RE: Loquendo (was Re: Using espeak)

[Dorado Martínez, Francisco Javier <FDMA once es>]

Hi to all

Yes, Loquendo is available for Linux platform,
The problem is that Loquendo doesn't sell TTS' directly. They sell via a partner.
In the following URL there is a list of partners that sell voices but I don't know whose of them sells Linux voices.
http://www.loquendo.com/en/partners/business_partner.htm

The good notice, is that ONCE will sell english Loquendo Linux voices before the end of the year. I don't know the prize yet but I wish it won't be too much expensive :-)

I will keep you informed.


Regards,

Javier.


> -----Mensaje original-----
> De: gnome-accessibility-list-bounces gnome org 
> [mailto:gnome-accessibility-list-bounces gnome org] En nombre 
> de Willie Walker
> Enviado el: miércoles, 01 de noviembre de 2006 16:02
> Para: Willem van der Walt
> CC: gnome-accessibility-list gnome org
> Asunto: Re: Loquendo (was Re: Using espeak)
> 
> 
> Hi All:
> 
> My only dealings with Loquendo have been done indirectly via 
> the folks that have written the gnome-speech driver for 
> Loquendo (Juan Ramon Jimenez from ONCE, to be exact).  I'll 
> pass some questions on to ONCE, however, to see if they can 
> help us get a response from Loquendo.
> 
> The only Loquendo voices I have right now are for a limited 
> license for Spanish.  All it's saying to me at the moment is 
> "Attention [something something something and something else 
> in Spanish, and it's not abierto, cerrado, or por favore or 
> anything else I learned from Sesame Street]". I'm guessing 
> it's saying "Ask me to speak as much as you want, but all I'm 
> going to say to you is that you need a license."
> 
> I've just committed the gnome-speech speech driver into GNOME 
> CVS HEAD, BTW.  I tested it only minimally, BTW, and we will 
> do more thorough testing once I get the licensing on my 
> machine taken care of.  
> 
> Will
> 
> On Wed, 2006-11-01 at 16:39 +0200, Willem van der Walt wrote:
> > I would also like to know if there is a Linux version and about 
> > pricing if
> > anyone has an idea, please let us know.
> > TIA, Willem
> > 
> > 
> > On Wed, 1 Nov 2006, Joanmarie Diggs wrote:
> > 
> > > Hi Will, all.
> > > 
> > > > happily roll it in to gnome-speech (there's also a driver for 
> > > > Loquendo that we still need to roll in).
> > > 
> > > Does anyone happen to know where things stand with Loquendo?  I 
> > > would happily pay for that level of quality in a synthesizer, but 
> > > looking at their site that doesn't (yet) seem to be an 
> option.  I've 
> > > emailed them, but have not heard back.
> > > 
> > > Thanks in advance!
> > > Joanie
> > > 
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