Using Microsoft Speech to announce the play by play for OOTP

Vsport · 07-18-2003, 09:42 AM

I've used Microsoft Speech to read my dialog using Everquest. EQ produced a log and Speech read it as it played along. It isn't perfect but it's pretty darn good.

I'm wondering if OOTP produces a log file that speech could read? I don't have a clue how to implement something like this but I wanted to bring it up for discussion. Maybe its easy, maybe we could contact the fellow that made the "EQWatcher"?

Any thoughts or idea?

I think having the play by play announced would be amazing. The speech tech. has came a long way since the movie "War Games"

Big Willis 16 · 07-18-2003, 09:50 AM

Sounds like a good idea to me.. wonder if it could be added?

PatchMK88 · 07-18-2003, 10:11 AM

yeah in my league i sim two weeks when i sim and every sim everyone in my league votes on a sunday night game of the week. And once that is chossen everyone gets in a yahoo message room and i do the play by play for them

bsbll_n_mn · 07-18-2003, 10:34 AM

been suggested before, dont know what happened to it though

jjd · 07-18-2003, 10:42 AM

Check out this thread. If you are interested in the macro I put together, just let me know.

http://www.400softwarestudios.com/bo...threadid=37741

Vsport · 07-18-2003, 07:49 PM

Does your macro work during the game or is it used after the game?

Cuss16 · 07-18-2003, 08:08 PM

This would be cool

chambertrain · 07-18-2003, 11:48 PM

Down at download.com they have some free speech software. Just search speech then narrow it down to only free software.

jjd · 07-21-2003, 10:10 AM

The macro works on game logs generated after the game. It's not perfect, but it puts the game into a format that you can quickly add some intro text and anything else you would like to flavor the broadcast a bit.

We tried it in the ABA and it worked to some extent. The computer voice tends to get on your nerves after 10 or 15 minutes.

I stopped doing a game every sim and will start doing only special games like the All-Star game and WS games.

H.P. Lovecraft · 07-21-2003, 12:06 PM

What is Microsoft Speech? Is it something that comes with Windows that I should have?

markprior22 · 07-21-2003, 05:51 PM

I know it comes with Windows XP Home

Drood · 07-22-2003, 04:06 PM

I posted an MP3 of a log converted using the macro. I think it's still on my website (linked from the aforementioned thread.)

Vsport · 07-24-2003, 12:08 PM

How do you get At&t Voice to work with excel?

jjd · 07-25-2003, 12:41 PM

Copy and paste.

07-18-2003, 09:42 AM	#1
Vsport Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 52	Using Microsoft Speech to announce the play by play for OOTP I've used Microsoft Speech to read my dialog using Everquest. EQ produced a log and Speech read it as it played along. It isn't perfect but it's pretty darn good. I'm wondering if OOTP produces a log file that speech could read? I don't have a clue how to implement something like this but I wanted to bring it up for discussion. Maybe its easy, maybe we could contact the fellow that made the "EQWatcher"? Any thoughts or idea? I think having the play by play announced would be amazing. The speech tech. has came a long way since the movie "War Games"

07-18-2003, 09:50 AM	#2
Big Willis 16 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 2,616	Sounds like a good idea to me.. wonder if it could be added? __________________ A wise man once said "shutup and drink your beer!"

07-18-2003, 10:42 AM	#5
jjd Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 255	Check out this thread. If you are interested in the macro I put together, just let me know. http://www.400softwarestudios.com/bo...threadid=37741 __________________ ABA - Pittsburgh Pioneers - Co-Commish

07-18-2003, 08:08 PM	#7
Cuss16 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: BC, CANADA Posts: 2,994	This would be cool __________________

07-21-2003, 10:10 AM	#9
jjd Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 255	The macro works on game logs generated after the game. It's not perfect, but it puts the game into a format that you can quickly add some intro text and anything else you would like to flavor the broadcast a bit. We tried it in the ABA and it worked to some extent. The computer voice tends to get on your nerves after 10 or 15 minutes. I stopped doing a game every sim and will start doing only special games like the All-Star game and WS games. __________________ ABA - Pittsburgh Pioneers - Co-Commish

07-18-2003, 10:11 AM	#3
PatchMK88 Minors (Single A) Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 85	yeah in my league i sim two weeks when i sim and every sim everyone in my league votes on a sunday night game of the week. And once that is chossen everyone gets in a yahoo message room and i do the play by play for them

07-18-2003, 10:34 AM	#4
bsbll_n_mn Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 593	been suggested before, dont know what happened to it though

07-18-2003, 07:49 PM	#6
Vsport Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 52	Does your macro work during the game or is it used after the game?

07-18-2003, 11:48 PM	#8
chambertrain Major Leagues Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Oswego, New York Posts: 316	Down at download.com they have some free speech software. Just search speech then narrow it down to only free software.

07-21-2003, 12:06 PM	#10
H.P. Lovecraft Minors (Single A) Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arkham, MA Posts: 73	What is Microsoft Speech? Is it something that comes with Windows that I should have?

07-21-2003, 05:51 PM	#11
markprior22 All Star Starter Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: springfield, illinois Posts: 1,241	I know it comes with Windows XP Home

07-22-2003, 04:06 PM	#12
Drood Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 425	I posted an MP3 of a log converted using the macro. I think it's still on my website (linked from the aforementioned thread.)

07-24-2003, 12:08 PM	#13
Vsport Minors (Single A) Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 52	How do you get At&t Voice to work with excel? Last edited by Vsport; 07-24-2003 at 12:50 PM.

07-25-2003, 12:41 PM	#14
jjd Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Pittsburgh, PA Posts: 255	Copy and paste. __________________ ABA - Pittsburgh Pioneers - Co-Commish