A Comparison of Voice Reader Home, Studio and Web

Features	Home € € 49	Studio € 499	Web € 19 / month
Platform / Type	Desktop application	Desktop application	Internet service
Usage	Private use Have texts read out loud or create audio files for personal use	Professional use With its variety of settings options, use as an alternative to sound studios for creating audio files for publication	Read-aloud service for websites Have Voice Reader Web read websites out loud in the browser via its own Flash player and download them as audio files
Audio format settings	Wav, MP3	Wav, MP3	MP3
Publication permission	--
Supported applications:	Microsoft® Word Microsoft® Outlook Microsoft® PowerPoint Adobe Acrobat iTunes (1)	Microsoft® Word Microsoft® Outlook Microsoft® PowerPoint Adobe Acrobat iTunes (1)	Internet Explorer Firefox Safari Opera Cell phone browsers(Nokia, Sony Ericsson and Windows) (2)
Female voice
Male voice	--	(3)	(3)
Number of avatars	2	4 (4)	--
Creation of speaker profiles	--		--
Playback options	Volume Pitch Speed	Volume Pitch Speed	Controlled by the administrator: Volume Pitch Speed Controlled by the user in the Web browser (Flash player): Volume Pause Fast forward and rewind Mute Background music MP3 download
Creation of speaker profiles	--		--
Special effects	--	Integrate sound effects Change speakers (5) Change language (6) Pauses	Read out text invisible in the source
Editor for improving pronunciation	--		--
Stop list of words and punctuation marks that are left unpronounced	--		Comment out sections of the text that should not be read out loud
Tone quality setting	--	MP3: 16-160 kBit/s WAV: PCM 8/11/22 kHz 8/16 Bit Mono	32 - 64 kbit/s
Audio file export	MP3, WAV: 16 Bit 22 kHz	MP3: 16-160 kBit/s WAV: PCM 8/11/22 kHz 8/16 Bit Mono	MP3: 16 Bit 22 kHz
Shortcuts as an alternative to mouse navigation	--		--
Product activation via the Internet			--
Available languages (see below)	11	15	15
Price (recommended price)	49,- € per language	499,- € per language	19,- € per month per language (1-year minimum term)
System requirements	Windows 2000 SP2 or higher, Windows XP, Vista; Internet access for product activation; Internet Explorer (version 6 or higher)	Windows 2000 SP4 or higher, Windows XP, Vista; Internet access for product activation; Internet Explorer (version 6 or higher)	On your web server: none On the client computers: Works with all current web browsers, requires JavaScript to be activated , requires a Flash plug-in. The installation of the plug-in is automatically suggested if it is absent. Furthermore, the user can switch to an alternative player which works with every browser.

(1) Microsoft® Office 2002 (XP), 2003 or 2007; Adobe Acrobat (version 7.0 or higher); iTunes

(2) Internet Explorer 6 + 7; Firefox 1 + 2; Safari 3; Opera 9; Nokia S60 browser

(3) only for Voice Reader Studio German and British English

(4) only for Voice Reader Studio German and British English; all other languages: 3

(5) It is only possible to change between the male and female voices with Voice Reader Studio German and British English.

(6) It is only possible to change between languages that have been installed.

Language	Home	Studio	Web
German
American English
British English
French
Canadian French		*
Italian
Spanish
Mexican Spanish		**
Portuguese
Dutch
Czech
Chinese
Russian
Swedish
Polish