What is the best speech recognition software out there?

Get the package that comes with a microphone. That's a key element for the best performance.

Titles? ViaVoice and Dragon Dictate.

Bob

Here is a post from the past

http://forums.cnet.com/5208-6138_102-0.html?forumID=31&threadID=221939&messageID=2340835#2340835

Enjoy the video.


Rick

try e-speaking at google. great software

Over the last four years I have experimented with SR packages for: (1) Voice to text (V2T)dictation generating short documents such as emails and letters, (2) voice control (VC) of applications, (3) V2T dictation of longer documents, (4) V2T generation of technical documents involving mathematical symbols, equations, and blocks of equations. I have to say that the results were disapointing, until recently. Previously, VR features were just cute and geeky but of no long term usefulness. But, I kept trying, and now for applications 1 and 2, and sometimes 3 the latest generation of SR is a useful working tool for my content creation needs. Specifically, Windows Vista has a powerful SR capability, and for XP I have gotten good results with Dragon and e-naturally speaking. Good results require committment to do all of the training, and ... careful proofing. More on 4 later...

my daughters laptop is set up with dragon naturally speaking, the newest version. she is a total quadriplegic so cannot use a computer in the traditional sense of the word. every bit of research i did trying to find compatible software for her boiled down to dragon naturally speaking. you don't have to train it to recognize your voice anymore as in older versions. it is a life saver and helps create normal things in her changed life. if it works for her, it would work for anyone. i highly recommend it. in all fairness, i am not familiar with any other program.

I have been using Dragon software for a number of years now and I find its latest Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9 to be absolutely brilliant. I very rarely have to make any corrections to my dictated script and even when it is necessary it is done very easily. I watched the video from youtube and it must have been about five years old. NaturallySpeaking 9 works brilliantly for me both in dictation and in control of the mouse. It is necessary to decide what you were going to say before you start speaking. If you mumble then the computer will you get confused.

I would be lost without it.

that would be your gf

Hello Mizat,

and sorry about your daughter's situation. I have had two versions of Dragon; Dragon 9. "preferred" my current. In all honesty, I can't bring myself to ever recommend this program. Unless you want to add to your daughter's frustration, please reconsider. Although you do have 30 days to return it. Also, you only receive one free tech support call, then after that NUANCE, the company that owns the rights, charged $19.95 per incident for phone calls and/or $9.95 for tech support via e-mail. Some bargain, huh?

A useful English speech recognition software 'Wave To Text v5.2'. Help you convert your voice to text in real-time, while the program's wizard enables you to convert your Windows Audio WAV files (speech recorded) offline.

http://www.111download.com/product/wave-to-text-v.html

Everyone will have their own opinion, as of 2011 I would say that Dragon NaturallySpeaking 11 is leading the competition of voice recognition.

www.dragonrecognition.com