Nuance Text to Speech Recognition

Nuance introduced the ScanSoft PDF Converter Professional 4 that will be competing against Adobe System’s Acrobat. Allowing users to create and convert PDF files is the main purpose of this program.

The newer version has text-to-speech ability and it uses Nuance’s latest RealSpeak technology to make PDF text into WAV audio format. Currently only one male voice is available for MP3 player and Podcast users, but the company does plan to provide various other voices in future. New features enable users to create XML Tagged PDF, manage security on a PDF document, create graphics and tables, and convert PDF into Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word or Corel WordPerfect documents.

PDF Converter Professional 4 will be released in United States on August, 22. It is largely targeted at corporate users for the price of under $100. Although ScanSoft PDF Create 4 and PDF Converter are featured in the program, they are also to be sold separately.