- Platform: Windows 98 / Me / 95
- Media: CD-ROM
- Item Quantity: 1
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System Requirements
Product Features
- Speak in Microsoft Word
- Say basic Web commands
- Microphone included
- Works with Windows Me
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Unlike the Pro version, ViaVoice Standard 8.0 only runs on Windows 9x and Me. Just like its rivals, ViaVoice is a snap to install. You will need a moderately well-specified PC to get the best of it: a 300MHz Pentium plus 64MB-96MB of RAM is recommended, though more of either won't go amiss.
Plug in the headset, adjust the sound levels and read out a script to train ViaVoice. This takes a mere five minutes or so, a far cry from when training took anything up to one hour. More training is a good idea but we experienced really excellent recognition accuracies from the word go: when reading out business-style letters and reports, you can expect to get as many as 96 words out of 100 right, which is remarkable. Correcting mistakes remains a simple task, made a lot easier by the playback of what you actually said. The product has been extensively localised for the UK market and so will recognise place names, such as Merthyr Tydfil (which isn't even English!).
You can dictate in to any application but Word 2000/97 can be controlled using "natural language controls". With the mike active, you simply utter "Dictate to Word" to get going; Word is then loaded and you can begin dictation. New to this release is the ability to control Internet Explorer in this way. ViaVoice 8 is modeless: which means that you can mix dictated speech and commands in the same breath. All you have to do is pause slightly in your flow of words and ViaVoice will know that your next word is a command rather than some text.
The Standard Edition of ViaVoice differs from the Pro Edition in a few key areas but for basic dictation purposes, the Standard Edition would satisfy the vast majority of users. At less than £40, it also offers terrific value for money. --Roger Gann
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