Not so much smart as competent, SmartRead reads back text using standard Microsoft speech engines. It supports English and Chinese and lets you save text in audio files to play back when driving or jogging. Unfortunately, it only supports WAV files, so you may need a third-party conversion utility to save clips in compressed formats. The unattractive and inconvenient interface requires you to copy and paste text into the program window to have it read. Given its interface issues and modest functionality, we don't see SmartRead trumping its freeware competition.
Full Specifications
What's new in version 0.80
Version 0.80 adds MP3, and SWF(flash) file conversion.
General
ReleaseNovember 8, 2008
Date AddedMarch 31, 2008
Version0.80
Operating Systems
Operating SystemsWindows 2000, Windows Vista, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows, Windows XP, Windows NT
SmartRead can translate text to speech (TTS technology ) to read out clearly. It is very easy to use, needn't have any speech knowledge, check the article for you, read long text, have very obvious advantages. Repair function, can repair when engine has some problem, especially to XP users. Supports Windows Vista. Version 0.80 adds MP3, and SWF(flash) file conversion.
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