Well then that part wouldn't maybe so good! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Olesen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 1:41 PM Subject: Re: Virtual weather man
> Hi, > Well I'm not impressed at all. > It suffer from the good old problem with difon speech. > He speaks like he has afacy, or something. The music in the voice, and the > rythmics are terrible. > > But I have to say that the words them selves are pronounced beautifully > nice > and clear. It's the intire sentences that are intonized very bad. > > Best regards > Brian > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gary Wood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "PC audio discussion list. " <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> > Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 5:50 PM > Subject: Re: Virtual weather man > > >> Hi Peter. This sounds very interesting! It could be better than humans! >> Loll. >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Peter Scanlon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> To: <Pc-audio@pc-audio.org> >> Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 4:21 AM >> Subject: Virtual weather man >> >> >>> > Televirtual unveils a Virtual TV Weatherman >>> > >>> > By Submitter: Televirtual >>> > >>> > Working in collaboration with Britain's top speech scientists and the >>> > BBC's weather graphic suppliers , Metra, Televirtual proudly announces >>> > the world's first synthetic broadcaster. >>> > >>> > Whilst many of today's small screen personalities are arguably >>> > artificial, advanced content pioneers Televirtual, have now produced >>> > one which is certifiably so. >>> > >>> > Televirtual's UK Media Lab has just given birth to METman , a virtual >>> > weather reporter/forecaster, whose entire performance is generated >>> > automatically from a few lines of text-based data issued as a >>> > meteorological summary, and accompanied by a weather map update. >>> > >>> > METman doesn't even need a script. >>> > >>> > In the final application , raw field-entry data, in the form of facts >>> > and figures will be fed into the system, which automatically draws >>> > from a lexicon of appropriate phrases, to produce a narrative >>> > description of events past, and those to come. This text is then fed >>> > into METvoice the first ever artificial voice or TTS (Text-to-Speech) >>> > engine, to be custom-built to broadcast standards. >>> > >>> > The human vocal model for METvoice was Televirtual boss and founder, >>> > Tim Child, a broadcaster and former TV newsman. >>> > >>> > Modern speech engines are created by recording up to 30 hours of >>> > dictated speech, but by capturing Tim's speaking patterns as well as >>> > words and phrases, Televirtual were able to 'fine-tune' the new engine >>> > to a performance level unheard of to date.. >>> > >>> > The new speech engine has further powerful features. Operating as part >>> > of Televirtual's award-winning RAP animation system, METvoice features >>> > a powerful XML-style mark up language stream, triggering lip-synch >>> > animations, and controlling and dictating the 3d animated METman' s >>> > moods, expressions, gestures, and screen positions. >>> > >>> > Whilst the new voice is still being improved upon, the early results >>> > are impressive. ' Unless you were aware or suspected it, you would not >>> > normally be able to detect METman's vocal performance as anything >>> > other than the real thing,' said Tim. >>> > >>> > Further 'broadcast' voices are now planned, and the breakthrough is by >>> > no means limited to weather forecasting. Gaming channels and Quiz TV >>> > variants could also employ the system to operate virtual presenters in >>> > virtual sets , at a fraction of the cost of conventional presentation >>> > methods. >>> > >>> > But the big market for such synthetic voice and character creation >>> > applications is probably in the Home of the near Future. >>> > >>> > Installed in domestic television set top boxes (STBs) , 3d ' >>> > announcers ' will be able to present a personalised information >>> > service tailored to individual requirements. >>> > >>> > Such 'homecasters ' would be able to advise on TV viewing schedules, >>> > read the news and weather on demand, and trawl the internet on >>> > request. >>> > >>> > >>> > In disability scenarios, they will be able to read incoming emails to >>> > the blind, and could 'sign' to the deaf or provide lip-readable >>> > augmented information to the hard of hearing, whilst the >>> > speech-impaired might use them to make phone calls. >>> > >>> > more details from >>> > >>> www.televirtual.com >>> > >>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> PC-Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... >>> http://www.pc-audio.org >>> >>> To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> >>> This list is a service of MosenExplosion.com. 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