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JeremyS · Mar 19, 2003, 06:24 PM

.Mac members get access to a cool training resource for new OS X users. It's a great move by Apple and it's well done.

My question is:

Is there anyway to download the whole course on to my computer using a program?

Would be nice to put it on a CD.

.Mac members check it out, it's great.
Best part of all, it's free for .Mac members ($30 value).

::maroma:: · Mar 19, 2003, 07:07 PM

I just got the email, and went to check it out. It is really nice. It answered a nagging little question I had in about 1 minute. I would also like to get this on CD or something.

Nebagakid · Mar 19, 2003, 07:12 PM

it is part of the "X for Teachers" package, the training is, comes on one nice CD with all of the files! So, really, if you are a teacher you get everything for free!

::maroma:: · Mar 19, 2003, 07:21 PM

Originally posted by Nebagakid:
it is part of the "X for Teachers" package, the training is, comes on one nice CD with all of the files! So, really, if you are a teacher you get everything for free!

Very cool. It's perfect for teachers.

aaanorton · Mar 19, 2003, 07:36 PM

Where is this located? iDisk?

aaanorton · Mar 19, 2003, 08:04 PM

Found it at Mac.com. Who'da thunk.

spauldingg · Mar 19, 2003, 08:24 PM

the voice in the movies. Is that artificial?

moonmonkey · Mar 20, 2003, 12:55 AM

Originally posted by spauldingg:
the voice in the movies. Is that artificial?

Its the new voice "duffy" from Panther 10.3
But I didn't tell you that.

Mac Guru · Mar 20, 2003, 01:48 AM

It's WAY more accurate and real than ANYTHING Apple's done to date text to speech wise...

Mac Guru

moonmonkey · Mar 20, 2003, 02:17 AM

Originally posted by Mac Guru:
It's WAY more accurate and real than ANYTHING Apple's done to date text to speech wise...

Mac Guru

Anything they have released.

curmi · Mar 20, 2003, 03:02 AM

That voice sounds unreal. Well, apart from the US accent.

If it is artificial, I really hope this is part of 10.3. Is it doing text-to-speech? Does Windows have text-to-speech that sounds this good?

I'd love an Aussie accent - but given it took until 10.2.x to get a non-US-English spell checker, I won't hold my breath...

::maroma:: · Mar 20, 2003, 03:13 AM

I don't believe that those voices are text to speech (and there is a male and female voice). The variations in inflections and pace tell me it's a real person talking. I think maybe it sounds a bit artificial because of the compression. I call your bluff moonmonkey!

Algernnon · Mar 20, 2003, 05:59 AM

Originally posted by ::maroma:::
I don't believe that those voices are text to speech (and there is a male and female voice). The variations in inflections and pace tell me it's a real person talking. I think maybe it sounds a bit artificial because of the compression. I call your bluff moonmonkey!

I was listening to those voices with this in mind and I heard distinct breaths between sentences. I don't think a computer needs to breathe, and I really don't think Apple would add breathing sounds, just to make it sound more real...

mousemd · Mar 20, 2003, 08:10 AM

just curious, but I wonder how many people will end up using this for "cheap thrills" with all of these comments on breathing/breaths and the voice quality being that good. LOL

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JeremyS · Mar 20, 2003, 11:09 AM

So back on Topic, anyway or program that we could use to suck this into a folder to burn to disc or something?

Morenix · Mar 20, 2003, 12:39 PM

the voice in the movies. Is that artificial?

Sounds like Microsoft Sam from Windows XP!

moonmonkey · Mar 20, 2003, 08:39 PM

Originally posted by Algernnon:
I was listening to those voices with this in mind and I heard distinct breaths between sentences. I don't think a computer needs to breathe, and I really don't think Apple would add breathing sounds, just to make it sound more real...

They probably put the breaths in to make it sound more human.

I dont realy know, I hear rumors that we will be getting two new voices with panther, probably licenced from AT&T.

AT&T were woking on OSX version of their voices and development suddenly "Stopped" 6 months ago.

I want those voices, they even have some with British Accents.

PC voices are better that mac ones at the moment, I think Panther will leap frog them.

Chris Grande · Mar 20, 2003, 09:03 PM

AT&Ts voice synth looks/sounds to currently be the best out there. I hope OSX gets it.