Hi, Where can I get link(s) for the following apps/add ons? Kindest regards, Mike -----Original Message----- From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of ???ßa??? ??sta? Sent: 31 January 2012 13:21 To: access-ukfreelists.org Subject: [access-uk] From Greece with love:Balabolka Balabolka is a Text-To-Speech (TTS) program. All computer voices installed on your system are available to Balabolka. The on-screen text can be saved as a WAV, MP3, MP4, OGG or WMA file. The program can read Balabolka is a Text-To-Speech (TTS) program. All computer voices installed on your system are available to Balabolka. The on-screen text can be saved as a WAV, MP3, MP4, OGG or WMA file. The program can read the clipboard content, view the text from CHM, DjVu, DOC, EPUB, FB2, HTML, ODT, PDF and RTF files, customize font and background colour, control reading from the system tray or by the global hotkeys. Balabolka The program uses various versions of Microsoft Speech API (SAPI); it allows to alter a voice's parameters, including rate and pitch. The user can apply a special substitution list to improve the quality of the voice's articulation. This feature is useful when you want to change the spelling of words. The rules for the pronunciation correction use the syntax of regular expressions. Balabolka can save the synchronized text in external LRC files or in MP3 tags inside the audio files. When an audio file is played with players on a computer or on modern digital audio players, the text is displayed synchronously (at the same way, as lyrics for songs). Download Balabolka Size: 6767 KB Version: 2.3.0.516 Licence: Freeware Operating System: Microsoft Windows 2000/XP/2003/Vista/7 Language: English, Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Czech, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese Help Files: English, French, German, Korean, Russian, Ukrainian Portable Version: Download (6466 KB) Portable Balabolka does not require an installation and can be run from a USB drive. A computer must have at least one voice installed. * Balabolka is a Russian word, it can be translated as "chatterer". Balabolka Balabolka supports skins that allow you to customize your window appearance. Download Skin Pack (2.4 MB, 61 skins) Balabolka Balabolka Voices The program can use SAPI 4.x/5.x voices and the Microsoft Speech Platform text-to-speech engines. SAPI 4 Lernout & Hauspie TruVoice TTS engine (free voices): list of 11 items ? American English (1 MB) ? British English (2.5 MB) ? Dutch (2.6 MB) ? French (2.2 MB) ? German (2.2 MB) ? Italian (2 MB) ? Japanese (3 MB) ? Korean (3 MB) ? Portuguese (Brazil) (2.4 MB) ? Russian (2.9 MB) ? Spanish (2.4 MB) list end To use SAPI 4 voices, download and install the redistributable Microsoft Speech API file (827 KB). Also, you may download and install the Microsoft Speech Control Panel (928 KB); the Speech Control Panel will add an icon to your Control Panel to enable you to list the compatible text-to-speech engines installed on your system and customize their settings for your use. SAPI 5 Microsoft TTS engine (free voices): list of 1 items ? Microsoft Voices Mary, Sam and Mike (7.5 MB) list end RealSpeak TTS engine (free voices, published on the server of Microsoft): list of 5 items ? British English (19.4 MB) Mirror ? French (22.5 MB) Mirror ? German (20.7 MB) Mirror ? Italian (21.5 MB) Mirror ? Spanish (21.7 MB) Mirror list end Yaroslav Kozak (Lviv, Ukraine) created the Ukrainian voice UkrVox: list of 1 items ? UkrVox Igor list end To get better voice quality, you can buy commercial TTS engines. High Quality Commercial Voices: list of 7 items ? Acapela Group ? ATT Natural Voices ? Cepstral ? Loquendo ? NeoSpeech ? Nuance ? IVONA list end -- kostas from Greece Call me at Skype Skype:kostaskouv1?Call ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** access-uk-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq