Hello, everyone.
Following Bodhisattwa's request[1], I have added an upload feature to the (command-line) Linux version of this tool, so it can now batch-upload the recorded pronunciation files to Commons on your behalf.
(Ideally, it should have used OAuth, but that would take longer to implement. :))
If you want to use the new functionality, just get the latest pronuncify.rb script from GitHub[2], *install the new dependencies* (see the README.md file on GitHub for instructions), and enjoy! :)
(I'd love to know if any of you are using the tool.)
Cheers,
A.
[1] https://github.com/abartov/pronuncify/issues/1 [2] https://github.com/abartov/pronuncify
On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 8:23 PM Asaf Bartov abartov@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hello, everyone.
(this is an announcement in my capacity as a volunteer.)
Inspired by a lightning talk at the recent CEE Meeting[1] by our colleague Lars Aronsson, I made a little command-line tool to automate batch recording of pronunciations of words by native speakers, for uploading to Commons and integration into Wiktionary etc. It is called *pronuncify*, is written in Ruby and uses the sox(1) tool, and should work on any modern Linux (and possibly OS X) machine. It is available here[2], with instructions.
I was then asked about a Windows version, and agreed to attempt one. This version is called *pronuncify.net http://pronuncify.net*, and is a .NET gooey GUI version of the same tool, with slightly different functions. It is available here[3], with instructions.
Both tools require word-list files in plaintext, with one word (or phrase) per line. Both tools name the files according to the standard established in [[commons:Category:Pronunciation]], and convert them to Ogg Vorbis for you, so they are ready to upload.
In the future, I may add OAuth-based direct uploading to Commons. If you run into difficulties, please file issues on GitHub, for the appropriate tool. Feedback is welcome.
A.
[1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_CEE_Meeting_2015/Programme/Lightni... [2] https://github.com/abartov/pronuncify [3] https://github.com/abartov/Pronuncify.net -- Asaf Bartov