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Balabolka, version 2.15.0.872 |
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Copyright (c) 2006-2024 Ilya Morozov |
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All Rights Reserved |
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WWW: https://www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka.htm |
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E-mail: [email protected] |
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Licence: Freeware |
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Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10/11 |
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Microsoft Speech API: v4.0/5.0 and above |
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Microsoft Speech Platform: v11.0 |
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*** Installation *** |
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If you received this version of Balabolka in a ZIP file (for example, BALABOLKA.ZIP), you can install it as follows: |
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1 Unzip file to the TEMP directory |
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2 Select Run from the Taskbar Start menu |
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3 Type the full name of the file (for example, C:\TEMP\SETUP.EXE) |
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4 Press the Enter key, and follow the prompts |
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To install Balabolka in silent mode without dialogs you may use a silent installation. |
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A silent installation and deinstallation is available by using "-silent" command-line switch. |
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*** Text-To-Speech Engines *** |
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Balabolka uses a Text-To-Speech (TTS) engine to read text files. |
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If you have a speech engine installed, you will see a list of available voices in the main window of Balabolka. |
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The program supports both SAPI 4 and SAPI 5 text-to-speech engines. |
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SAPI 4 is an obsolete technology, so I recommend to use SAPI 5. |
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If you are interested in some higher quality voices, please find more information in the help file of Balabolka. |
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*** Microsoft Speech Platform *** |
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The Microsoft Speech Platform consists of a Runtime and Runtime Languages (engines for speech recognition and text-to-speech). |
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There are separate Runtime Languages for speech recognition and speech synthesis. |
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https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh361572.aspx |
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Use the following steps to install the Microsoft Speech Platform: |
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1 Uninstall any previous version of the Speech Platform Runtime from your computer. |
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2 Determine whether you are using a 32-bit or 64-bit operating system. |
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3 Download and install the Speech Platform Runtime that matches your operating system. |
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4 Download and install Runtime Languages for use with the Speech Platform. |
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Balabolka is the 32-bit application. You need to install the 32-bit Runtime package for Microsoft Speech Platform, to use it in Balabolka. |
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*** Donation *** |
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If you want to help Balabolka, purchase my software Cross+A: |
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https://www.cross-plus-a.com |
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As long as people pay money for Cross+A, Balabolka will remain freeware. |
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Thank you! |
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