Transcription software recommendation?



JulianTrueFlynn said:
Spending a lot on transcriptions now and need a quicker/cheaper way to get them done.

Heard the process of software and then having someone review cuts down time significantly. Anyone have any software recommendations? Saw InqScribe: Simple Software for Transcription and Subtitling
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I can see that being useful to create articles. :)


I tried playing around (only a tiny amount) with Dragon Naturally Speaking software to try and transcribe YT videos but never really it got it working fluidly enough.
 
microphone head said:
I can see that being useful to create articles. :)


I tried playing around (only a tiny amount) with Dragon Naturally Speaking software to try and transcribe YT videos but never really it got it working fluidly enough.
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I have tried Dragon, but I upgraded my Mac so I get their transcription too (works great). I never tried the mp3 uploader for Dragon (I'm remembering it has that?).

What you said about reading it over, yea I agree totally. Still need someone to make sure it's on point, but it just cuts down a lot of time though.
 
The trouble I found with Dragon is that you have to train it to your voice and sound, so it kind of renders it a bit useless to transcribe various YT vids, but it certainly works well if you're dictating. I'm keeping a keen eye on this thread for much the same reasons as yourself.
 
I use plover (mostly as a hobby, but sometimes I actually need to transcribe something), but it's not practical as the time required to be good enough takes a while. I suppose it could be an option if you had a lot of time on your hands or need to write a lot though.
 
I used to need a lot of transcriptions done for podcast type stuff and interviews. It's been awhile but this was a big help...

Introducing Typingpool, My Software for Easy Audio Transcription | Ryan Tate

Basically, if you cut MP3's/audio into 5-minute chunks, you can get them transcribed really cheap on Mturk. Again it's been awhile (a year or so) but I remember getting something like 1 hour of audio transcribed with 99%+ accuracy for around $20 total.

What that software does, you drop your recording into a folder, it automagically chops it up into 5-minute chunks, uploads it to an S3 bucket and posts the HITS (jobs) to MTURK, then as they come back it updates them to your screen so you can approve/disapprove from your desktop.

Once it's all done, you have a nice HTML file with your transcriptions all organized and ready to go.

Saved me a ton of time and money.

I had a linux VM setup on a Windows machine to handle it, it took about an hour to setup (I just followed instructions, I'm not real tech savvy) and after that it was great, literally just drop the file into a folder and let it run, approve it as it comes back and that's it.

Also, I was always wanting transcriptions in like an hour. If you're willing to wait a few days you can probably get them done for a lot less than $20 an hour.

Ymmv, but I found it a huge help.
 
scottspfd82 said:
I used to need a lot of transcriptions done for podcast type stuff and interviews. It's been awhile but this was a big help...

Introducing Typingpool, My Software for Easy Audio Transcription | Ryan Tate

Basically, if you cut MP3's/audio into 5-minute chunks, you can get them transcribed really cheap on Mturk. Again it's been awhile (a year or so) but I remember getting something like 1 hour of audio transcribed with 99%+ accuracy for around $20 total.

What that software does, you drop your recording into a folder, it automagically chops it up into 5-minute chunks, uploads it to an S3 bucket and posts the HITS (jobs) to MTURK, then as they come back it updates them to your screen so you can approve/disapprove from your desktop.

Once it's all done, you have a nice HTML file with your transcriptions all organized and ready to go.

Saved me a ton of time and money.

I had a linux VM setup on a Windows machine to handle it, it took about an hour to setup (I just followed instructions, I'm not real tech savvy) and after that it was great, literally just drop the file into a folder and let it run, approve it as it comes back and that's it.

Also, I was always wanting transcriptions in like an hour. If you're willing to wait a few days you can probably get them done for a lot less than $20 an hour.

Ymmv, but I found it a huge help.
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Duly noted.
 
scottspfd82 said:
I used to need a lot of transcriptions done for podcast type stuff and interviews. It's been awhile but this was a big help...

Introducing Typingpool, My Software for Easy Audio Transcription | Ryan Tate

Basically, if you cut MP3's/audio into 5-minute chunks, you can get them transcribed really cheap on Mturk. Again it's been awhile (a year or so) but I remember getting something like 1 hour of audio transcribed with 99%+ accuracy for around $20 total.

What that software does, you drop your recording into a folder, it automagically chops it up into 5-minute chunks, uploads it to an S3 bucket and posts the HITS (jobs) to MTURK, then as they come back it updates them to your screen so you can approve/disapprove from your desktop.

Once it's all done, you have a nice HTML file with your transcriptions all organized and ready to go.

Saved me a ton of time and money.

I had a linux VM setup on a Windows machine to handle it, it took about an hour to setup (I just followed instructions, I'm not real tech savvy) and after that it was great, literally just drop the file into a folder and let it run, approve it as it comes back and that's it.

Also, I was always wanting transcriptions in like an hour. If you're willing to wait a few days you can probably get them done for a lot less than $20 an hour.

Ymmv, but I found it a huge help.
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Looking into this, so far looks amazing and might be what I'm looking for.
 
JulianTrueFlynn said:
Looking into this, so far looks amazing and might be what I'm looking for.
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It's pretty sweet.

To automate things even further, I haven't set this up yet but plan to after stumbling upon and buying this Iphone app... https://www.irradiatedsoftware.com/dropvox/

You record directly into it, when you hit stop it automatically uploads the audio to Dropbox. I figure have that folder synced to desktop, and use it as the Typingpool folder.

Record anywhere, automatic dropbox upload, automatic Typingpool to Mturk, pay a VA (or MTurkers, hmm) to proof and approve/deny the transcriptions and you've got automated transcriptions from your pocket anytime you want.

I've never been a fan of Dragon or any pure software for transcriptions. So for now I think a combo of automation and crowdsourcing is the most efficient way to go.

Also, if you don't mind paying a little more ($1+ a minute) CastingWords is great and it can be easily automated too.
 
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