[MV] Re: Sluggish Computer With ViaVoice 3.x

[tscheresky at micron.com]

Sounds like we are all basically screwed when it comes to support for
ViaVoice on Mac OS X ( 10.2.8+ ).  Has anyone spoken with ScanSoft about
ViaVoice for Mac OS X?  If so, will they be making bug fixes to ViaVoice
to support Mac OS X ( Panther ) and newer?  I basically sounds like we
are down to 1 continuous speech recognition product for Macintosh, and
it is iListen from MacSpeech.  If voice recognition enables you, or your
a Macintosh enthusiasts that enjoys seeing excellent software available
on the Macintosh, you should throw your full support behind MacSpeech.
I know I have.

Thanks...

Todd

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From: MacVoice, Speech Recognition List
[mailto:MacVoice at lists.themacintoshguy.com] On Behalf Of Camner
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 8:28 AM
To: MacVoice, Speech Recognition List
Subject: [MV] Re: Sluggish Computer With ViaVoice 3.x


I can't speak to your other questions, but for me, VV does not play well
with Panther.

1.  I can't start VoiceCenter directly (I get a "fatal error" in VC). I
CAN
start from SpeakPad, which launches VC.

2.  SpeakPad works, but only while it has focus.  As soon as it loses
focus,
VV seems to forget about its connection to audio.  When I go back to SP,
the
mic isn't recognized.

3.  #2 means that I can't correct.  Once I open the correction window
and
put my cursor there, going back to SP means losing the mic.

Thus, for me, Panther and VV are incompatible.

Others may have different experiences.

Robert

On 12/1/03 5:51 AM, "Domains4Days" <Lists at domains4days.com> wrote:

> For some time now my ViaVoice 3.x,  when active, has been making my
entire
> computer operate much more sluggishly then in the past ( Finder
Windows
> opening slowly etc.).
> 
> Jaguar 10.2.8 with a G4 / 450.
> 
> I Recently purchased a DUAL 1.25 machine also. After installing
ViaVoice on
> that machine, I first backed up my voice model on the old machine -
and
> moved it over to the new machine and then restored. ( The last thing I
want
> to do is to have to create a voice model from scratch...)
> 
> Unbelievably, the new dual machine was also sluggish when ViaVoice was
> active.  Lots of waiting -  slow Windows  etc.
> 
> Sometime back, I recall being to go into a special window - I think it
was "
> analyze my documents" -  and process previously stored user
corrections
> (from using correction mode) on this page.  After processing - believe
the
> program would work much faster and free things up.
> 
> Q: *  I no longer see that choice anymore - does anybody know where it
is?
> 
> Q:  Does anybody have any  ideas how to speed things up again? (
without
> creating a new voice model ...)
> 
> Q:  does anybody know if ViaVoice 3.x  will work on Panther?
> 
> Q:  does anybody know if scan soft will ever update this dying
application?
> 
> Interesting note: if I'm sure some of the list members remember a
thread
> about a year ago -   where if you listened to the ViaVoice audio - it
had
> bad static in the recording.  My g4/450 certainly had that problem.
Before I
> upgraded the new ViaVoice on the new machine - I tested the sound of
my
> voice recordings and - interestingly enough - the static was NOT there
in
> the recording. And for whatever it's worth - some update note mentions
that
> the upgrade changes the recording from 22 K to 44 K to fix the
problem.  For
> any non audiophiles - that basically means that the file sizes of
saving
> audio with your document will be double!


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