Speech Recognition software

[tom_gr7]

Hi all,

Does anyone know of any free but good speech recognition software?

I'm trying to find some decent software that allows me to "speak to text". Basically, I speak and it types what i say on Word. I have started to use windows speech software (that comes with windows). Although, its a bit rubbish, often lags behind and miss types what I'm actually saying.

Anyone got any ideas of other voice software?


thanks in advance.

 

[Wozza63]

This looks to be the best available on the market

http://www.nuance.co.uk/dragon/index.htm

But expensive, I imagine they are all going to be expensive if you want it to be decent. It is extremely difficult software to make.

Why do you need it anyway? Typing is just as quick for me personally, when you consider the extra time it takes to delete words via speech recognition

 

[DeadEyeDuk]

It's not that easy Wozz. Tom now spends 20 hours a day in his new car, so needs the software so he can type either on the move. Stopping in laybys might allow the use of a keyboard to type with, but sitting in laybys with the feint glow of the laptop screen could be rather open to misinterpretation, so keeping on the move is rather a must

 

[keynes]

Although, its a bit rubbish, often lags behind and miss types what I'm actually saying.

Nothing wrong with the program, it is your northern accent

 

[Wozza63]

It's not that easy Wozz. Tom now spends 20 hours a day in his new car, so needs the software so he can type either on the move. Stopping in laybys might allow the use of a keyboard to type with, but sitting in laybys with the feint glow of the laptop screen could be rather open to misinterpretation, so keeping on the move is rather a must

He should have mentioned that then, and unless you have an electric car the engine noise will just confuse the microphone and won't pick up a word you are saying, plus having to think about an essay. Wouldn't that use the same amount of concentration as a phone call, taking concentration off of the road

 

[tom_gr7]

well, i have to write a number of daily journals as part of my practice experience on my uni degree. Its the bain of my sodding life. -.-

So its easy, if i can just talk to the PC and it types. I found out tonight, its not really suited to academic essays, however, its fine for the sodding journals.

 

[Wozza63]

Personally I love typing so I would never find a use for speech-to-text as I would much rather type it. Plus try writing code with voice dictation. A simple loop would take a year to write

 

[Rakk]

Personally I love typing so I would never find a use for speech-to-text as I would much rather type it. Plus try writing code with voice dictation. A simple loop would take a year to write

Well, that's cos its speech recognition of actual words and syntax's, I suspect it was never really intended to write code , and yes it would probably do an awful job on code - a large part of which would be that when writing code you don't always go in order, you often write the outer loop and then write its contents, but for Tom's uses of a journal it should be perfectly fine.

 

[Wozza63]

I suppose a voice controlled programming language would be pretty awesome though, limited, but awesome

 

[tom_gr7]

ooppss i forgot about this thread lol

 

[tom_gr7]

so, updates.

I bought a copy of dragon naturally speaking 12 off amazon.

I have to admit, it is considerably better than the basic voice recognition in win7. You have to train it though, but so far its miles better.