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Oh no, not Cepstral... - Version: 3.4.9, 9/6/2009 09:52PM PST
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zunipus
Has potential, but not ready for prime time 
- Version: 3.2.2, 5/23/2009 09:24AM PST
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philosopherdog
I downloaded this program. Got an error on install that instructed me to run the preflight script--an entirely unclear suggestion. I did find the script and ran it, which also caused an error. Anyhow, bear in mind that I was using the extremely crippled demo version. I did do a small dictation on it and it was totally buggy. I stopped at the second line for some inexplicable reason. Finally, there was no uninstaller (though there was an installer), and I had to remove everything manually. The feature list looks very promising. I would hate to discourage development on this product, but so far it doesn't look ready for prime time. Their web page make contact nearly impossible, and no forum was offered to hopefully give some feedback.
Why I don't like Cepstral: Test the voices and compare their inflections versus Apple's MacInTalk/PlainTalk/Speech voices. The Cepstral voices are a bit brain dead when it comes to question marks versus periods versus exclamation marks. You'd send a real person to the psychiatrist for not comprehending the difference. Example?
I heard your house is on fire.
I heard your house is on fire?
I heard your house is on fire!
Apple's voices know the difference. Not an iota of difference in inflection with Cepstral voices. BAD. Not acceptable IMHO, which is why I avoid them.