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Recognition quality Sep 29, 2015

Tom in London wrote:

One problem with voice recognition software is that less common languages may not be available.


I also asume that the quality of recognition is best for American English, lesser for e.g. Dutch.
 
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2nl wrote:

Tom in London wrote:

One problem with voice recognition software is that less common languages may not be available.


I also asume that the quality of recognition is best for American English, lesser for e.g. Dutch.


No - when you set the language to "American English" the pronunciation will be based on some middle-of-the-road version of American English. For Dutch, Hungarian, etc. I assume those packages are based on a standard version of those languages. It would be interesting to get some input from Czech users, Russian users etc.

I'm still hoping for "Dublin English", "Glasgow English" "Newcastle upon Tyne English" "Jamaican English", etc.

Although the Mac Dictation system is v. good overall, the version I use most (British English) does have some weirdnesses, which seem to be caused by being based on a London pronunciation and very average literacy level - e.g when I say "every day" the system types "everyday" or when I say "high" the system types "hi" - but I'm hoping these little annoyances will get ironed out as improvements are made (new version of the MacOS, including Dictation, is being released tomorrow - Wednesday).

I can't speak for the other languages. I imagine that similar minor problems exist in all voice dictation programmes but will eventually be ironed out by "schooling".

[Edited at 2015-09-29 13:13 GMT]
 
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Recording? Oct 4, 2015

Michael Beijer wrote:

The webinar will be recorded, so you’ll be able to watch it later if you miss it. (thanks Drew!)

Michael


Has the recording been posted yet? If so, where?

I was busy and missed the webinar.
 
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Yes! Oct 4, 2015

James McVay wrote:

Michael Beijer wrote:

The webinar will be recorded, so you’ll be able to watch it later if you miss it. (thanks Drew!)

Michael


Has the recording been posted yet? If so, where?

I was busy and missed the webinar.


Hi James,

Yes, it's available from here: http://www.proz.com/virtual-conferences/668/program/10534

Michael
 
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