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[rayflan]

Andy,
Hope this makes sense to you

The following files should be in a directory on your pc (lets assume it’s C:\voice )
Viftool.exe,
w9xpopen.exe,
python23.dll,
_sre.pyd,
zlib.pyd
library.zip

Copy all 59 ogg files into the same directory

Open up a dos prompt ( goto run and type cmd )

Type cd c:\voice the prompt changes to c:\voice>

Type viftool join 99 andy data99.vif

This should produce two files in the same directory data99.chk and data99.vif
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[tomtomthumb]

ok ray this is what i.ve done so far i have unziped the viftool, then i have copied all the 59 oggs into the viftool file i then did the cmd thing, my file was on the desktop for easyness so it said c:\documents and settings\andy>
[my file is called voices]
i then typed what you instructed me to do and got viftool is not a recognised as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file, any ideas what im doing wrong

[rayflan]

your not in the right directory at the command prompt. which folder did you unzip viftools into ? you don't have all the ogg files and viftools on your desktop do you ??
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[tomtomthumb]

no mate there not on my desktop. when i unziped the folder it created a viftool folder when i click on that there is another vilftool folder with the files in, i mande a new folder called voices and copied these files into it i then copied all 59 oggs inton this folder aswell, there was also an icon witch was called, viftool tomtom chk\vif when the comand promt was open i could drag and drop this icon into it and it would put me in the right place, i also tried typing the command without thie file but now't happend i got the same message i hade before. if i doubled click this tomtom viftool chk\vif a comand prompt flahed for a second then went off!!

[rayflan]

Don't know what the tomtom chk\vif viftool is but lets try again.
You have a folder on C drive called voices.........Yes ?.
In this folder are the viftools listed above and the 59 ogg files........Yes ?
They should not be in another folder....you can see all these files when you open the voices folder......yes

Open up the command prompt display will show something like
C:\documents and setting..........>
Type cd c:\voices display shows C:\voices>
Type viftool join 99 andy data.99
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[rayflan]

last line should say
viftool join 99 andy data99.vif
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[tomtomthumb]

ray gonna have to leave it till tomorrow mate it's a bit late now just tried it but didn't work but will have a damn good go in the morning i'll post hear if i get stuck. thanks for the help

[tomtomthumb]

hi ray i've nearly got it working! but when i type join 99 andy data99.vif it tells me After.ogg is missing but it isn't, it's in with all the other oggs, any ideas whats gone wrong.

[rayflan]

Check the spelling is the same as in the error message. Can you play the file on your pc ?
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[Eldar]

J'admire votre patience

[tomtomthumb]

patience is a vertue and ray seems to have a lot of it, thanks ray, the after.ogg file is from anouther voice, i used poi-patcher to extract yoda voice i only change tha arrive ogg for the one you sent me back last night, what should i type to unpack the oggs using viftool as the poi program might be the problem.

[rayflan]

Andy fancy a laugh ?

Extracted yoda voice using poi patcher. renamed AhLefturn to AhLeftTurn
Built voice using viftool but using the arrive.ogg sent to you last night.

Tested on TTgo all silent execpt for the arrive prompt ?

I've just lost the last little bit of hair I had left.
Leave it with me and I'll get back to you later.
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[tomtomthumb]

ray thats weird! . how come you renamed the AhLefturn file? was it just to see what would happen. if i try to use viftool it says entry #0 "After.ogg" [natch] is missing, but it's not, when i use poi it compiles the voice, it works but not with my "arrive.ogg" but with another "arrive.ogg" from a differant voice!! like yoda would say "at the end of the road"and then andy siddle would say "you have reached your destanation". dunno whats happnin'.

[rayflan]

Dave,
Have you sorted it ?

My Findings from the other night are

Using Vif Tool
If I extract the ogg files using viftool split dataxx.vif it appears to extract the ogg files but it does not. The ogg files are raw pcm, that’s what adobe is telling me.
So extracting a voice then changing one voice prompt (arrive.ogg) and rebuilding gave me that strange result of only the arrive being heard.
All the ogg files were invalid except the one I changed.
I've downloaded viftools again still no joy with the extraction. Anybody aware of files external to the viftools causing a problem ?.

Poi Patcher.
If I extract and build with poi patcher no problems.
If I extract with poi patcher and build with viftools, the .chk and vif tools are produced but the voice is silent ?
Checked the ogg files poi patcher extracts and they are ok.

Conclusion.
If I'm building a voice from scratch I can use viftools or poi patcher.
If I need to extract and then rebuild I have to use poi patcher.
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[tomtomthumb]

dave? ok ray i'll give it a go and try to make my voice own voice this time using just viftool. i'll post hear with the results in a few days or so,
thanks ray
andy p.

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