:(. Well it seems the only option I have is just doing an upgrade install of Win7 (repair). And seeing if that works. I can't seem to find the dlls anywhere on the dvd.
On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 6:12 AM, Tom Edwards <cont...@steamreview.org>wrote: > The files are probably in C:\Windows\System32\Speech, but I've no idea > really. > > The new extractor version wasn't meant to fix your problem BTW. ;-) > > > On 14/12/2010 2:07, Cory de La Torre wrote: > >> Just dropped the new dlls in right now and still getting crashes. Gonna >> try >> looking through my Windows install now. >> >> On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 6:05 AM, Cory de La Torre<gear....@gmail.com >> >wrote: >> >> Thanks tom, really appreciate it. I'll go looking for those files, though >>> might you have any idea which folder they would be located in within the >>> cd >>> directory? I'm assuming it would be in the root directory of windows >>> though. >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Dec 14, 2010 at 4:44 AM, Tom Edwards<cont...@steamreview.org >>> >wrote: >>> >>> Someone once said they fixed the problem by copying some SAPI-related >>>> DLLs >>>> off their Windows install CD. They disappeared without telling anyone >>>> what >>>> those files were, unfortunately. >>>> >>>> The SAPI extractor is crumbling away because Valve don't use it. They >>>> have >>>> a different extractor built with phoneme middleware that they don't - I >>>> assume - have a distribution license for. >>>> >>>> I went back to the extractor just now to make sure it still works and >>>> found a bug in the error message that appears when extraction totally >>>> fails. >>>> Somehow I'd cocked up the process of launching the control panel app. >>>> Fix >>>> here: http://steamreview.org/external/vdc/phonemeextractor_sapi5.4.zip >>>> >>>> >>>> On 14/12/2010 11:50, Cory de La Torre wrote: >>>> >>>> Not really sure if this falls under mapping or not, so I threw it in >>>>> the >>>>> coders list. My current problem is extracting phenom extraction. I'm >>>>> currently using Tom Edwards "fixed" phonemeextractor.dll. For reasons I >>>>> can't seem to understand is during the extraction (after putting in the >>>>> sentence for the audio file and clicking ok) faceposer just plain >>>>> crashes. >>>>> I've found it works for other people and sometimes it doesn't, though I >>>>> seem >>>>> to be the in the rare group of people that faceposer just plain crashes >>>>> on >>>>> during the extraction. >>>>> >>>>> I was following a tutorial earlier that dates back to around 2008.The >>>>> tutorial has directed me to go and download the SpeechSDK and install >>>>> that. >>>>> Upon further investigation I've found that under Windows 7 you don't >>>>> even >>>>> need that, and just the fixed dll. After reading some more I've come to >>>>> another fork in the road. It seems the only way to get this shit all >>>>> fixed >>>>> up again is to reinstall windows, something I am totally not going to >>>>> do >>>>> if >>>>> this still doesn't end working. Honestly I shouldn't have to reinstall >>>>> my >>>>> operating system anyways. Thats a severe punishment for this going >>>>> south. >>>>> My >>>>> question is whether or not installing the SpeechSDk is the reason >>>>> Faceposer >>>>> is crashing at extraction. >>>>> >>>>> To clarify I've went and uninstalled the SpeechSDK before putting in >>>>> the >>>>> fixed phonemeextractor.dll. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Aside all of this madness; whats going on anyways!? I wouldn't have >>>>> expected >>>>> getting faceposer to work would be all this trouble under 2009 on >>>>> future >>>>> operating systems that almost everyone has entirely migrated too. I'm >>>>> assuming Valve is at least using some Windows 7 and Vista machines up >>>>> there, >>>>> unless they are seriously using XP to use a "working" faceposer. The >>>>> fact >>>>> we >>>>> need to use a custom modified dll to get all this working again is >>>>> pretty >>>>> bad. Faceposer should "just work" out of the box, and not require any >>>>> users >>>>> to go searching around for things. Yeah, yeah I know, not in valves >>>>> current >>>>> needs to do (too busy, yadda yadda) but that shit is starting to get >>>>> real >>>>> tiring. I'd like for once to actually be able to use a single Source >>>>> Engine >>>>> tool that isn't made by someone outside of Valve and works/does not >>>>> require >>>>> workarounds. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>>> please visit: >>>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> -- >>> Gear Dev >>> >>> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > -- Gear Dev _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
