TEXT TO SPEECH CONVERSION - PSR2 READER

Presented By: GROUP No. 8 Protik Kr. Sarkar (1047610028) Rahul Rastogi (1047610029) Rishabh Arya (1047610031) Sachin Saxena (1047610035)

INTRODUCTION

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A Text-To-Speech (TTS) system is a computerbased system that should be able to read any text aloud. A Text-To-Speech Conversion means converting the textual matter into voice. simply

Text To Speech Conversion

Just as a human being reads a sentence from a paper, similarly, the TTS system reads in the textual matter and produces a series of voice signals reciting the same.

SCOPE OF PROJECT

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The most visible scope of this project is that it can be used as an efficient e-book reader. In this software the user just needs to plug in the earphones or headphones and start listening to the contents of the e-book or the text file. It can also be used as a voice translator by which one can speak what he likes and the corresponding textual matter will be displayed.
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Text To Speech Conversion

BASIC FUNCTIONALITY

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Converting text to speech

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Convert the written matter into voice signals

Text To Speech Conversion

Converting speech to text

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Convert the voice signals into written matter

OBJECTIVES
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To utilize the system as a reader

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To use it as a software which takes in data from the text file and speak the contents directly from the file.

Text To Speech Conversion

To utilize the system as a dictation writer

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To use it to directly dictate the contents that will be written in the text area.

TOOLS PLATFORMS USED

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Tools Used:

Visual Studio (as IDE) C# (as programming language)

Text To Speech Conversion

Platforms Used:

Microsoft .Net Framework

REQUIREMENTS

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HARDWARE:

Processor - Core 2 Duo or higher Processor Speed - 533 MHZ Hard Disk Space - 20 GB (min.) Ram Memory - 256 MB (512 MB recommended)

Text To Speech Conversion

SOFTWARE:

Operating System Windows XP or higher

MODULES IN PROJECT

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This project concentrates on two major modules:

Text-To-Speech Speech-To-Text

Text To Speech Conversion

Text-To-Speech module is focused to be used as an E-book Reader. Speech-To-Text module is focused to be used as a voice to text translator.
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PROCESS

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Text-To-Speech
Enter Text

Text To Speech Conversion

The text is synthesized and sent to the reader

Synthesizer

Speech

PROCESS (CONTD)
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Speech-To-Text
Speak

Text To Speech Conversion

The synthesizer understands the voice and converts them to corresponding text

Synthesizer

Text

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MAIN PROJECT WORKING

Text File
Read text from the text file Speech Synthesis Voice

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