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Text-to-Speech AI assistant No language options
Every article or tutorial I read about text to speech says you can select other languages.
Storyline 360: Converting Text to Speech | Articulate - Community
However, I don't see that option on my text-to-speech window. What am I missing?
Hi KatieMauter,
I'm happy to help!
With the AI Assistant Text-to-Speech tool, you must type or paste your script in the supported language you'd like to use. Please note that even though the voice description notes a specific accent or language, AI Assistant will generate the narration in the language used in your script. Here's a quick Peek to show you how to use this feature.
The resource you linked, Storyline 360: Converting Text to Speech | Articulate - Community, refers to the original Text-to-Speech feature. To use this tool, select Insert on the top ribbon > drop-down arrow under Audio > Text-to-Speech. From there, you can choose a language and voice and then insert the script.
I hope this helps!
- KatieMauterCommunity Member
Can you expand on how these features are different? Does that mean using the AI Text to Speech will have an English dialect/accent when speaking Spanish? Is one feature more robotic than others? Spanish is a broad language. Cuban Spanish is different from Mexico, and Mexico is different than Spain Spanish.
Hello KatieMauter,
The AI Assistant Text-to-Speech feature is part of the Articulate AI assistant add-on. It can generate realistic audio based on the entered script, and part of the realism includes distinguishing between specific dialects. Example:
- Spanish (Spain)
- Spanish (Mexico)
There's also a built-in text-to-speech feature included in Storyline 360, but this one has fewer features than its AI counterpart, though both are advanced enough to not sound robotic. Articulate AI's text-to-speech feature has enhanced capabilities and is also able to generate sound effects.