Oi, oi, listen to me for a moment, ne (ง ื▿ ื)ว . The anime industry has become increasingly relevant on the international scene. It is no longer a pejorative adjective if they call you an otaku, in fact, many of us already identify ourselves like this ヽ(o＾▽＾o)ノ . But seriously, whether you are a consumer of the anime world or not, if you are an indie, professional or amateur animation technician you cannot ignore this universe. The Japanese anime aesthetic is here to stay, that’s why we’ll talk about Woord, an ideal Text-To-Speech tool for Anime Indie Videos.
What are Text-To-Speech or TTS software?
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Text-To-Speech or TTS Converters are programs that automatically generate an artificial voice that reproduces the sound produced by a person speaking or reading any text out loud. They are systems that allow the conversion of texts into synthetic speech. Depending on the software we use, the audio quality will vary; we can get extremely realistic results, but there are also Saas of this kind that “talks” in a very robotic way. Therefore, it is important to choose the type of converter that best suits us. But, the truth is that there is a wide variety of TTS software today and choosing can be bothersome.
Woord‘s Text-To-Speech Tool for Anime Indie Videos.
Woord is a free online TTS with a lot of helpful features. It’s available in more than 20 languages, including Japanese. You may convert your writing into professional speaking by using its high-quality female, male or gender-neutral voices. It’s ideal for It is an excellent software for producing low-budget but quality voiceovers.
These features, as well as all of the languages, are available for free on the basic plan; this way, you may check out the service before purchasing the premium version. The free version includes up to 20.000 characters every month, as well as professional voices, a chrome plugin, an SSML editor, and an MP3 download. Because the voices in this application are very realistic, you may adjust their speed and structure.
Although the free version of Woord is really complete, it may be convenient for you to invest in one of the paid subscriptions, since are specially designed for commercial use and you will have 100% of the intellectual property for all files.
How to use Woord
- First, go to https://www.getwoord.com/guest/upload
- Once you are on Woord, choose the format of the file you want to digitalize. You can scan or take pictures of the script you want Woord to “read”; you can also write it directly on the SSML editor
- Then, select or drag the files
- Below the file, an exact transcription will appear in an editor that you can modify if needed
- Then, select the gender of the voice and the device on which you will play the audio for Woord to automatically apply the appropriate enhancements to the audio for that device
- Lastly, hit the “Speak it!” button and download.
And that would be it, you have your Japanese dialogues ready.
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