[ANN] F-ab 2.6.1

[Jiro Harada]

Hello,

F-ab 2.6.1 is now available for download.
F-ab 2.6.1 is a simple browser for Flash movies. It is created by  
Runtime Revolution 3.0. In this application, Flash movies are  
identified by channels instead of URLs. Currently 1400 or more high- 
quality Flash movies are registered in the channels.

In this version, the application can be controlled by voice commands.  
For example, say "one", "two", "three" and "four" with intervals to  
change the channel to 1234. And say "start" to play the movie. To  
recognize the voice commands, F-ab uses Sphinx-4, which is a speech  
recognition system written in Java. Visit http:// 
cmusphinx.sourceforge.net/sphinx4/ for more information about Sphinx-4.

Currently F-ab has 38 voice commands, which are very simple English  
words. A word that you utter is always compared with the standard  
pronunciation and the confidence score is calculated. The default  
setting is not taken as a command if the confidence score is less  
than 70(full mark:100). This setting can be changed in the  
Preferences menu of F-ab.

The work on confidence scores in Sphinx-4 is still experimental.  
Errors(java.lang.NullPointerException, java.lang.Error) might occur  
while calculating confidence scores. If the errors occur frequently,  
try to increase the Java virtual machine memory. You can increase it  
in the Preferences menu of F-ab.


Minimum Requirements:
- Internet Connection: Cable or DSL
- OS: Windows XP or Vista, Mac OS 10.4 or 10.5
- Memory: 512 MB of RAM
- Screen Resolution: 1024 x 768 or higher
- Java Runtime Environment 5 or 6

Recommended:
- Graphics card
- Microphone
- Web camera

Download:
http://www.f-ab.net/

Best regards,
Jiro Harada