Balabolka, version 2.15.0.872
Copyright (c) 2006-2024 Ilya Morozov
All Rights Reserved

WWW: https://www.cross-plus-a.com/balabolka.htm
E-mail: crossa@list.ru

Licence: Freeware
Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10/11
Microsoft Speech API: v4.0/5.0 and above
Microsoft Speech Platform: v11.0



*** Installation ***

    If you received this version of Balabolka in a ZIP file (for example, BALABOLKA.ZIP), you can install it as follows:

    1 Unzip file to the TEMP directory
    2 Select Run from the Taskbar Start menu
    3 Type the full name of the file (for example, C:\TEMP\SETUP.EXE)
    4 Press the Enter key, and follow the prompts

    To install Balabolka in silent mode without dialogs you may use a silent installation.
    A silent installation and deinstallation is available by using "-silent" command-line switch.



*** Text-To-Speech Engines ***

    Balabolka uses a Text-To-Speech (TTS) engine to read text files.
    If you have a speech engine installed, you will see a list of available voices in the main window of Balabolka.

    The program supports both SAPI 4 and SAPI 5 text-to-speech engines.
    SAPI 4 is an obsolete technology, so I recommend to use SAPI 5.

    If you are interested in some higher quality voices, please find more information in the help file of Balabolka.



*** Microsoft Speech Platform ***

    The Microsoft Speech Platform consists of a Runtime and Runtime Languages (engines for speech recognition and text-to-speech).
    There are separate Runtime Languages for speech recognition and speech synthesis.

    https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh361572.aspx

    Use the following steps to install the Microsoft Speech Platform:

    1 Uninstall any previous version of the Speech Platform Runtime from your computer.
    2 Determine whether you are using a 32-bit or 64-bit operating system.
    3 Download and install the Speech Platform Runtime that matches your operating system.
    4 Download and install Runtime Languages for use with the Speech Platform.

    Balabolka is the 32-bit application. You need to install the 32-bit Runtime package for Microsoft Speech Platform, to use it in Balabolka.



*** Donation ***

    If you want to help Balabolka, purchase my software Cross+A:

    https://www.cross-plus-a.com

    As long as people pay money for Cross+A, Balabolka will remain freeware.

    Thank you!  

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