What's the best program for voice to text? I assumed that Mac OSX would have it built in (like Windows) but I guess not. Will this be a feature included in Leopard, or will I need to shell out $100 bucks for a suitable program. Thanks ... any help is much appreciated!
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Best Voice to Text Program for Mac?
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Macspeech
found this one called macspeech. http://www.macspeech.com/product_info.php?products_id=592
anyone used it?
found this one called macspeech. http://www.macspeech.com/product_info.php?products_id=592
anyone used it?
Do you actually mean voice-to-text (ie dictation software)? Or do you mean text-to-speech. If the former, then MacSpeech is probably your best bet, it's based on Dragon NaturallySpeaking, and is supposed to work very well. It's not included on any computer system anywhere, not that I've ever heard of. If you're referring to text-to-speech (i.e. the computer speaking something you've written), that is built in and works well. You can turn on VoiceOver to have it do that automatically (System Preferences -> Universal Access) or highlight any line of text and go to the application's menu -> Services -> Speech -> Start Speaking Text. You can even set up a keyboard shortcut if you like.
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MacSpeech Dictate
I'm "typing" this with MacSpeech Dictate. It works great for just throwing down thoughts and churning out lots of words at one time. It's $160 at Amazon, or you can get it from the Apple Store I think it's $199. I just said "one hundred ninety nine dollars" and it knew to spell it. That's some dough, but it's saved me at least that much time and pain in my wrist.
I'm "typing" this with MacSpeech Dictate. It works great for just throwing down thoughts and churning out lots of words at one time. It's $160 at Amazon, or you can get it from the Apple Store I think it's $199. I just said "one hundred ninety nine dollars" and it knew to spell it. That's some dough, but it's saved me at least that much time and pain in my wrist.
I use Dragon Dictate. Make sure you get a good noise cancelling microphone to improve accuracy. Dont go for the cheap option, its not worth it. Dictate for Mac is powered by Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking voice recognition engine, the same engine used in Apples Siri in the latest iPhone 4S. I wouldnt recommend any "free" programs as you pay for good tech. For more tips see here: speech to text mac
two things:
1. this post thread is like 2 year old...
and 2. i believe MacSpeech has become Dragon Dictate
but thanks the info