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Icy13 · 09-06-2017, 02:56 PM

Really excited to find this plugin, but I'm having difficulty getting it to work as intended.

As a previous user mentioned, just opening a book is slower (<2 seconds to more like 30seconds).

When I start trying to read aloud, the calibre worker thread goes to 40-50% processor load and I get maybe 1 sentence/block every 30 seconds.

Am I doing something wrong or is this expected behavior.

Specs:
Calibre x64
Windows 10 Pro x64 (Build 15063, latest as of post)
Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro
8gb Ram
Intel Core i7-4500U

For comparison, running TTS in the Foxit PDF reader app, I get none of these problems. Smooth readings, not crazy processor load. I beleive it uses SAPI5 also.

I would also recommend adding an option to change the speed of speech as I have been spoiled by podcasts at 1.3x. Check out the Foxit reader controls and options for inspiration. They aren't perfect but they provide vital minimum functions. https://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf-reader/ (No, I don't work for them, I just use it for my pdf-heavy job as a grad student)

09-06-2017, 02:56 PM	#13
Icy13 Junior Member Posts: 4 Karma: 14 Join Date: Aug 2007 Device: none	Really Really Laggy (Windows 10 Creators Update x64) Really excited to find this plugin, but I'm having difficulty getting it to work as intended. As a previous user mentioned, just opening a book is slower (<2 seconds to more like 30seconds). When I start trying to read aloud, the calibre worker thread goes to 40-50% processor load and I get maybe 1 sentence/block every 30 seconds. Am I doing something wrong or is this expected behavior. Specs: Calibre x64 Windows 10 Pro x64 (Build 15063, latest as of post) Lenovo Yoga 2 Pro 8gb Ram Intel Core i7-4500U For comparison, running TTS in the Foxit PDF reader app, I get none of these problems. Smooth readings, not crazy processor load. I beleive it uses SAPI5 also. I would also recommend adding an option to change the speed of speech as I have been spoiled by podcasts at 1.3x. Check out the Foxit reader controls and options for inspiration. They aren't perfect but they provide vital minimum functions. https://www.foxitsoftware.com/pdf-reader/ (No, I don't work for them, I just use it for my pdf-heavy job as a grad student)