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Poll: Do you use voice recognition software for your projects?
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May 31, 2011

This forum topic is for the discussion of the poll question "Do you use voice recognition software for your projects?".

This poll was originally submitted by Luciano Giusti. View the poll results »



 
neilmac
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No May 31, 2011

Not a priority yet. Am still thinking about it, it's somewhere on my to-do list and I might one day get round to it.

 
Michael Harris
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Same here May 31, 2011

neilmac wrote:

Not a priority yet. Am still thinking about it, it's somewhere on my to-do list and I might one day get round to it.


 
John Cutler
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As often as possible May 31, 2011

Although I had been using DNS 10 for some time, I just recently started having arm pain (some kind of nerve problem that actually starts in the neck), so I use it as often as possible now.

Since I never really was a great typist to begin with, it comes in extremely handy and I've gotten to the point where I find it a bother to have to type anything at all.

The best projects are those in which I can combine it with Wordfast. Now that's speed!


 
Graeme Walle (X)
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Not Yet May 31, 2011

I think we'll also be using it in the not too distant future.

[Edited at 2011-05-31 09:02 GMT]


 
Cecilia Civetta
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No May 31, 2011

I type fast and I find speech much more tiring than typing.

 
Sonja Köppen
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Not yet May 31, 2011

but I definitely will, even if I like to type.

 
Allison Wright (X)
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No - but would love to. May 31, 2011

This idea has always appealed to me, particularly on days when everything seems clear, and immediate.

 
David Wright
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Have to May 31, 2011

Typing too fast (possibly combined with excessive squash) led to carpal tunnel syndrome, and while a free-lance typist was a solution for a while, changes in Austrian employment legislation in the early 1990s made it too expensive. I soon started using DNS and only type extremely short texts (and contributions to ProZ) myself.

 
Anton Konashenok
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I wish... May 31, 2011

Sometimes, I get too tired of typing. However, texts I translate are usually quite complex and unique, and training the software to the job-specific vocabulary every time would be too onerous. When trained to my voice only, without the special vocabulary, even the latest version of Dragon doesn't seem to perform well enough. On the other hand, it is so much better than only a few years ago that I hope it won't be long before it gets as good as a human secretary. For the general texts, it is alre... See more
Sometimes, I get too tired of typing. However, texts I translate are usually quite complex and unique, and training the software to the job-specific vocabulary every time would be too onerous. When trained to my voice only, without the special vocabulary, even the latest version of Dragon doesn't seem to perform well enough. On the other hand, it is so much better than only a few years ago that I hope it won't be long before it gets as good as a human secretary. For the general texts, it is already there.Collapse


 
Maria Teresa Borges de Almeida
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Me too! May 31, 2011

Cecilia Civetta wrote:

I type fast and I find speech much more tiring than typing.


 
Laura Bissio CT
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me too May 31, 2011

Michael Harris wrote:

neilmac wrote:

Not a priority yet. Am still thinking about it, it's somewhere on my to-do list and I might one day get round to it.


 
Thayenga
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Not yet May 31, 2011

Sonja Kroll wrote:

but I definitely will, even if I like to type.


I like to type, yet in the face of my overstrained wrists, voice recognition software is a definite # 2 on my soon-to-get software list.


 
Lori Cirefice
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Other May 31, 2011

I actually bought DNS a few months ago, installed it, had some trouble getting it set up and had to search for a while for a suitable microphone... even did part of the tutorial but am not yet using it on a regular basis, although I would like to! I seem to have a problem when it comes to actually implementing new software in my workflow, I get paranoid about using new things on real projects, what if something goes wrong? This also applies to new CAT tools. Or maybe it's just laziness?

 
Anja Weggel
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I did for a while May 31, 2011

I used DN 9 for a while because the idea appealed to me that I would be faster when speaking instead of writing.
However, I found it was not worth the effort. First, when working with Studio and DN it is way to cumbersome and slow for my taste. Second, there were so many errors that it took me ages to proofread my texts, and since DN produces "real" words (as opposed to words that do not exist when you write them incorrectly) the spell checker and I overlooked all sorts of words that did
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I used DN 9 for a while because the idea appealed to me that I would be faster when speaking instead of writing.
However, I found it was not worth the effort. First, when working with Studio and DN it is way to cumbersome and slow for my taste. Second, there were so many errors that it took me ages to proofread my texts, and since DN produces "real" words (as opposed to words that do not exist when you write them incorrectly) the spell checker and I overlooked all sorts of words that did not belong in the text. Third, although I have a fast machine, I found the software way too slow and since I am a fast typer anyway, it just did not work for me.

So now I have to keep my fingers crossed that my arms and fingers will stay healthy until I retire

Have a great evening
Anja
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