[MV] Re: ViaVoice vs. iListen

[Phil Tanny]

Thanks to Robert for his perspectives on this.

One way to make the decision between ViaVoice and iListen 
would be to buy them both, and  use each for it's strengths.

Is anyone aware of any obstacles to installing and using 
both programs on one machine?

>Transcribing previously recorded audio files from tape or CD is probably not
>possible with reasonable accuracy.

I am only guessing here, but my guess would be that iListen would
be much better at transcribing a voice it has been trained to 
hear, than it would be transcribing a voice it has never heard before.
Again, just a guess, I have no experience with the program or 
this feature.

I'm going to start with iListen.   Invisible customer support
and a tendency to break are hurdles to a purchase of ViaVoice,
for me at least.

Thanks again!

Phil




Camner wrote the following on 6/16/03

>Anyone looking for a smooth experience would do well to stay clear of voice
>recognition.  If I didn't have a disability limiting my typing, I wouldn't
>use ViaVoice OR iListen.  They just don't work well enough or consistently
>enough.
>
>That said, I find VV more accurate and much easier to make corrections with
>than iListen (even with the much improved recently released version 1.6).
>On the other hand, VV won't make corrections unless one uses their
>proprietary SpeakPad wordprocessor, whereas iListen will make corrections
>anywhere.
>
>VV seems to "break" occasionally, requiring hair-tearing efforts to repair
>(for those who experience the breaks)--see posts on this list.  But it has
>never completely broken for me...
>
>Customer support is nearly invisible with VV, better with iListen (via the
>MacSpeech listserv, anyway).
>
>Transcribing previously recorded audio files from tape or CD is probably not
>possible with reasonable accuracy.
>
>This is one man's opinion...YMMV
>
>Robert
>
>
>
>On 6/16/03 8:07 AM, "Rebecca J.Hoffman" <rebecca at syracusenet.net> wrote:
>
>> Sorry to pop in on somebody else's question, but I am in a similar
>> position and would also like advice.
>> 
>> I would like to be able to transcribe previously recorded audio files,
>> either on tape or CD.
>> 
>> I am also interested in iListen's claim to be able to transcribe from a
>> digital voice recorder. Does anyone have any experience of this? How
>> well does it work?
>> 
>> Best
>> Rebecca
>> 
>> On Monday, June 16, 2003, at 07:46  AM, tscheresky at micron.com wrote:
>> 
>>> What are you hoping to accomplish with voice recognition?  I guess I'm
>>> asking what will you be using voice recognition primarily for?  Typing
>>> e-mail?  Surfing the Web?  Transcription of previously recorded audio
>
>>> files into text?  Hands-free control of your computer?  Depending on
>>> the answer to these questions it will be easier for someone on this
>>> list to recommend a product.
>>> 
>>> Todd
>> 
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