Re: [CGUYS] Speech recognition software

2007-08-04 Thread Constance Warner
I use the latest Dragon, and I've found it light-years ahead of anything else I've ever tried. But I did need to "train" it with a half hour or so of reading a speech, and it's not 100 per cent accurate, especially with unusual words. Based on my experience, here's a few of suggestions: 1

Re: [CGUYS] Speech recognition software

2007-08-02 Thread Tom Piwowar
>I'd have to see it to believe it. Even if it got the sounds right 100% >of the time (highly unlikely), there's simply no way it could deduce >homonyms correctly, which would be needed for proper punctuation... Bight yore tong!

Re: [CGUYS] Speech recognition software

2007-08-02 Thread Daniel Else
I beg to differ. This software is able to distinguish among homonyms with a high degree of accuracy, and as stated earlier, it learns through experience. Worst case, someone might use it to repeat interviews into the computer - which would still save a boatload of time and effort. I have used

Re: [CGUYS] Speech recognition software

2007-08-02 Thread Daniel Else
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Re: [CGUYS] Speech recognition software

2007-08-02 Thread Tony B
I'd have to see it to believe it. Even if it got the sounds right 100% of the time (highly unlikely), there's simply no way it could deduce homonyms correctly, which would be needed for proper punctuation at least. I don't see any way of doing this project with any degree of accuracy short of havi

Re: [CGUYS] Speech recognition software

2007-08-02 Thread David Turk
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Re: [CGUYS] Speech recognition software

2007-08-02 Thread Daniel Else
The latest version of Dragon NaturallySpeaking claims to not require "learning the voice" before transcribing voice to text. It should therefore be perfect for your use. I've used several versions of the software, and I find it excellent (though you always must check for accuracy). It will proba

[CGUYS] Speech recognition software

2007-08-02 Thread David Turk
Here's the set-up: We have hundreds of oral histories on cassette tape. I've successfully transferred some of these to CD using Audacity (freeware). We have several people transcribing these histories so we have written copies. Is there some speech recognition software we could use to for tr