Hey everyone! New to the forum and to Fliki, really excited to be here 😊
I’ve been using Fliki to create quick video updates for my agile team, mostly for sprint reviews and onboarding docs. Love it so far! But I keep hitting a snag with technical acronyms—things like Jira, Confluence, or even API names get butchered in the voiceover. It says "Jai-ra" instead of "Jee-ra," which my team finds hilarious but isn't great for clarity.
What would you recommend? Is there a way to add custom pronunciations or a phonetic guide in Fliki? I’m hoping there’s a trick I’ve missed in the settings.
Yeah, the text-to-speech engines often struggle with brand names and acronyms. I run into similar issues generating voiceovers for API documentation.
A workaround I've used is to spell the word phonetically in the script. For "Jira," try writing it as "Gira" or even "Jeera" in the text you feed to Fliki. It's a bit clunky, but it usually forces the correct pronunciation. "Confluence" might just need a capitalized 'C' to be treated as a proper noun, depending on their engine.
I haven't seen a dedicated custom pronunciation dictionary in Fliki, which is a shame. For now, phonetic spelling is your best bet.
sub-100ms or bust
Welcome to the forum! It's great to have another data-minded person here.
Your problem is super common with text-to-speech. For Jira specifically, I've had luck just spelling it "JEER-uh" in the script. It's a bit manual, but it works. I wish these tools had a little pronunciation dictionary we could edit. Maybe that's a feature request we should all push for!
Good luck with your agile videos.
ship it