IVONA Speaks With the Final Version of Jennifer’s Amazing English Voice December 7, 2007; 05:57 AM
Jennifer’s brand new voice
completed just now is already available in all products based on Ivona
TTS – one of the best Text-To-Speech (TTS) systems in the world. Also
Expressivo, the popular reading software, features the new voice.
"With Jennifer’s
latest version we are approaching the moment when it becomes practically
impossible to tell a voice generated by our system from a natural voice. When
developing the new Jennifer we drew on the experiences acquired during the
prestigious international Blizzard Challenge where in 2006 and 2007 our text to
speech system received the highest scores. But we also took into account several
thousands of suggestions sent to us by our users. This is why the version we
have just released is probably the best English language text-to-speech system
on the market. The users of the test version say that this is the best voice
they have ever heard" - said Lukasz Osowski, the President of Ivo
Software.
The new version of Jennifer debuted
as part of Expressivo 1.3 - the first application of this type in the world to
be fully integrated with iPods. Millions of people using those popular music
players can easily and quickly copy audio files to their iPods via iTunes. This
way they can always have with them their favorite book or even a library and
listen to it anytime, e.g. while walking or in a
car.
You can test the new Jennifer
in the free service: http://say.expressivo.com.
You just enter any text in the appropriate window.
Then you choose Jennifer to read the text. You can send the voice message which
you have generated to your friends via e-mail or save it as an audio file and
publish it in the Web (e.g. on a blog) or copy to an MP3
player.
Expressivo is a computer
application for anyone which can read any text with a human voice. The
application may also be used to facilitate learning of foreign languages or to
read out film subtitles. Expressivo allows you also to listen to books, RSS
feeds, Web pages, e-mails – not only via a computer but also via a portable MP3
player while on a walk or in a car. To find out more
about Expressivo visit http://www.expressivo.com.
Expressivo has
been developed by IVO Software. The Company was established in 2001 and since
then it has been involved only in creation and development of speech synthesis
products. The Company conducts its own research in this field and takes
advantage of the achievements of university centers from all over the world.
Based on a proprietary technology IVO develops and implements software speaking
with a human voice. Its professional products are used in business
(telecommunications, customer service centers etc.) and in the rehabilitation of
the blind. Expressivo in turn, which has been made available recently but has
already become popular enables virtually anyone to take advantage of the speech
generation technology thanks to its affordable price. To find out more about IVO
Software visit: http://www.ivosoftware.com.
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