1 00:00:05,200 --> 00:00:09,735 Before we resume coding in the next video, I wanted to bring something to your attention. 2 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:14,111 I’ve been struggling with a constant coughing problem since October 2019. 3 00:00:14,400 --> 00:00:19,280 It’s made the recording of videos in this, and other courses, much more difficult, since I 4 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:25,129 constantly have to edit out coughs. The coughing gets worse, the more time I spend recording. 5 00:00:25,280 --> 00:00:28,373 This has slowed down the rate of production by a big factor. 6 00:00:28,480 --> 00:00:32,080 I have had all tests under the sun (including a test for Covid, 7 00:00:32,080 --> 00:00:37,040 which thankfully came back negative) and in short, it's a condition that has stumped the doctors, 8 00:00:37,040 --> 00:00:41,280 who have more or less said I have to live with it. In the grand scheme of things, 9 00:00:41,280 --> 00:00:46,080 coughing is not really a problem, and under normal circumstances, it's more of a problem for those 10 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:51,964 in the same room hearing me cough. But from the point of view of recording videos, it's a problem. 11 00:00:53,040 --> 00:00:57,680 A solution had to be found, and we’ve found a way to get the computer to assist with the audio, 12 00:00:57,680 --> 00:01:02,240 leaving me to record the videos. This video, along with the last video, 13 00:01:02,240 --> 00:01:08,000 used audio generated by the computer, and not actually spoken by me. The voice sounds like me, 14 00:01:08,000 --> 00:01:12,080 it's just generated by a computer. I dare say I could have not said anything, 15 00:01:12,080 --> 00:01:16,400 and few people would have noticed. But in the interests of full disclosure, 16 00:01:16,400 --> 00:01:21,280 I wanted to be upfront and say that the audio of this video, and the previous one, was generated by 17 00:01:21,280 --> 00:01:28,000 a computer. It's my intention, moving forward, for all videos to be generated the same way. 18 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:33,120 Let's do a test though. I’m going to record myself speaking for a while, 19 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:37,531 and then put the computer-generated audio immediately after, so you can compare them. 20 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:39,840 Ready? 21 00:01:40,880 --> 00:01:45,120 Righ, this is Tim's version of talking. You should be pretty familiar with my voice, 22 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:49,600 if you have got this far into the course. This is the first time you've heard my 23 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:54,656 real voice in this video. Everything previously has been computer generated. 24 00:01:54,800 --> 00:01:58,325 Now I'll swap over to the computer-generated audio. 25 00:02:00,400 --> 00:02:03,501 This is the computer-generated audio of Tim talking. 26 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:07,520 It should sound the same. Isn’t technology wonderful ! 27 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:11,383 The computer-generated audio will continue now for the rest of the video. 28 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:17,360 What does this mean for you ? Nothing’s really changed. The 29 00:02:17,360 --> 00:02:22,731 actual video content is still being created by us, and the videos are still being recorded by Tim. 30 00:02:22,960 --> 00:02:27,040 We’re just getting help with the audio, to help out Tim, who due to his coughing is 31 00:02:27,040 --> 00:02:31,441 unable to record at anywhere near the volume and quality of videos he has done in the past. 32 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:35,360 If you have any comments about what we are doing here, please post in the “Q-and-A” 33 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:40,560 section of this course. Alternatively, send a private message to Tim or J-P, 34 00:02:40,560 --> 00:02:45,011 or go to Tim’s website and leave him a comment at Tim Buchalka's Blog if you wish. 35 00:02:45,440 --> 00:02:50,080 Right, I’m going to end the video here; lets get back into programming in the next one. 36 00:02:50,080 --> 00:02:56,080 I’ll see you, and Android Tim will talk to you, in the next video.