Voice activated views and more...

[Chief Instructor]

I've been experimenting using the Voice Activated Commends (VAC) software to manage my views. The results have been fantastic!

 

Where as I'm not interested in using VA for controlling cockpit functions because it's not realistic, It is very useful to control views and other sim functions by voice, negating the need to take your hands off the HOTAS!

 

I'm finding it particularly useful for bringing up snap views and zooming in on the HUD for strafing runs :thumbup: Combined with TIR5 and the TM HOTAS and Cougar panels, it has taken the sim to another dimension for me. I hate fumbling around with the keyboard to change views or zoom levels or whatever and this software solves the problem beautifully. With some fiddling it is also easy to map voice functions to the radio comms too. In fact, you can very easily make anything happen via voice. The recognition software has for me been 99% accurate in its recognition, even when I speak very fast and casually.

 

I have done a very small demo video so you can see what I'm on about. I have set up a command to eject at the end which is useful. Also, a open/close canopy command, just for demo purposes. Anyway, you'll get the idea. Ignore the reckless flying... it's all about the voice!

 

Sorry, I have no idea how to embed a video player here!:mad:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILZ_4j3f1ps&feature=youtu.be

 

 

The software is available here http://www.dwvac.com/index.html and has a 30 day trial, so you can try without cost. If you get hooked, I think it only costs $18 for registration. Bargain. :thumbup:

[weasel75]

Thanks for the video - it is amazing how fast the software recognizes and triggers the keys.

While I need to get used to the snapview via-voice idea, I always hated to have to enter the radio-commands via keyboard .. maybe another thing one can do with the VAC? Would feel also adequate ;)

 

Here is some older piece of software I used years ago: http://clans.gameclubcentral.com/shoot/ - it is free, but needs some XML-writing.

[Heli Shed]

here mate:

 

ILZ_4j3f1ps

 

Good job!

[Chief Instructor]

Thanks Tyger! I've learned a lot from your excellent videos - thanks!

 

Weasel, it's really easy to use the VAC for controlling the radio commands. I just haven't got around to setting them all up yet, though I have done a few!

 

The VAC system uses the Microsoft Speech 5.1 technology which is embedded in Win 7 as the core recognition code. The VAC kind of sits on top and handles the mappings but it runs seamlessly in the background without the need for MS Speech to even be running. I am amazed at how well it recognises whole sentences, let alone individual words. It's quite amazing! :clap_2:

[superfluid]

This is really cool! Even with Freetrack, I've always felt like the snap-view toggles were a somewhat cumbersome, specially when you've got both hands full and you need to make a quick change to your CDU or zooming while rolling in on a target. Thank you, good sir, I can't wait to get home and try it :)

[Chief Instructor]

This is really cool! Even with Freetrack, I've always felt like the snap-view toggles were a somewhat cumbersome, specially when you've got both hands full and you need to make a quick change to your CDU or zooming while rolling in on a target. Thank you, good sir, I can't wait to get home and try it :)

 

Let me know if you need any help setting it up. It's fairly straight forward but some bits need a bit of fiddling! I can post my VAC profile if you like - it may give you a head start!

[Chief Instructor]

In fact, here's a good tutorial video...

 

[spikenet]

Fish has an excellent VAC profile that does all the Radio commands on here somewhere.

 

However, it does get confused between "tower one" and "wingman"..

 

Could you post your VAC profile for the snapviews please.

 

cheers

[Succellus]

EXCELLENT IDEA!!!!

[Supersheep]

[Removed, dumbest post ever.]

Super-

Edited January 20, 2012 by Supersheep
Complete lack of attention

[Chief Instructor]

Yes Supersheep... If you were to read my post carefully, you would have seen that in fact I also said:

 

"....Also, a open/close canopy command, just for demo purposes....."

 

Cheers

[Supersheep]

Ok, my bad.

I'll shut up here...

 

Edit: Removed the above.

 

Sorry!

Super-

Edited January 20, 2012 by Supersheep

[ZQuickSilverZ]

I have been trying to get people to use this for years. Though I use Game Commander 2.