian Higginbotham
> Project manager, Standards
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> British Educational Communications and Technology Agency - BECTA
> Tel: Direct dial 024 7679 7333 - Becta switchboard 02476-416994.
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> Email: Adrian.Higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Web: http://www.becta.org.uk/
> BECTA, Millburn Hill Road, Science Park, Coventry, CV4 7JJ=3D3D3D20
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On =
Behalf
> =3D
> Of
> Ian Beverley
> Sent: 30 January 2007 15:49
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Text to speech converter
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> Hi Adrian=3D3D3D3D20
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> I've just had a chat wih the project co-ordinator and the terms are as
> follows: =3D3D3D3D20
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> 'The terms of the agreement is that the TTS engine can be used for =3D
> =3D3D3D3D
> personal, non-commercial purposes. Hence, you are not allowed to use =
it =3D
> to
> produce audio files for others, to use the audio files in a commercial
> context, to =3D3D3D3D make them accessible to others via a web =3D3D =
site or
> similar. Apart from that =3D3D3D3D there are no limitations. The =3D3D =
=3D
> agreement =3D3D3D
> is open-ended in the sense that it does =3D3D3D3D not expire. We can =
run =3D
> =3D3D
> Loquendo on all our Agents up to a maximum of 10'.=3D3D3D3D20
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> =3D3D3D3DA0This is fully taking into account the copyright regulations =
in =3D
> =3D3D each
> =3D3D3D =3D3D3D3D of the partner countries. The deal was negotiated =
=3D
> centrally and
> as long as we stipulate this in return messages (with reference to the
> copyright act =3D3D3D3D and relevant section) then this is okay. =
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> This is a European funded project. =3D3D3D3D20
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> Hope this clarifies this a little bit more. =3D3D3D3D20
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> Many thanks=3D3D3D3D20
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> Ian. =3D3D3D3D20
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> Ian Beverley=3D3D3D3D20
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On =
Behalf
> =3D3D3D3D Of Adrian Higginbotham
> Sent: 30 January 2007 14:22
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Text to speech converter
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> Hi Ian - sounds interesting, would be interested to know more about =
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> which
> tts engine you are using as we occasionally get approached by a =
variety =3D
> of
> outfits looking to support products or practitioners in this way but =
=3D
> can't
> advocate a low or no cost way of doing so at present which allows them =
=3D
> to
> freely share copies of audio versions.
> =3D3D3D3D3D20
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> Adrian Higginbotham
> Project manager, Standards
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> British Educational Communications and Technology Agency - BECTA
> Tel: Direct dial 024 7679 7333 - Becta switchboard 02476-416994.
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> Email: Adrian.Higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Web: http://www.becta.org.uk/
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On =
Behalf
> =3D
> Of
> Ian Beverley
> Sent: 30 January 2007 12:59
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Text to speech converter
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> Hi Adrian=3D3D3D3D3D3D20
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> Yes, I agree. =3D3D3D3D3D3D20
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> To give a little background, this system was originally developed in =
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> =3D
> =3D3D3D3D
> =3D3D3D3D3D3D Denmark with free text to speech software available to =
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> everybody
> on the net. As =3D3D3D3D3D3D part of the project consortium, Text to =
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> speech
> engines =3D3D3D3D have been bought in =3D3D3D3D3D3D from Lacuendo in =
Italy =3D
> to =3D3D
> serve multiple languages. =3D3D3D3D =3D3D3D3D3D =3D3D3D3D3D3D20
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> National copyright laws apply; hence we need to put a rider in the =
=3D3D3D
> =3D3D3D3D3D3D return E-mail of each result stating the =
responsibilities of
> =3D
> the
> user and also =3D3D3D3D3D3D the copyright regulations covered. =3D
> =3D3D3D3D3D3D20
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> Hope this clarifies the position a little more, but please feel free =
to
> =3D3D3D3D3D3D get back to me if there are any more questions. =3D
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> Cheers=3D3D3D3D3D3D20
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On =
Behalf
> =3D3D3D3D3D3D Of Adrian Higginbotham
> Sent: 30 January 2007 12:11
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Text to speech converter
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> Ian - interesting legal implications of such a service because of the
> licence for the voice you use. The usual speech synth licence which =
=3D
> allows
> you to use it for real time work on your own system does not cover =3D
> 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.
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> I'd be interested to hear from anyone who has explored this route, =3D
> bought
> the licence or tried to do so as not all tts resellers seem to =
approach =3D
> it
> in the same way, make the system transparent.
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> Adrian Higginbotham
> Project manager, Standards
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> British Educational Communications and Technology Agency - BECTA
> Tel: Direct dial 024 7679 7333 - Becta switchboard 02476-416994.
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> Email: Adrian.Higginbotham@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> Web: http://www.becta.org.uk/
> BECTA, Millburn Hill Road, Science Park, Coventry, CV4 =3D
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On =
Behalf
> =3D
> Of
> Ian Beverley
> Sent: 30 January 2007 10:05
> To: Access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Text to speech converter
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> Hi=3D3D3D3D3D3D3D20
> =3D3D3D3D3D3D3D20
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> I've already mentioned this on another list, but I'm looking for =
people =3D
> who
> would be willing to trial this out for me. =3D3D3D3D3D3D3D20
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> =3D3D3D3D3D3D3D20
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> Would anybody like to trial out a text to speech and potentially a =
text =3D
> 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 =
=3D
> the
> look out for many more. =3D3D3D3D3D3D3D20
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> =3D3D3D3D3D3D3D20
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> If you are interested, please feel free to E-mail me at the address =
=3D
> below
> and I'll send you further information on the system, how to register =
and
> then how to use and test it.=3D3D3D3D3D3D3D20
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> Many thanks=3D3D3D3D3D3D3D20
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