Balabolka, version 2.15.0.837 Copyright (c) 2006-2023 Ilya Morozov All Rights Reserved WWW: http://balabolka.site E-mail: crossa@list.ru Licence: Freeware Operating System: Microsoft Windows XP/Vista/7/8/10/11 Microsoft Speech API: v4.0/5.0 and above Microsoft Speech Platform: v11.0 *** Installation *** If you received this version of Balabolka in a ZIP file (for example, BALABOLKA.ZIP), you can install it as follows: 1 Unzip file to the TEMP directory 2 Select Run from the Taskbar Start menu 3 Type the full name of the file (for example, C:\TEMP\SETUP.EXE) 4 Press the Enter key, and follow the prompts To install Balabolka in silent mode without dialogs you may use a silent installation. A silent installation and deinstallation is available by using "-silent" command-line switch. *** Text-To-Speech Engines *** Balabolka uses a Text-To-Speech (TTS) engine to read text files. If you have a TTS installed, you will see a list of available voices in the main window of Balabolka. The program supports both SAPI 4 and SAPI 5 Text-To-Speech Engines. SAPI 4 is an older technology, so I recommend the using of SAPI 5. If you are interested in some higher quality voices, please see the help file of Balabolka. *** Microsoft Speech Platform *** The Microsoft Speech Platform consists of a Runtime and Runtime Languages (engines for speech recognition and text-to-speech). There are separate Runtime Languages for speech recognition and speech synthesis. http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/hh361572.aspx Use the following steps to install the Microsoft Speech Platform: 1 Uninstall any previous version of the Speech Platform Runtime from your computer. 2 Determine whether you are using a 32-bit or 64-bit operating system. 3 Download and install the Speech Platform Runtime that matches your operating system. 4 Download and install Runtime Languages for use with the Speech Platform. Balabolka is the 32-bit application. You need to install the 32-bit Runtime package for Microsoft Speech Platform, to use it in Balabolka. *** Donation *** If you want to help Balabolka, purchase my software Cross+A: http://www.cross-plus-a.com As long as people pay money for Cross+A, Balabolka will remain freeware. Thank you! ###