2020-10-09, 19:28
I am in the process of getting the old service.xbmc.tts service to work and modernizing it as well. I still have a long way to go. However, I do have limited functionality for Linux. i am sure that I can get windows working as well.
It would be great if I had one or more people willing to try it out and give feedback.
It only works on Kodi 19 (in alpha 2).
I have focused on Linux, espeak and Responsive Voice. Responsive Voice is a web-based commercial product, but you can get a free account and API key that allows you to voice ~ one million characters a month. It is pretty good.
I have added caching so that it doesn't have to regenerate what has already been voiced.
You can adjust the volume of the speech on playback (so you don't have to regenerate it).
I haven't spent much time with windows, but so far it fails miserably with their api (sapi, I think).
I am reworking the settings and the way they are set so that they are voiced and take effect as soon as you make the change.
I have NOT updated the code which scrapes the content from dialogs, etc. to voice. The old stuff works, but i am sure there are changes that need addressing.
Please contact me if you have interest. A direct email, or message on this thread will get to me. The code is at: https://github.com/fbacher/service.kodi.tts. Lately I have been focused on another plugin (randomtrailers) that I want to get ready for release. But I do want to get back on this project soon.
It would be great if I had one or more people willing to try it out and give feedback.
It only works on Kodi 19 (in alpha 2).
I have focused on Linux, espeak and Responsive Voice. Responsive Voice is a web-based commercial product, but you can get a free account and API key that allows you to voice ~ one million characters a month. It is pretty good.
I have added caching so that it doesn't have to regenerate what has already been voiced.
You can adjust the volume of the speech on playback (so you don't have to regenerate it).
I haven't spent much time with windows, but so far it fails miserably with their api (sapi, I think).
I am reworking the settings and the way they are set so that they are voiced and take effect as soon as you make the change.
I have NOT updated the code which scrapes the content from dialogs, etc. to voice. The old stuff works, but i am sure there are changes that need addressing.
Please contact me if you have interest. A direct email, or message on this thread will get to me. The code is at: https://github.com/fbacher/service.kodi.tts. Lately I have been focused on another plugin (randomtrailers) that I want to get ready for release. But I do want to get back on this project soon.