My test computer is a Sony Vaio Notebook with Windows 7, an Intel i5 processor and a factory built and very popular Realtek sound card.
Installation problems I do not have, as usual in Windows 7 I have to confirm that I really want to install the software. After a maximum of 10 minutes, the software is fully installed, this had to choose between the supplied serial number can be entered. After online activation of the program (registration is optional), the program is calibrated in a few short steps and your voice and your headset. A suitable and functional base headset is in the way of software.
After that one is led to an interactive tutorial. Here you learn the software and its wide range of functions including voice recognition deal. Then also the first concrete examples of dictations (new line) Here are practiced, incl. The possibility punctuation (period, comma, parenthesis, etc.) and dictation commands to try and make corrections in the text directly on the program. As I said, the program is very complex and has many more features, is able to communicate as this first introduction.
Unlike previous versions, the manufacturer promises now that the program can be used immediately for dictation without lengthy and tedious training now. As I said, I have already the last versions of the program to know her and know that this point for me has always been a small stumbling block, because I knew I only had the program a little bit my voice and set my rhythm of speech before it largely error-free could write my recorded voice texts.
With this new version 13 this is actually over. You can see from this text that I have written purely with the program is that it actually works. I started immediately with the dictates of this statement really after installation and after the first calibration and this has gone absolutely positive. Every word was correctly identified and written. So if you decide to purchase this program and wish to write only on the fly a continuous text, without wishing to be the first time to deal with other features of the program, then you can do this effect from the package after less than half an hour after unpacking the CD , Just open the word processor of your choice, such as Word, press in the Dragon bar on your desktop on the microphone icon and can start immediately.
In my opinion, a revolution and a real step forward in terms of speech recognition!
Hence my absolute recommendation for Dragon NaturallySpeaking Home 13, because at last is the final stage of the development of speech recognition program in this program. The next step may actually be only the automated detection of thoughts. Until then (hopefully never), makes this software the maximum possible in terms of recognition accuracy. And this is the first time without much incorporation. A very big recommendation on my part.
