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New Text-To-Speech Plug-in for PowerPoint

Speech-Over Studio version 1.1, from Tuval Software Industries, is on its way. The revolutionary application is a plug-in for Microsoft`s PowerPoint presentation product. The plug-in enables PowerPoint to use voice without the need for recording.

A good voice narration in a PowerPoint presentation delivers the message almost as well as a presenter can. Synchronize the narration with PowerPoint?s great visual animations and you have a multi-media stand-alone presentation that can be used effectively when a live presentation is not feasible. Recording a professional-sounding narration is not an option for most people and a studio voice-over recording is expensive and time-consuming. In any case, a recording has to be synchronized with the visuals and re-recorded in case of changes.

Now, Tuval Software Industries? Speech-Over Studio offers a complete solution: without recording, a PowerPoint user, entering text only, can create a professional, synchronized narration -- quickly, easily, and cost-effectively. This unique software uses a text-to-speech engine to transform the narration script text into a voice sound track that sounds like it was made in a recording studio. Changing a presentation is now much easier, as all you need to do is edit the text inside the application. Otherwise a brand new recording was needed. Even language translation is fairly easy, and can be done in a short amount of time.