Comments on: Free Websites to Convert Text to Speech http://www.sizlopedia.com/2008/12/30/free-websites-to-convert-text-to-speech/ Technology, New Media Buzz and Web Gossips. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:57:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Mvetnk http://www.sizlopedia.com/2008/12/30/free-websites-to-convert-text-to-speech/#comment-54688 Mvetnk Tue, 29 Jun 2010 02:11:46 +0000 http://www.sizlopedia.com/?p=4548#comment-54688 Panopreter Basic is free text-to-speech application, it reads .txt, .rft, .doc and .htm files and converts them to wav and mp3 audio files. Panopreter Basic is free text-to-speech application, it reads .txt, .rft, .doc and .htm files and converts them to wav and mp3 audio files.

]]> By: Ashkuff http://www.sizlopedia.com/2008/12/30/free-websites-to-convert-text-to-speech/#comment-52620 Ashkuff Tue, 27 Apr 2010 11:06:34 +0000 http://www.sizlopedia.com/?p=4548#comment-52620 Thanks for the steer, really helped me out! I'm thinking about using text-to-voice as a cheap, fast way to narrate some of my short films. Thanks for the steer, really helped me out! I'm thinking about using text-to-voice as a cheap, fast way to narrate some of my short films.

]]> By: Jane http://www.sizlopedia.com/2008/12/30/free-websites-to-convert-text-to-speech/#comment-49809 Jane Mon, 15 Mar 2010 16:31:48 +0000 http://www.sizlopedia.com/?p=4548#comment-49809 YAKiToMe! is the best and free! VozMe voices suck. iSpeech and Spokentext are expensive. Blogbard is pitiful. YAKiToMe! is the best and free! VozMe voices suck. iSpeech and Spokentext are expensive. Blogbard is pitiful.

]]> By: Jane http://www.sizlopedia.com/2008/12/30/free-websites-to-convert-text-to-speech/#comment-49633 Jane Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:31:48 +0000 http://www.sizlopedia.com/?p=4548#comment-49633 YAKiToMe! is the best and free! VozMe voices suck. iSpeech and Spokentext are expensive. Blogbard is pitiful. YAKiToMe! is the best and free! VozMe voices suck. iSpeech and Spokentext are expensive. Blogbard is pitiful.

]]> By: samwisest http://www.sizlopedia.com/2008/12/30/free-websites-to-convert-text-to-speech/#comment-49366 samwisest Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:04:29 +0000 http://www.sizlopedia.com/?p=4548#comment-49366 I agree with Carlos that the YAKiToMe! site is the only free one and the voices sound very natural to my ear. I've been using it a lot lately and am impressed with how many good voices it has. I also agree with jawad that the iSpeech site sucks in terms of voice quality. They do have some better voices that they charge for, but I think they're the same as the YAKiToMe! voices, so I'm not going to pay for something that I can get for free. Same goes for SpokenText. Too expensive and although I was able to use it successfully for awhile, I started having trouble logging into their site, so it's not worth it to me any more. VozMe was easy to use but the voices are no good and the site is very limited in terms of functionality. Sorry for being blunt, but by comparison with the other sites, Bolgbard is a distant last in my book. I agree with Carlos that the YAKiToMe! site is the only free one and the voices sound very natural to my ear. I've been using it a lot lately and am impressed with how many good voices it has. I also agree with jawad that the iSpeech site sucks in terms of voice quality. They do have some better voices that they charge for, but I think they're the same as the YAKiToMe! voices, so I'm not going to pay for something that I can get for free. Same goes for SpokenText. Too expensive and although I was able to use it successfully for awhile, I started having trouble logging into their site, so it's not worth it to me any more. VozMe was easy to use but the voices are no good and the site is very limited in terms of functionality. Sorry for being blunt, but by comparison with the other sites, Bolgbard is a distant last in my book.

]]> By: samwisest http://www.sizlopedia.com/2008/12/30/free-websites-to-convert-text-to-speech/#comment-48345 samwisest Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:04:29 +0000 http://www.sizlopedia.com/?p=4548#comment-48345 I agree with Carlos that the YAKiToMe! site is the only free one and the voices sound very natural to my ear. I've been using it a lot lately and am impressed with its ease of use and feature set. I also agree with jawad that the iSpeech site sucks in terms of voice quality. They have higher-quality voices that they charge for, but the don't sound any better than the YAKiToMe! voices, so I'm not going to pay for something that I can get for free. Same goes for SpokenText. Too expensive and although I was able to use it successfully for awhile, I started having trouble logging into their site, so it's not worth it to me any more. VozMe was easy to use but the voices are no good and the site is very limited in terms of functionality. Sorry for being blunt, but by comparison with the other sites, Bolgbard is a distant last in my book. I agree with Carlos that the YAKiToMe! site is the only free one and the voices sound very natural to my ear. I've been using it a lot lately and am impressed with its ease of use and feature set. I also agree with jawad that the iSpeech site sucks in terms of voice quality. They have higher-quality voices that they charge for, but the don't sound any better than the YAKiToMe! voices, so I'm not going to pay for something that I can get for free. Same goes for SpokenText. Too expensive and although I was able to use it successfully for awhile, I started having trouble logging into their site, so it's not worth it to me any more. VozMe was easy to use but the voices are no good and the site is very limited in terms of functionality. Sorry for being blunt, but by comparison with the other sites, Bolgbard is a distant last in my book.

]]> By: Carlos http://www.sizlopedia.com/2008/12/30/free-websites-to-convert-text-to-speech/#comment-47790 Carlos Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:56:10 +0000 http://www.sizlopedia.com/?p=4548#comment-47790 Thanks for the list. I checked out these various services and would put Yakitome! at the top of the list.<br>Pros:<br>- free<br>- widest variety of high quality voices for free<br>- no limitations on length of recording<br>- unlimited storage<br>- decent feature set<br>- responsive site<br>- easy to use<br>Cons:<br>- ugly user interface<br>The other services all charge an arm and a leg to use. Why pay for it when you can get it for free? Thanks for the list. I checked out these various services and would put Yakitome! at the top of the list.
Pros:
- free
- widest variety of high quality voices for free
- no limitations on length of recording
- unlimited storage
- decent feature set
- responsive site
- easy to use
Cons:
- ugly user interface
The other services all charge an arm and a leg to use. Why pay for it when you can get it for free?

]]> By: Pasi http://www.sizlopedia.com/2008/12/30/free-websites-to-convert-text-to-speech/#comment-47347 Pasi Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:49:53 +0000 http://www.sizlopedia.com/?p=4548#comment-47347 SpokenText is not free. Probably the others are the same. You can record stupidly short files with the free service. Too short to be any use so I wouldn't classify it even a trial. SpokenText is not free. Probably the others are the same. You can record stupidly short files with the free service. Too short to be any use so I wouldn’t classify it even a trial.

]]> By: PC Fires • Blog » Free Websites to Convert Text to Speech http://www.sizlopedia.com/2008/12/30/free-websites-to-convert-text-to-speech/#comment-43292 PC Fires • Blog » Free Websites to Convert Text to Speech Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:50:12 +0000 http://www.sizlopedia.com/?p=4548#comment-43292 [...] it with your blog using a widget. You can listen to your favorite blogs on your iPod and your iPhone or listen to blogs in your Google Reader, or Bloglines account, by logging in through our [...] [...] it with your blog using a widget. You can listen to your favorite blogs on your iPod and your iPhone or listen to blogs in your Google Reader, or Bloglines account, by logging in through our [...]

]]> By: jawad http://www.sizlopedia.com/2008/12/30/free-websites-to-convert-text-to-speech/#comment-43144 jawad Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:44:13 +0000 http://www.sizlopedia.com/?p=4548#comment-43144 I was really fired up about the new start-up iSpeech. It will surely help bloggers to add this feature on their posts! However the output is not good. Just like a dummy speaking with uneven delays in the voice. I think they need to put more money into text-to-voice research. I was really fired up about the new start-up iSpeech. It will surely help bloggers to add this feature on their posts! However the output is not good. Just like a dummy speaking with uneven delays in the voice.

I think they need to put more money into text-to-voice research.

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