A Question for my Software Savvy LJ Friends

[cinema_babe]

Is there anyone out here in the LJ cosmos who is familiar with voice recognition software like Dragon's Naturally Speaking? How accurate is it, is it worth the price? can I use it to write a novel? My wrists are not holding up so well and I'm starting to get a little concerned about typing for 5-6 hours all day at work and then another 2-3 hours at home at night.

Even with the heat and extra support, I don't want to trigger an episode of carpal tunnel woes so if I can talk it on days when my wrists are tired.

So if you know anything about this type of software (or know someone who does who you wouldn't mind hooking me up with) I would be eternally in your debt. :)

Comments

[hobbleskirt.livejournal.com]

I work with voice recognition for a living...not in the desktop context, but I'm familiar enough.

If you speak clearly and spend enough time training, you should get pretty good recognition, but definitely not perfect - you'll need patience, and be prepared for a fair amount of editing. If your primary goal is to give your wrists a rest, it may help you - but it won't be more efficient, just to warn you.

I'm going to check if I have something around.

[silvester10528.livejournal.com]

I'm in a completely different field, but I concur.

Every thing I have heard is that you have to tweak the input during the set-up phase and then consistent articulation is the key and plan on doing a lot of proof-reading and editing.



You might want to check into a dicta-phone/transcription arrangement with a word processor. A lot of them do night work on a per page basis.