Comments on: Convert a Text File into Spoken Audio via Command Line

By: Convert a Text File to RTF, HTML, DOC, and more via Command Line

Convert a Text File to RTF, HTML, DOC, and more via Command Line — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:13:56 +0000

[...] forget that you can also convert a text file to a spoken audio file, this can be achieved through the command line or by using the simpler “Add to iTunes as [...]

By: mike

mike — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:14:41 +0000

better to over-engineered than under-engineere

By: Convert Text to Spoken Audio the Easy Way

Convert Text to Spoken Audio the Easy Way — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 17:52:43 +0000

[...] showed you how to convert text to spoken audio files via the command line but some people ran into trouble with that method. It turns out I completely over-engineered how to [...]

By: Ty

Ty — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:31:40 +0000

Thanks Will but that didn’t work.

By: Ty

Ty — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 15:30:49 +0000

Seriously, don’t even bother with Terminal and command line stuff. Just use Automator. They have a prebuilt workflow that does all the work for you to include putting your highlighted text/copied to the clipboard right into an iTunes file. No fuss, no key commands. Just a sweet one click solution.

http://automator.us/leopard/examples/ex07/index.html

By: mike

mike — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 10:20:06 +0000

all os x users have services menu. In all apps under the applications name in the menubar, same menu selection you get to the about this application or preferences for the app. hope this helps.

By: Sven

Sven — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 07:50:26 +0000

Worked for me with “say -o audio.m4a -f text.txt”

What is this Services menu and why do I not have it?

By: Will

Will — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 07:29:26 +0000

Try using a plain text TXT file rather than an RTF or any formatted document, does that work?

By: TY

TY — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 04:33:33 +0000

Never mind guys. I found a much better source that take all the effort out of this. No Terminal. No Commands. Just point and click:

http://automator.us/leopard/examples/ex07/index.html

Thanks Rob.

By: mike

mike — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 03:42:59 +0000

I just open text files, web pages select all or the text i want then go to services menu and select add to itunes as a spoken track.

By: TY

TY — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 01:52:07 +0000

did it work for you?

By: TY

TY — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 01:51:43 +0000

Playing w/ the Convert a Text File into Spoken Audio function but the command only creates an audio file that speaks the name of the original file? A step must be missing or I am doing something wrong. Please help. This would be a HUGE asset!

By: Rob

Rob — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 01:39:55 +0000

The conversion of a .rtf to .m4a works; but the only audio being output is the file name. For example the test file “test.rtf” – the file is converted but the .m4a file name is what is read to me. Not the text in the file. What am I don’t wrong?

By: Peter

Peter — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 23:29:14 +0000

Wish I had this in college :p