ClaroRead Extras
ClaroRead for PC now includes more applications and utilities to enrich the available toolkit. We have still concentrated on ease of use, so many of the Extras are neatly tucked away. However, users have the peace of mind knowing that the feature is there should they be required for a particular task or assignment. existing and future ClaroRead users can obtain free downloads and add on products from this page. Alternatively, visit our Downloads section to access a number of helpful programs to fix problems.
ClaroSpeak
ClaroSpeak is available now for iPad and iPhone
ClaroSpeak™ is the first assistive technology app from Claro Software, available on iOS for iPad, iPhone or iPod Touch. ClaroSpeak is a high quality text-to-speech reader capable of speaking any accessible text with a range of human high quality voices. ClaroSpeak offers the option of visual highlighting in sync with the spoken words – and a great range of colour and font settings to allow for optimum reading. ClaroSpeak is available in a wide range of languages and voices, for different countries, via the Apple App Store. ClaroSpeak is a quality app for proofreading text through listening, helping with reading and literacy development and creating audio files from any text.
To find out more go to the ClaroSpeak Website
Accessible PDF
ClaroRead has always allowed PDF files to be spoken aloud, and also converted into Microsoft Word format with ClaroRead Plus edition. We wanted to give the user more options for PDF files to be spoken aloud, so we produced a standalone Accessible PDF reader, which is available as a free download for anyone. The Claro Accessible PDF Reader will convert accessible PDF Files into a web page style retaining the original format and layout or a simple text only view. It is possible to change any of the colour, font and spacing using the built in controls, and ClaroRead will speak back the text aloud.
Click here to download the free Accessible PDF application
Free Cereproc Heather Voice
As an optional extra, it is now possible to download the Cereproc Heather voice free of charge using discount code 'heather100'. To download the Cereproc Heather Voice follow the instructions below:
- Click here to go to the Cereproc Heather Download Page
- Complete the registration form.
- To use the coupon, scroll to the bottom of the page and enter 'heather100' into the coupon box.
- Click the 'next ' button at the bottom of the page to continue.
- On the order page click on the 'order' button.
Updates and Patches
ClaroUP is the new software update mechanism. ClaroUP will automatically check for updates to any of the Claro Software product range and will notify users when a new patch or update is available for any of the software.
Click here to download the ClaroUP Application
Download the .OGG audio codec installer
Ogg Vorbis is a free, open-source audio media format, like MP3. It's a second-generation format, like AAC or WMA, so users get better compression for less size.
Our software gives the option of saving text as Ogg Vorbis (as opposed to wav, mp3, wma) but most machines will not play it back without installing some extra software called a codec.
To help, we've created this simple Ogg Codec installer will play .ogg Ogg Vorbis audio files in Windows Media Player just like MP3 and WMA files. Just download and run.
Get the free AMIS DAISY Reader and Save as DAISY Word 2007 add-in
DAISY Digital Talking Books combine synthesised speech, recorded speech and text in books that offer much more than plain text or audio CDs. A DAISY book player is required, and the leading free program is the AMIS DAISY reader, supported by the DAISY Consortium.
A Microsoft Word Add-in is also available. This Add-in will allows users to save Word documents to the DAISY format. To get the Add-in follow the link below.
(Note that users must have permission from the voice vendor to redistribute DAISY books made with a particular voice, and the MP3 production uses the LAME encoder which may not be compliant with the local patent regime). |
