Quinny-dev/Echo-Me

A South-African Sign Language Interpreter Web APP, developed with Python as a Third Year BComp Project # Echo-Me A **South African Sign Language Interpreter** desktop application developed with Python. This AI-powered application uses computer vision and deep learning to translate sign language gestures into speech in real-time. ## 🌟 Features - **Real-time Sign Language Recognition** - Uses MediaPipe and TensorFlow for accurate gesture detection - **Text-to-Speech Conversion** - Converts recognized signs to spoken words with multiple voice options - **Speech-to-Text** - Voice recognition with microphone input device selection - **Multi-language Translation** - Translate text before speech synthesis - **Modern GUI** - Clean, responsive interface built with PySide6 - **User Preferences** - Customizable themes, voice settings, and user accounts - **Live TTS Toggle** - Enable/disable instant speech output for detected signs - **Audio Export** - Download generated speech as audio files ## 🎯 Supported Signs The application recognizes various South African Sign Language gestures including: **Letters**: a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h, i, k **Words**: you, me, my, hello, like, apple, orange, pear, name, j, z **Special**: None (no gesture detected) ## 🛠️ Technology Stack - **Computer Vision**: MediaPipe, OpenCV - **Machine Learning**: TensorFlow, Keras, NumPy - **GUI Framework**: PySide6 (Qt) - **Speech Processing**: SpeechRecognition, PyAudio, gTTS, pyttsx3 - **Translation**: deep-translator - **Audio**: pygame - **Security**: bcrypt, cryptography ## 📋 Requirements Before installation, ensure you have: - **Python 3.11** - **pip** (Python package manager) - **Git** (optional, for version control) - **CUDA 11.8+** (optional, for GPU acceleration) - **Webcam** (for sign language detection) - **Microphone** (for speech-to-text functionality) ## 🚀 Quick Start ### 1. Clone the Repository ```bash git clone github.com cd Echo-Me ``` ### 2. See SETUP_GUIDE.md GOT TO SETUP GUIDE ## 📁 Project Structure ``` Echo-Me/ ├── assets/ …