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Character Builder
The Character Builder gives non-animators
the power to create high-quality character animation. Use it to add a
character to your web site or to create character-led training and promotion
materials. The Builder produces royalty-free Flash SWF and video files that can
be uploaded to any web site.
The Character Builder runs on Windows XP, Vista, and Windows 7.
Additional Characters and Character Addons
The Character Builder comes with several characters in each
style - additional character products are available in packs or as individual items.
Speech Packs
The Character Builder comes with the ability to record your
own voice and to import audio from a recording studio. A real human
voice always sounds best, but many clients enjoy the convenience of
high-quality text-to-speech engines, especially for material that is updated
frequently.
Please set a quantity and press Checkout to see pricing on Speech Packs.
Loquendo
Loquendo Speech Packs with Expressive Cues™ represent some of the most realistic voices on the market, and are available in some 30 languages.
They include royalty-free audio distribution rights, but can only be used within the Character Builder.
NOTE: New Loquendo users must select one base license and one or more voices. Voice packages contain
only data, and cannot be used without the base package. Additional voices can be added to a base license at a later time.
Other Voices. We carry the full range of Loquendo voices, including a few newer or less common voices that are not listed above. These include voices in Portuguese (Portugal), Catalan, Danish, Finnish, Polish, Russian, and Chinese. For a full list of Loquendo voices, please see the Loquendo site.
When adding voices that are not listed, please specify which voices, e.g. "Olga, Zeynep" in the field above.
Adding voices. Adding a voice is easy, provided the voice you are adding was already available at the time the base license was purchased. If not, Loquendo may require
back annual maintenance fees to upgrade your installation before the new voice can be added.
Annual Maintenance A 20% annual maintenance fee is required by Loquendo in order to
obtain updates. Updates may be required when adding voices. Most clients purchase annual maintenance as necessary when adding new voices.
Note that Loquendo's policy is that all sales are final at the time the licensing is complete - please evaluate
the voice by entering your own text in the interactive demo on the
Loquendo site.
Please allow up to 3 business days to complete the licensing process.
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Ivona
Ivona Speech Packs are an exciting new addition to our speech lineup.
They feature excellent pronunciation quality and represent a good overall value.
These voices include royalty-free audio distribution rights, but can only be used within the Character Builder.
We carry all Ivona voices, but not all voices are listed here. Please contact us if you need a voice that is not on this list.
Note that Ivona's policy is that all sales are final at the time the licensing is complete - please contact Media Semantics to obtain a trial of this voice. Please allow up to 3 business days to complete the licensing process.
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NeoSpeech
Our NeoSpeech Speech Packs provide outstanding voice quality and pronunciation.
These are the highest quality voice databases available from NeoSpeech (500MB+).
These voices include royalty-free audio distribution rights, but can only be used within the Character Builder.
Upgrades. If your voice appears as "VW Paul" or "VW Kate" then you have the option to upgrade to the latest version. The latest
version appears only in the Character Builder TTS dropdown and not in the SAPI voices applet, and appears as "Neo Paul" or "Neo Kate". There are currently two
main reasons to upgrade - moving a very old license beyond the number of available "installs", and/or moving an older license to Windows 7.
CDKEY(s) being upgraded:
We resell all Neo voices, but not all voices are listed here. Please contact us if you need a voice that is not on this list.
Note that NeoSpeech's policy is that all sales are final at the time the licensing is complete - please evaluate the voice by entering your own text in the interactive demo on the NeoSpeech site. Please allow up to 3 business days to complete the licensing process.
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Cepstral
Cepstral Speech Packs sound slightly more robotic, but with excellent pronunciation and a low price.
They include an Audio Distribution License for use with the Character Builder.
We resell all Cepstral voices, but not all voices are listed here. Please contact us if you need a voice that is not on this list.
Note that Cepstral's policy is that all sales are final at the time the licensing is complete - please evaluate
the voice by entering your own text in the interactive demo on the
Cepstral
site.
Please allow up to 3 business days to complete the licensing process.
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Character Server
The optional Character Server is used
whenever characters need to speak dynamic text, such as text
from a database or a dynamic web page.
The Server is normally used in conjunction with Microsoft
Windows Server 2000 or 2003 running IIS or Apache web server software,
and server-side text-to-speech.
The Character Server is available under either a Standard or an Advanced license. The Standard license
includes a CGI API that is used by the Builder's External Message feature to support dynamic text and AI.
The Advanced license adds a COM API that can be used to create more advanced avatar solutions.
Please see the samples page for examples of both API in action.
Other
The Extensibility Kit contains
documentation and character source files in Adobe Illustrator and Smith Micro Poser format.
The kit is primarily aimed at artists wishing to create their own characters.
There is no charge for the Extensibility Kit, however we are only able to provide technical
support for the kit via our Extended Support program. Please inquire for details.
Extended Support
Standard email support for the Character Builder and Character Server is free, but
normally prevents us from working with your content directly. Extended Support hours let us work
directly with your team to provide installation, customization, and troubleshooting assistance.
An Extended Support package lets you pre-pay for hours that may be used at your convenience during the
course of a project.
Ready to Checkout?
All prices are in US dollars. Electronic delivery is used
for all products. You can purchase
by credit card using our online system, or you can order by phone, at
425-831-6384, or by fax, at 425-671-0816. Please contact us for volume pricing.
Sales tax will be collected on all Washington State sales.
Washington State residents please check here
Have a promo code? Enter it here:
If your order includes a Character Server or a Speech Pack
then please allow up to 48 hours to complete the licensing process.
 
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