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You can add new lines by typing them into the text box on the utterance list and hitting enter.

For each line you can there are three ways of getting the character to speak the line:

• Use text-to-speech. This is the default and you don't need to do anything for this. You can however change the voice from the Voice pull down menu in the Settings tab, and clicking the Set button

• Record your own voice. Select the appropriate line. Hold down the Record button while speaking the line. Make sure toUse a prerecorded audio wave files. The spoken text in this file needs to match the text depicted in the line exactly. to:

  • Start speaking immediately after pushing the button
  • Hold the button continuously while speaking
  • Release immediately after done speaking
  • Read the line accurately, since both the text and audio is used for creating a lip synching schedulesyncing schedule
  • Note that a window pops up indicating automatic analyzes of the text and audio to generate a lip syncing schedule; you can change the method from Lipsync under the Options menu.
• Use an existing audio file:
  • Select the appropriate line; ensure that the text in this line exactly matches the text in the audio
  • Click the Add button in the Audio section
  • Select the file and click OK
  • Note that a window pops up indicating automatic analyzes of the text and audio to generate a lip syncing schedule; you can change the method from Lipsync under the Options menu.

Play a line

Either double click the line or click the Play button in the Line panel.

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