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It is not that easy to say whether human narrators are better or text to speech tech. It is better to consider the pros and cons of each of these solutions. We can consider three main measures in our comparison. Cost, quality and time.

Cost
TTS is the winner in cost comparison, as one can convert 10 articles of 10,000 characters each (about 40 - 60 minutes of audio) by Artivle’s regular package of only $20, whereas hiring a voice talent for narrating up to 5 minutes of duration starts from $275, which is more than 10 times higher than TTS!
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Quality
Even considering the latest technology of text to speech conversion, there is a gap between human voice-over and TTS voice quality. There is still room for improvement to add inflections and warmth of human voice to the engine produced voice. With this said, in many cases the requirement of the user is met in TTS tech. The main purpose is to convey a message to the audience.
Time
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According to a research in 2016 and based on the World Health Organization Quality of Life parameters (WHOQOL-Bref), it is observed that low vision participants had lower quality of life scores in all four domains, i.e. environmental, physical, social and psychological domains.


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Your browser does not support iframes. Assistive technology for visually impaired is improving everyday and creative businesses and startups are finding novel ways to make life easier for people with this type o…