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The Voice of a new generation

The next generation of prompting is here. Autoscript Voice uses revolutionary advanced speech recognition technology to free presenters and production staff from their scroll control devices. Using Voice for WinPlus-IP, presenters are empowered with reliable and accurate real-time control of their prompted script simply by speaking the words. It’s the most effortless way to control a prompter ever.

Integrated Automation

Developed with a leading news broadcaster

Highly responsive scroll control and show navigation for presenters and production staff

Automatically handles script formats, ad libs, and interview segments

Supports regional accents and multi-presenter formats

IP and virtual machine compliant

Integrates into automated production models

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Frequently asked questions

How does Voice differ from an off-the-shelf voice recogniser?

Advanced speech recognition (ASR) is used in many products today, from phones to cars. There have even been some app-based prompting solutions. Voice delivers much higher level, broadcast scale functionality tailored to complex live operations. Autoscript engineers have been able to deliver a solution with the necessary accuracy and responsiveness by layering proprietary algorithms with advanced pattern matching onto a sophisticated ASR system. This has been tested and refined in collaboration with NBC News to ensure the reliability, flexibility and ease of use needed by modern broadcast operations.

 

How reliable is Voice?

As the leading supplier of prompting solutions we understand the importance of reliability. Beta-testing was an integral part of the Voice development and it has been rigorously tested in live environments, using multiple languages, workflows and show formats. Now Voice is being used in a live mainstream news environment on a daily basis. Ultimately the only way to prove this is to try it, and we recommend you book a demo of the system to see for yourself.

How does Voice differ from VoicePlus?

Autoscript recognised the potential of speech-based control many years ago and offered VoicePlus voice activation as an option with WinPlus. However, voice activation isn’t appropriate for complex workflows, because the system doesn’t know exactly what is being said. Using advanced speech recognition, Autoscript Voice offers a resilient solution for productions and can manage any complexity including adlibs, background studio noise and off-script segments such as interviews.

Can Voice be used alongside existing controllers?

Yes, Voice is designed to work as an additional controller within the system. It follows the standard controller convention in which the last device to be used is the one in control, allowing you to switch seamlessly between Voice and hand/foot scroll controls at any time.

Is a presenter able to adlib while Voice is controlling the script?

Yes, because Voice uses advanced speech recognition to track the words spoken it can identify when a presenter goes off script and is programmed to pause scrolling until the audio returns to the script.

How does Voice handle non-scripted segments such as SOTs, video tape and interviews?

The prompting intelligence built into Voice by our engineers enables it to manage all production formats. Where sound on tape is not included in the script, Voice will auto-scroll through the SOT description, just as it does sluglines and other non-script content. In interview segments Voice will display upcoming questions to the presenter, with further navigation possible from the control room if questions are covered within the discussion.

Can Voice be used in a virtualised production environment?

Yes. Just like WinPlus-IP, Voice can run on a virtual machine. This is a key part of the extensive NBC setup and has been rigorously tested.

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