Hi Charles –
For voice-to-text, check out https://github.com/openai/whisper

It runs locally and is easy to setup.  This page has an example with only 4 lines of Python, and the "Show and Tell" link (at the bottom of the page) has some neat examples of desktop and mobile apps that use it.
Here is a video showing how to install and use it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbY51mVKrcE
Hope this helps.

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David Bass, MSIS
Senior Developer for Digital Initiatives
Western Washington University Libraries



From: Code for Libraries <[log in to unmask]> on behalf of charles meyer <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Saturday, December 10, 2022 at 2:27 PM
To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: Re: [CODE4LIB] Hiring a programmer
Thank you Jackie, Erich, Mark Jon, Deborah and all others!



2 projects I’ve got on the back burner.



1 – since I can’t find any voice-to-text software other than DNS ($500) and
don’t wish to use the Windows/Word voice-to-text or Google options, which
others have used (not just Googled but actually used) I was curious what
kind of price range it would be to hire a programmer to create a
voice-to-text program?


For confidentiality purposes, I can't be on the net for the voice-to-text.



I’m not a software developer so I have no idea the actual costs and time
involved in creating, developing and completing such a project. Maybe I
need to wait for that winning lottery ticket?!



2 – I wanted to create or have created a short animated object. I’ve read
about Blender but with no experience creating animation it was a slog to
watch Blender tutorials and then try to develop what I wanted. It was
easier (although certainly not easy) to learn the basics of some free video
editing software.



I then posted a request to see to if anyone might help me or I could hire
on Blender but that was met with a thud.



The vison I have for the animated object really needs to be in 3D and not
2D although I do respect how 2D can work well in some projects.



Perhaps, if I wasn’t teaching 3D printing, doing video recording, running
AV, doing video editing, creating writing programs, and doing all the other
tasks needed in a public library I might have a little left over time to
play with Blender but not so far.



Thank you for all your thoughts and suggestions.



Charles.



Charles Meyer

Charlotte County Public Library