I only tend to use this whenever a script is available but normal voice over is still in the works, just to get measurement of how long a slide will end up being, or if something sounds terribly off is the script that needs changing.
The truth is no text-to-speech software is really that great, especially for long scripts. Having said that, I see no problem using it for short sentences (such as for instructions or typical right/wrong feedback - although you can use SFX for this too).
The best I have found is Ivona and i-speech, but it's all a matter of preference.
I have recently begun using Ivona TTS. The Salli and Joey voices are decent, and with a little SSML, you can control things like pitch, speed, volume, pronuciation, etc. (I have also purchased the Jennifer and Eric voices, but not as fond of them as they still sound a bit to "robotic" for my liking.)
I had tried many of TTS software, and i think that Ivona reader is closer to human voice, especially Salli and Brian. I'm using these two voices in most of my company's courses for more than one year.
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Hi Eric,
I only tend to use this whenever a script is available but normal voice over is still in the works, just to get measurement of how long a slide will end up being, or if something sounds terribly off is the script that needs changing.
The truth is no text-to-speech software is really that great, especially for long scripts. Having said that, I see no problem using it for short sentences (such as for instructions or typical right/wrong feedback - although you can use SFX for this too).
The best I have found is Ivona and i-speech, but it's all a matter of preference.
Hope this helps,
Alex
Hi eric,
You can use Captivate 6 also for the same.
Regards,
Ashi
I have recently begun using Ivona TTS. The Salli and Joey voices are decent, and with a little SSML, you can control things like pitch, speed, volume, pronuciation, etc. (I have also purchased the Jennifer and Eric voices, but not as fond of them as they still sound a bit to "robotic" for my liking.)
Here is an example of the Salli voice from Ivona, from a recent course I put together.
Hi
I had tried many of TTS software, and i think that Ivona reader is closer to human voice, especially Salli and Brian. I'm using these two voices in most of my company's courses for more than one year.
Thanks.
You should try AT&T voice text to speech online software.
I also agree that Ivona TTS sound fairly decent (still not great, but at least a little less robotic)
Another option to explore is Neospeech.
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