Dragon naturally speaking on a virtual machine Thread poster: Bruno Depascale
| Bruno Depascale Italy Local time: 12:19 Member (2009) English to Italian + ...
Dear Colleagues, I am considering to buy DNS for working purposes, that is, to use it with Trados 2014, Across and Memoq, which I run on a virtual machine in an mac environment. I wanted to ask your advice about which version to buy, the version for windows OS or for the mac OS? I ask you this because my imac already has a dictation feature, which works well also in the virtual machine (both in Trados and in Across). So, could you help me in deciding which is the best opt... See more Dear Colleagues, I am considering to buy DNS for working purposes, that is, to use it with Trados 2014, Across and Memoq, which I run on a virtual machine in an mac environment. I wanted to ask your advice about which version to buy, the version for windows OS or for the mac OS? I ask you this because my imac already has a dictation feature, which works well also in the virtual machine (both in Trados and in Across). So, could you help me in deciding which is the best option? Unfortunately, DNS is not available as a free trial, so I cannot test it before buying it. Thank you for your help! ▲ Collapse | | | | Stefan Budrich Germany Local time: 12:19 Member (2005) English to German Recommend WIN version of DNS for use w Parallels (30 days money-back) | Dec 10, 2013 |
About a year ago I used to employ the Mac version of DNS (Dragon Dictate) in an environment similar to yours (iMac, Parallels, Trados, DVX). I can confirm that the Mac version did not produce useful dictation results when used within the Windows application. It turned out erroneous characters – as if the coding setting was wrong. I had not purchased Dictate for this particular purpose, so I did not investigate any further. My conclusion is therefore that if you plan on using DNS in your ... See more About a year ago I used to employ the Mac version of DNS (Dragon Dictate) in an environment similar to yours (iMac, Parallels, Trados, DVX). I can confirm that the Mac version did not produce useful dictation results when used within the Windows application. It turned out erroneous characters – as if the coding setting was wrong. I had not purchased Dictate for this particular purpose, so I did not investigate any further. My conclusion is therefore that if you plan on using DNS in your Windows application you will need to buy a Windows version. While Nuance does not seem to have a free demo version they do have a 30-day money back guarantee, at least on the German EMEAR site. http://shop.nuance.de/store?Action=DisplayReturnAndCancellationsPage&Env=BASE&Locale=de_DE&SiteID=nuanceeu&ThemeID=26429600#q1 I had to return a purchase once and it worked without fail. Hope this helps a bit. Stefan Budrich tsglobal Language Service Providers www.tsglobal.de ▲ Collapse | | | Bruno Depascale Italy Local time: 12:19 Member (2009) English to Italian + ... TOPIC STARTER
Dear Fiona and Stefan, thank you for your advices, I really appreciate it. I think that DNS is pretty superior with respect to mac built-in recognition software. I translate medical texts, so I should "train" the software to recognize many technical terms. However, maybe the last version of parallels allows a bigger integration between windows and mac, allowing me to use the mac version of DNS. Unfortunately, seems that nobody else knows about this matter. I have al... See more Dear Fiona and Stefan, thank you for your advices, I really appreciate it. I think that DNS is pretty superior with respect to mac built-in recognition software. I translate medical texts, so I should "train" the software to recognize many technical terms. However, maybe the last version of parallels allows a bigger integration between windows and mac, allowing me to use the mac version of DNS. Unfortunately, seems that nobody else knows about this matter. I have also tried writing to DNS support, but they haven't answered yet, and I think they have no clue about this matter. So, I think that I will buy the windows version (just to be on the safe side). Thank you very much for your help! Bruno ▲ Collapse | | | To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator: You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request » Dragon naturally speaking on a virtual machine TM-Town | Manage your TMs and Terms ... and boost your translation business
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