SkypeTTS - Hear your Skype conversations read out loud by robots.

[Berkin]

I was inspired by the amazing [URL="http://facepunch.com/showthread.php?t=1216809"]SteamTTS[/URL] app to make a similar app for Skype. So, I did! It uses the same TTS engine, so all of the same commands will work.

Simply run "SkypeTTS.exe" and leave it open in the background. It will only read things if you have the Skype window focused.

SkypeTTS will assign a random voice to each user when it is run. Each user always gets the same voice every time, as their username is used to seed the voice picker.

I added a few commands you can use to do stuff. These can be typed directly into Skype and will be recognized by every member of the conversation using SkypeTTS:

[B]Inline commands [/B](Can be placed within messages)

• [B]$lol [/B]- Plays a laugh track at a certain place in the message. Example:

Why do melons have big weddings? 
Because they cantaloupe. $lol

• [B]$pew[/B] - Causes your TTS voice to make a machine gun sound effect.

• [B]$jb[/B] - Makes your voice high-pitched.

• [B]$r[/B] - Makes your voice low-pitched and monotone.

• [B]$fast[/B] - Makes your speaking rate much faster than normal.

• [B]$slow[/B] - Makes your speaking rate much slower than normal.

• [B]$n[/B] - Returns voice pitch and speaking rate to normal.

[B]Single commands[/B] (Cannot be put inside messages)

• [B]$creepify[/B] - Turns your voice into that of a serial killer. There are three possible creeper voices, and one will be randomly chosen for you. [I]Warning: These voices can be glitchy and make odd sounds.

[/I]• [B]$reset[/B] - Reverts the changes made by $creepify. This will also revert any changes made using the FonixTalk commands, such as [:rate n] and [:dv x y].

You can also type "reset" in the console to shut everyone up and reset everyone's voices. This is useful in case someone posts the Declaration of Independence or the first 10,000 digits of pi.

[B][URL="http://www.mediafire.com/download/7tz0ujempn416ze/SkypeTTS.zip"]Download SkypeTTS[/URL][/B]

If you want a command added, let me know.

Please note: Skype has recently announced that they are deprecating the IM features of the Skype COM API. You may need to downgrade Skype to make this app work!

[jmazouri]

I came in here being excited that you found a proper Skype chat api as I've been looking for one for ages.
Still impressed though, good work!

[Berkin]

[QUOTE=jmazouri;43853813]I came in here being excited that you found a proper Skype chat api as I've been looking for one for ages.
Still impressed though, good work![/QUOTE]

I don't think it's possible to make one's own Skype API. The official API uses COM to interact with Skype, so if they remove the bindings to the desired features, they are inaccessible.