Im impressed with CF 2.0

HiJackZX1 · 04-29-2008, 06:14 AM

Just wanted to say that this update is great. Looks and runs nice, and has a feature I never noticed in the past builds. Only thing I can say I hate is that it doesnt just have a button for advanced setting mode. The feature I love is that you can tell CF which voice pack to use to talk back to you. I design high-end multimedia websites and rather then pay someone to speak for my sites, I purchased voice packs for like $40.00 per person (2 male, 3 female). These voices sound so real that I was amazed, and now I am amazed that I can use them with CF. CF wont sound so computer based like. Only thing is I have to redo is iGuadance to sound like the voice packs. I just got iG 4.0 so maybe there is a setting to change it.

PS: I read somewhere there is something I can do to make the advanced options open permanetly. Can someone please explain this to me in newbie terms.

veetid · 04-29-2008, 01:30 PM

you can, open the shortcut that launches Centrafuse and change to something like the following:

"C:\Program Files\Flux Media\Centrafuse\centrafuse.exe" -advsettings

david

HiJackZX1 · 04-29-2008, 02:00 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by veetid

you can, open the shortcut that launches Centrafuse and change to something like the following:

"C:\Program Files\Flux Media\Centrafuse\centrafuse.exe" -advsettings

david

what about if i am using CF in Shell Mode?

PS: I think I got it..... I go to the registry and add -advsettings at the end of "Shell" value?

veetid · 04-29-2008, 03:39 PM

you can do it that way for now, also it will be fixed in the next release or soon there after...

david

accordvsick · 04-29-2008, 06:51 PM

Can I use the phone feature on the 30 day trial? I tried turning it on in settings but it says i have a invalid license.

Nola111 · 04-29-2008, 09:06 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by accordvsick

Can I use the phone feature on the 30 day trial? I tried turning it on in settings but it says i have a invalid license.

This is an incorrect error message that is being fixed for the next release. This error message means that CF can't find the BT stack's .dll file. Make sure that any other BT software you have on your system is completely uninstalled, then re-install CF and make sure to select yes when it asks you if you want it to install its BT software. Then try it again and you should get the Phone settings to show up. This is all assuming that you have some kind of BT hardware connected.

Nola111 · 04-29-2008, 09:08 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by HiJackZX1

Just wanted to say that this update is great. Looks and runs nice, and has a feature I never noticed in the past builds. Only thing I can say I hate is that it doesnt just have a button for advanced setting mode. The feature I love is that you can tell CF which voice pack to use to talk back to you. I design high-end multimedia websites and rather then pay someone to speak for my sites, I purchased voice packs for like $40.00 per person (2 male, 3 female). These voices sound so real that I was amazed, and now I am amazed that I can use them with CF. CF wont sound so computer based like. Only thing is I have to redo is iGuadance to sound like the voice packs. I just got iG 4.0 so maybe there is a setting to change it.

PS: I read somewhere there is something I can do to make the advanced options open permanetly. Can someone please explain this to me in newbie terms.

Where can I get these voice packs, HiJack?

blckwdw · 04-30-2008, 09:37 AM

but are there any decent free ones besides M$?

raygun · 05-01-2008, 11:25 PM

what voice packs are you using? have you seen NeoSpeech?

these are pretty good, better than MS Sam

http://www.neospeech.com/

HiJackZX1 · 05-02-2008, 09:30 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by raygun

what voice packs are you using? have you seen NeoSpeech?

these are pretty good, better than MS Sam

http://www.neospeech.com/

2 of them are Kate and Paul.... The other 3 are something else......... Why did NEOSPEECH change their site so drastically? You cant buy directly online anymore!!! I do like that they have the new japanesse voice, where you type in english and it speaks it in japanesse. I wish they had a German one.

ccsnet · 05-02-2008, 09:47 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by HiJackZX1

2 of them are Kate and Paul.... The other 3 are something else......... Why did NEOSPEECH change their site so drastically? You cant buy directly online anymore!!! I do like that they have the new japanesse voice, where you type in english and it speaks it in japanesse. I wish they had a German one.

So how do you install them then ?

Terran

Nola111 · 05-02-2008, 10:22 AM

HiJack, any idea how I can purchase the voices? The Sales page on the neospeech site just takes me to a form to fill out about how big or small my business is...

HiJackZX1 · 05-02-2008, 11:53 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Nola111

HiJack, any idea how I can purchase the voices? The Sales page on the neospeech site just takes me to a form to fill out about how big or small my business is...

Thats what I was commenting on..... There is no direct way to buy them anymore, which is dumb.....

First you install the voice packs, then you just got to the Speech option in CF and it will automatically see the new voice packs.

smeesseman · 05-03-2008, 02:28 PM

Here's a link with some voices:

https://www.cepstral.com/

Check out the "Allison" voice, it's near human...

Nola111 · 05-03-2008, 06:16 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by smeesseman

Here's a link with some voices:

https://www.cepstral.com/

Check out the "Allison" voice, it's near human...

Very nice, and nicely priced at 30 bucks a voice.