Generative AI on AWS: Generating Speech with Amazon Polly
Generative AI
| Intermediate
- 16 videos | 1h 25m 15s
- Includes Assessment
- Earns a Badge
Delve into the groundbreaking capabilities of Amazon Polly in revolutionizing text-to-speech applications across diverse sectors. Starting with the basics of Polly's text-to-speech technology, you will discover how to preprocess input texts to ensure clarity and effectiveness in speech output. You will learn how to install, design, and use Polly's rich set of voices and languages to create dynamic and engaging audio content for various purposes, from audiobooks to customer service chatbots. Then you will explore Polly's customization options, including adjusting speech rate, pitch, and emphasis to produce natural-sounding speech that fits your specific needs. Next, you will investigate security, speech synthesis, and how to implement Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML) tags to add pauses, adjust pronunciation, and control the volume of the speech output, enhancing the listening experience. Finally, you will examine best practices for managing and optimizing your Polly usage to keep costs down while maintaining high-quality speech output.
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
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Discover the key concepts covered in this course
Provide an overview of amazon polly and its role in text to speech generation
Identify key features of amazon polly for implementing text to speech generation
Outline various ways to leverage speech generation using amazon polly, including neural text to speech (tts) and speech synthesis markup language (ssml) tags
Use amazon polly's speech to text tool
Set up amazon polly and use polly on the console and with the aws command line interface (cli)
Install and configure amazon polly for windows and use polly in applications
Synthesize utf-8, plain text, or ssml into a stream of bytes with the amazon polly application programming interface (api) -
Log polly api calls with aws cloudtrail and integrate cloudwatch with amazon polly
Describe various voices and options using amazon polly, including bilingual voices, speed, and supported languages
Provide an overview of neural tts (ntts) and how it can be used to create high-quality voice output
Describe speech marks and how they're used, including types of speech marks and requesting speech marks
Describe various api actions and how they can be implemented with amazon polly
Apply best practices when using amazon polly
Outline various data types that can be used with amazon polly, including lexicon, lexiconattributes, lexicondescription, synthesistask, and voice
Summarize the key concepts covered in this course
IN THIS COURSE
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1m 38sIn this video, we will discover the key concepts covered in this course. FREE ACCESS
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6m 32sAfter completing this video, you will be able to provide an overview of Amazon Polly and its role in text to speech generation. FREE ACCESS
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3. Key Features of Amazon Polly5m 14sUpon completion of this video, you will be able to identify key features of Amazon Polly for implementing text to speech generation. FREE ACCESS
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4. Ways to Use Amazon Polly6m 5sAfter completing this video, you will be able to outline various ways to leverage speech generation using Amazon Polly, including neural text to speech (TTS) and Speech Synthesis Markup Language (SSML) tags. FREE ACCESS
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5. Trying out Amazon Polly7m 6sDuring this video, you will learn how to use Amazon Polly's speech to text tool. FREE ACCESS
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6. Getting Started with Amazon Polly5m 35sIn this video, find out how to set up Amazon Polly and use Polly on the console and with the AWS command line interface (CLI). FREE ACCESS
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7. Installing and Configuring Amazon Polly for Windows5m 37sDiscover how to install and configure Amazon Polly for Windows and use Polly in applications. FREE ACCESS
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8. Synthesizing Speech Programmatically6m 37sLearn how to synthesize UTF-8, plain text, or SSML into a stream of bytes with the Amazon Polly application programming interface (API). FREE ACCESS
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9. Working with Amazon Polly Security6m 55sFind out how to log Polly API calls with AWS CloudTrail and integrate CloudWatch with Amazon Polly. FREE ACCESS
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10. Exploring Amazon Polly Voice Options6m 5sIn this video, we will describe various voices and options using Amazon Polly, including bilingual voices, speed, and supported languages. FREE ACCESS
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11. Neural TTS6m 27sAfter completing this video, you will be able to provide an overview of neural TTS (NTTS) and how it can be used to create high-quality voice output. FREE ACCESS
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12. Using Speech Marks5m 5sUpon completion of this video, you will be able to describe speech marks and how they're used, including types of speech marks and requesting speech marks. FREE ACCESS
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13. Implementing API Actions Using Amazon Polly6m 27sAfter completing this video, you will be able to describe various API actions and how they can be implemented with Amazon Polly. FREE ACCESS
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14. Amazon Polly Best Practices4m 48sUpon completion of this video, you will be able to apply best practices when using Amazon Polly. FREE ACCESS
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15. Data Types4m 8sAfter completing this video, you will be able to outline various data types that can be used with Amazon Polly, including Lexicon, LexiconAttributes, LexiconDescription, SynthesisTask, and Voice. FREE ACCESS
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16. Course Summary56sIn this video, we will summarize the key concepts covered in this course. FREE ACCESS
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