A moment of appreciation for the number of people and hours involved in adding audio to the dictionary... ;p
http://blogs.japanesepod101.com/blog/200...-must-hear
"Furthermore there were technological issues, coordination issues and the holiday season standing in our way, but last November we started.
And here’s what it took to get it done:
* 8 voice actors (taking shifts) going at it 5+ hours a day
* 3 audio engineers editing 10 hours a day on 2 continents
* The technology team working in the US, Japan, and Germany
* Mr. Breen himself joining us in the trenches from Australia, as he rolled up his sleeves to code.
* The support of the entire JapanesePod101.com team
* And probably a lot more people working behind the scenes
This project was a beast! But, 5 months later EVERY entry in EDICT has an audio clip!"
They go on to refer to the ever-growing # of entries and mention that it would help if you report when there isn't audio for a word, so perhaps we should start doing that.
http://blogs.japanesepod101.com/blog/200...-must-hear
"Furthermore there were technological issues, coordination issues and the holiday season standing in our way, but last November we started.
And here’s what it took to get it done:
* 8 voice actors (taking shifts) going at it 5+ hours a day
* 3 audio engineers editing 10 hours a day on 2 continents
* The technology team working in the US, Japan, and Germany
* Mr. Breen himself joining us in the trenches from Australia, as he rolled up his sleeves to code.
* The support of the entire JapanesePod101.com team
* And probably a lot more people working behind the scenes
This project was a beast! But, 5 months later EVERY entry in EDICT has an audio clip!"
They go on to refer to the ever-growing # of entries and mention that it would help if you report when there isn't audio for a word, so perhaps we should start doing that.
Edited: 2010-03-21, 6:01 pm