Ian, if you can, please send all messages in plain text so we won't see those "=20" characters. Thanks. On Thu, 1 Feb 2007 14:52:27 -0000, "Ian Beverley" <ib@xxxxxxxxxx> said: > 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 > ICT/E-learning Development and Project Officer=20 > Research, Development and Training=20 > =20 > Royal National College for the Blind=20 > College road=20 > HEREFORD > HR1 1EB > =20 > Tel - 01432 265725 Ext 2236=20 > E-mail - ib@xxxxxxxxxx=20 > > -----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 > -- > Computer Room Services: =20 > the long cane for blind computer users. > Telephone Low-call: 08452 606 277 > International: +44(0)1438 742286, > Fax: +44(0)1438 759589 > mobile: +44(0)7956 334938, > Email: mailto:Steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Web site: http://www.comproom.co.uk =20 > =20 > > -----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 > ICT/E-learning Development and Project Officer=3D20 Research, = > Development and > Training=3D20 =3D20 Royal National College for the Blind=3D20 College = > road=3D20 > HEREFORD > HR1 1EB > =3D20 > Tel - 01432 265725 Ext 2236=3D20 > E-mail - ib@xxxxxxxxxx=3D20 > > -----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 > HR1 1EB > =3D3D3D20 > Tel - 01432 265725 Ext 2236=3D3D3D20 > E-mail - ib@xxxxxxxxxx=3D3D3D20 > > -----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 > ICT/E-learning Development and Project Officer=3D3D3D3D3D20 Research, = > =3D > =3D3D3D3D Development and Training=3D3D3D3D3D20 =3D3D3D3D3D20 Royal = > National > College =3D for =3D3D the Blind=3D3D3D3D3D20 =3D3D3D =3D3D3D3D College = > road=3D3D3D3D3D20 > HEREFORD > HR1 1EB > =3D3D3D3D3D20 > Tel - 01432 265725 Ext 2236=3D3D3D3D3D20 > E-mail - ib@xxxxxxxxxx=3D3D3D3D3D20 > > -----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 > > =3D3D3D3D3D3D20 > > Ian Beverley=3D3D3D3D3D3D20 > > ICT/E-learning Development and Project Officer=3D3D3D3D3D3D20 > > Research, Development and Training=3D3D3D3D3D3D20 > > =3D3D3D3D3D3D20 > > Royal National College for the Blind=3D3D3D3D3D3D20 > > College road=3D3D3D3D3D3D20 > > HEREFORD > > HR1 1EB > > =3D3D3D3D3D3D20 > > Tel - 01432 265725 Ext 2236=3D3D3D3D3D3D20 > > E-mail - ib@xxxxxxxxxx=3D3D3D3D3D3D20 > > Skype Bevers01 > > > ** To 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