Make your Store apps talk

Make your Store apps talk Sriram SubramanianSenior Program Manager Lead2-1716/28/2013Windows Azure2 2011 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries. The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.Text to speech capabilities. Using the API.Design and integration.

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Build 2012 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.6/28/20133Evolving user experiences

Evolving user experiences

Evolving user experiences

Voice first experiences.

Eyes free experiences.

Training apps.

Background notifications.Evolving user experiences

Build 2012 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.6/28/20137Introducing text to speech in Windows 8.1Build 2012 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.6/28/20138Text to speech demoText to speech platform featuresVoice synthesis to read out text. High quality voices with global reach.Enhancement of the voice with rhythm, stress, and intonation.Bookmarks and markers for control.Text to speech (TTS) core API objectsSpeechSynthesizer.SpeechSynthesisStream.Voices.

SpeechSynthesizerSpeechSynthesisStreamMedia Element ()VoicesTextBuild 2012 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.6/28/201311Speech synthesis code walkthroughFine tuning with SSMLWhen is tuning required?Adjust prosody. Intonation, rhythm, and speaking rate.Pause at natural points in larger text content.Flexibility to adjust pronunciations for app scenarios.Date vs. fraction.Abbreviations.Build 2012 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.6/28/201314Using SSML to tune voiceW3C standard. Attributes to control pronunciation, pitch, rate, etc.Process SSML tagged text using SpeechSynthesizer.SpeechSynthesizer.SynthesizeSsmlToStreamAsync.

Code walkthrough with SSMLLanguages and voices

17 voices16 locales

Build 2012 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.6/28/201318Spanish demoMarkersMarkersUsed to reference a specific location in the text sequence. Enables interactive experiences.Logical or user-set bookmarks.Highlight sentences as they are read.

How to use markersUse SSML element to define them in the input text.SpeechSynthesizer generates the audio stream with markers.Audio element fires an event when marker is reached.Use System Media playback controls.Use the AppBar to expose the additional controls.Use different voices when appropriate.

Design guidelines for voice experiences

Put the user always in controlBuild 2012 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.6/28/201323Final thoughtsConsider using voiceUse TTS APIs and platformReach global audience

Enable voice in your appsResourcesTTS API reference:http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/windows/apps/windows.media.speechsynthesis.aspx

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