[access-uk] Re: Speech Recognition Software Recommendations
- From: "Terry Clasper" <terry.clasper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2013 21:04:13 -0000
HI Mike.
I've not actually tried the speech recognition engine in Win 7 although did
the Vista engine and it wasn't too bad.
Terry Clasper.
E-Mail, terry.clasper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Twitter: @terryclasper
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On Behalf Of Michael A. Ray
Sent: 03 January 2013 20:51
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Subject: [access-uk] Re: Speech Recognition Software Recommendations
David and Terry,
I have just looked at the Wikipaedia page for this subject and
discovered there is a quite advanced speech recognition engine built in
to Windows 7. I have just run through the setup and training, reading
the text prompts into my boom mic.
I haven't attempted to actually use it yet and I must say that for the
first time I have begun to ask myself some searching questions...
I am a software writer to the very core. This lady is a software
developer and is losing the use of her hands. As I type this email at
about 45 words a minute, I am asking whether I would swap my hands for
the return of my vision. And I think the answer has to be no.
I am going to try to write the good old 'Hello World!' application in C
without using the keyboard and mouse. Of course I can't see either,
which this lady can, but I guess it can be done.
Mike
On 03/01/2013 20:43, David W Wood wrote:
> Thanks for updating my knowledge!
>
> I last tried it about 3 or so years ago, obviously things have come on a
> load more since then!
>
>
> ATB
>
> David W Wood
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Terry Clasper
> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 8:36 PM
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Speech Recognition Software Recommendations
>
> David.
> Sorry absolutely not the case anymore.
> For sure you can train it, but with Dragon 11.5 and even earlier you
> absolutely do not need to sit and train it if you don't want to.
> Often these days people start off by not doing the training and with a
basic
> voice profile, then after a while they will either do training or use some
> of the other tools provided in the software, like presenting documents for
> analysis etc.
> There are many ways these days to get the software very quickly to do what
> you want without copious amounts of time sitting in front of the computer
> talking to it!
>
>
> Terry Clasper.
> E-Mail, terry.clasper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Twitter: @terryclasper
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of David W Wood
> Sent: 03 January 2013 20:32
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Speech Recognition Software Recommendations
>
> Mike
>
> It still needs training, and the more you do at the early stages, the more
> accurate the transposition.
>
>
> ATB
>
> David W Wood
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> On Behalf Of Michael A. Ray
> Sent: Thursday, January 03, 2013 8:06 PM
> To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [access-uk] Re: Speech Recognition Software Recommendations
>
> Terry,
>
> Very helpful indeed. Is the product now known as 'Dragon Dictate'? I
> think it was called 'Dragon Naturally Speaking' before.
>
> The only experience I have of this is from about fifteen years ago when
> the software needed a lot of training to recognise a voice.
>
> This lady is not visually impaired but her needs as a software developer
> are probably a little different from somebody just writing plain
> English. e.g. she needs to be able to say 'left curly brace' and have
> '{' appear instead of the words.
>
> I will have a look on Amazon to see how much this software costs.
>
> I presume this is the kind of thing that ATW might pay for if she asks
> her employer to investigate.
>
> Mike
>
>
> On 03/01/2013 19:52, Terry Clasper wrote:
>> HI Michael.
>> Yes, by far the leader in computer based speech recognition is Dragon and
>> for sure over the past few years its come on in leaps and bounds.
>> The current version from a recognition perspective gives very high levels
> of
>> accuracy literally without any voice training. What I mean by that is the
>> days of having to sit and read text to the computer are now long gon!
>> Depending on whether your friend is visually impaired or not, you may
need
>> to look at the screen reader accessibility sie of things, and that in
turn
>> may mean you need to consider the higher priced professional dragon
> product,
>> however if not then for sure you can get a Dragon product very reasonably
>> priced that will effectively assist in text computer input.
>> Hope that is of some help?
>>
>> Terry Clasper.
>> E-Mail, terry.clasper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Twitter: @terryclasper
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:access-uk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>> On Behalf Of Michael A. Ray
>> Sent: 03 January 2013 19:47
>> To: Access-UK
>> Subject: [access-uk] Speech Recognition Software Recommendations
>>
>> Hello list,
>> I know a lady who is a programmer. She is suffering with a condition
>> which is going to make typing more and more difficult.
>>
>> I have suggested to her that she might like to investigate options as
>> far as speech recognition software goes.
>>
>> Does anybody on the list have any experience of this and have anything
>> to say about it?
>>
>> The only name I have in my head is 'Dragon'.
>>
>> Mike
>>
>
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