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CanadianDavid
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January 3, 2012
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TTS English User Dictionary Editor - Expired License?

  • January 3, 2012
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Hi, when I open the UserDicEng.exe to add or modify words for using the Text-to-Speech function in Captivate and I attempt to have the word read by the voice, I get messages saying that either my license is expired or invalid. Do I need to acquire my own license to use voices such as Paul or Kate in my videos? Also, it appears that when I get the program to read out the word I just inputted, it reads the Source text (that is, the one that I want to have changed because it is pronounced wrong) instead of the Target text. Is this a known bug? Or is there an updated version of this program where the Read function works properly?

EDIT: I noticed another question similar to this one asked my another forum user; however, in the solution it links http://blogs.adobe.com/captivate/2009/07/text-to-speech_-_user_dictiona.html which says to replace the executable with this file: http://blogs.adobe.com/captivate/2009/07/31/t2apatch/UserDicEng.exe except I am getting a "Page not found". Does anyone have an updated link where I could download the fixed executable?

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Correct answer Anjaneai_Srivastava

Hi Dveyee,

I believe you have Captivate 5.5, the License has been updated for Captivate 5.5, Can you provide me you contact email, I would email you the File that you need to replace for your version, because in the links mentioned above, would be valid for Captivate 4.

Thanks,

Anjaneai

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Asterix_
Participant
January 12, 2012

So that others can readily update their own UserDicEng.exe file in Captivate 5.5 here is the link to download the new one:

ftp://cust-dl2:d0wnt0wn@eftp.adobe.com/Cp5.5_Dictionary/UserDicEng_Windows.zip

Be sure to unzip the file in the appropriate BIN folder so that it finds the associated vt_eng.dll file.  For most folks the BIN folders should be defaulting to here:

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Captivate 5.5\VT\Kate\M16\bin

C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Captivate 5.5\VT\Paul\M16\bin

And that folks, is all there is to it.

Cheers,

Asterix

Anjaneai_Srivastava
Adobe Employee
Anjaneai_Srivastava
Adobe Employee
January 12, 2012

Thanks Asterix, for sharing the Public Link to it!

I was about to create one, you saved me time

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Asterix_
Participant
January 12, 2012

Your most welcome! Oops I spoke too soon...

The good news is the new user dictionary installs fine.  The bad news is that there are no Phonetic characters available when trying to define a word by Pronunciation Symbols.


Here is a screenshot of the OLD dictionary attempting to use the Pronunciation Symbols:

Here is a screenshot of the NEW dictionary attempting to use the Pronunciation Symbols:


Is there somebody that can fix this new user dictionary?  Otherwise it is just a useless replacement.

Thanks,

Asterix


Anjaneai_Srivastava
Adobe Employee
Anjaneai_Srivastava
Adobe Employee
January 3, 2012

Hi Dveyee,

Try this Link : https://acrobat.com/#d=XahJkD4GguJK7BhxA0z3RQ

Download the File change the extension to "exe"

Can you confirm the verison if Captivate that you have??

Please Follow the Following article---

http://blogs.adobe.com/rjacquez/2009/07/licensing_error_fix_in_adobe_c.html

Another informative Link--

http://blogs.adobe.com/captivate/2009/03/customizing_text_to_speech_pro.html

Thanks,

Anjaneai

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CanadianDavidAuthor
Inspiring
January 4, 2012

Hi Anjaneai,

Thank you for your suggestion; however, I have followed the instructions given in your first link and I still get the same error messages about an invalid license. Are you able to try it yourself and confirm that it indeed does work?

Thanks,

Dveyee

Anjaneai_Srivastava
Adobe Employee
Anjaneai_SrivastavaCorrect answer
Adobe Employee
January 4, 2012

Hi Dveyee,

I believe you have Captivate 5.5, the License has been updated for Captivate 5.5, Can you provide me you contact email, I would email you the File that you need to replace for your version, because in the links mentioned above, would be valid for Captivate 4.

Thanks,

Anjaneai

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