*grin* I was expecting some feature requests. Sure, I can add an
option for file format. Probably won't happen within the next couple
of days but I'll do it soon...and can look at the iPod possibility as
well. *scowl* Shame Kochan's book is not on Bookshare. If that's not
available next best thing is probably the Objective-C language
reference at the apple.developer site. Sorry again the book is not
available in DAISY. That's truly a bummer.
Joe
On Mar 19, 2006, at 6:14 AM, Scott Howell wrote:
Ok, so you just had to do this didn't you. Well first thanks very
much, but because you did this, I now have one feature request.grin
Its great as is, but can you add an option for the file format?
Lets say mp3 or even vorbis via external encoders? See I always
want the whole pie, not just a piece.grin I'm only thinking of this
option because I use the Bookport from APH, http://www.aph.org and
it would be nice to be able to put the files on there and listen to
them on the train. I guess it wouldnt' be so bad if there was a way
to get the resulting files to an Ipod, but that's not a simple option.
Thanks Joe, that is really cool and I'll grab it and try it out.
Btw, still looking for that book you suggested, I might have to
purchase a copy, scan , and upload to Bookshare if I ever get my
account confirmed. Still waiting for them to approve me so I can
pay, but they didn't seem to have that one in their library.
Scott
On Mar 19, 2006, at 3:41 AM, Kafka's Daytime wrote:
Dear All,
I took a look at Lips today - which I know some of you have been
using regularly - with the intention of adding some of the new
features requested. Since Lips is written in AppleScript (using
AppleScript Studio) I decided, instead, to build a speech-to-audio
application in Objective-C/Cocoa. Information follows. Link to
download can be found at the end of this message.
Enjoy,
Joe
Cocoa Speech KDREV (CS-KDREV) - Convert text to audio file with
fine control over synthesized speech settings.
Cocoa Speech KDREV (CS-KDREV) is built on example code from Apple
and has the features of Lips (http://www.superpixel.ch/software/
lips/) plus additional features (and more), requested by members
of the Macvisionaries discussion list (David, Cheryl, Jane, Scott,
et al).
CS-KDREV is written in Objective-C/Cocoa and is a Universal
Application i.e. natively-compatible with both PowerPC and Intel-
based Macs.
Installing CS-KDREV
Unzip CS-KDREV and place the application anywhere on your Mac.
CS-KDREV Features
Listen to text read by any of the installed speech voices or
render text to audio file.
CS-KDREV plays the system beep when conversion to audio file is
complete.
Enjoy fine control of Speech Voice settings. Adjust speech rate,
pitch, pitch modulation and volume.
Using CS-KDREV
Quick Start
Type or paste text into the text field.
At launch, CS-KDREV defaults to the System Voice. You can select
any of the installed speech engines with the "Voice" pop up menu.
To audition text with the selected speech engine and settings,
click the "Start Speaking" button. To render text to audio file
click the "Save as File..." button. An audio file (AIFF 22.05 Mono
16 bit) will be saved at the selected location.
Additional Information
The CS-KDREV window includes two tabs: The "Voice" and
"Parameters" Tabs. The "Voice" tab is selected by default at
launch. When the Voice tab is selected, you can navigate to the
the "Voice" pop up menu and select from any of the installed
speech voices.
Click the "Parameters" tab to access additional speech settings.
In the "Parameters" pane you can adjust speech rate, pitch base,
pitch modulation and volume. Each of these settings are displayed/
adjusted in an edit text field. Edit text fields are populated
with default settings whenever you select or reselect a voice. If
you change settings for a particular voice and want to restore the
default settings, simply reselect the voice (in the "Voice" pane
using the pop up menu) and default settings will be restored.
NOTE: The current version of CS-KDREV is a document-based
application. If there is text in the main text field when you quit
the application you will be asked if "...you want to save the
changes you made to the document "Untitled"". If you do not wish
to save the contents of the main text field to a file click the
"Don't Save" button.
Support
This software is free software, is provided as is and is not
formally supported. That being said, you may wish to send any
questions or feature requests to the macvisionaries
(www.macvisionaries.com) "Dicsuss" list or directly to the
developer: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Download Cocoa Speech KDREV (CS-KDREV):
http://www.kafkasdaytime.com/cs_kdrev.zip
