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June 26th, 2007 by Spud Oregon
I recently wrote about my first experience with Windows Speech Recognition in the post Blogging with Speech Recognition. I didn’t have very much success, but you’re about to see another video of me trying again, this time using Wordpad. Before I made this video, I spent about half an hour training Windows Speech Recognition to recognize my voice, and it’s getting better. However, I’m still having some problems…
After I made that video, I added the word “blog” to the speech recognition dictionary, which lets you record your voice as you say the word, and it remembers it for the future. This, along with more training (10 minutes reading text into your computer) and a smart correction system, makes Windows Speech Recognition a very powerful tool which improves the more you use it. I’m already using it for email, opening and switching between applications and writing this blog post!
If speech recognition is new to you, but you’d like to try it, the version I use is in Windows Vista. Go to Start Menu >> Control Panel >> Ease of Access. You’ll need some patience, but if you persevere and train your computer to understand your voice you may well find it to be the most convenient software program you have ever used!
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Posted on June 26th, 2007 in Windows.
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Nice example of using YouTube for driving traffic and saving you some bandwidth.
It was funny at the end. I were thinking of doing that for the videos of my freewares.
I have a French-Canadian accent so my English would be worst than you in recognizing my voice. Still, I did not know it was in Vista. I’m still using XP Pro on my work computer but will check on my HTPC(OEM Home Premium).
Btw, It’s English(United Kingdom). Is it like you? I taught it would had been US English.
It’s not restricted to certain accents. The tutorial and training process matches words to the speech waves created when you speak. Pretty clever if you ask me.
I feel bad for Aimee…a lot of you Brits may say “Blimey” which translates to “ball Aimee”.
Its an honorable mission you have chosen, however, I must admit, I would have easily given up on it by now if it was me. I think it would actually slow me down to talk over type. All those extra commands “capitalize so and so”, “period”, “comma”.
I know what you’re saying Bobs, but how long will it be before all our home appliances are voice controlled? “Lights on”, “TV on”, “start microwave 5 minutes at 600 degrees”? This is the future, and I’m just getting started. Stay tuned for more in my Speech recognition series. It’s just going to get better and better!
Do have any recommendation that don’t come with vista?
I’m new to all this speech recognition stuff so you’re better off searching on Google than asking me for a recommendation, but here’s a site about Speech Recognition for Windows XP.
See, you do know something about speed recognition for window xp:)
Anyway, googling not always the best, and unless you no idea who to ask then googling might be your best bet! Well, i just love to ask questions and thanks you for answering, oregon.