Re: [MCN-L] Transcription software for oral histories

On May 1, 2016, at 4:21 PM, Levy, Michael wrote: > > Peter, if you are interested in speech-to-text software, let the list know > and I'm sure there are people who can share their experiences. Automated speech to text can’t yet do better than about 80% accuracy under ideal

Re: [MCN-L] Transcription software for oral histories

Yes, thank you, that's exactly what I did mean: speech-to-text software. I know about the Nuance family, and also some Linux-based products. I'd like recommendations of what works well. On 5/1/2016 4:21 PM, Levy, Michael wrote: As I read Peter Rooney's question, I think Peter is asking about

Re: [MCN-L] Transcription software for oral histories

As I read Peter Rooney's question, I think Peter is asking about automated speech-to-text, as opposed to systems to aid human transcription. However, in the latter category,I would look at Amara, which is a nonprofit organization that provides free aids for creating captions (along with fee-based

Re: [MCN-L] Transcription software for oral histories

Assuming you are working with files, I highly recommend Inqscribe. https://www.inqscribe.com/ And a foot pedal. http://support.inqscribe.com/knowledgebase/articles/14409-which-foot-pedals-can-i-use-with-inqscribe Yes, there are cheaper products, but Inqscribe is better. The killer features

Re: [MCN-L] Transcription software for oral histories

My company uses rev.com for those things. On Wednesday, April 27, 2016, Diane Zorich wrote: > Might want to try oTranscribe (http://otranscribe.com/). I have no > experience using it myself, but it was recommended by someone in the > digital humanities community a

Re: [MCN-L] Transcription software for oral histories

Might want to try oTranscribe (http://otranscribe.com/). I have no experience using it myself, but it was recommended by someone in the digital humanities community a while back. Diane Diane M. Zorich Cultural Heritage Consultant – Digital Strategies for Culture Organizations 113 Gallup

[MCN-L] Transcription software for oral histories

Is there a program that can "listen" to an oral interview and transcribe it into text?such a program would need to deal with various persons' voices. The interviewer, however, would remain the same, as well as the general subject matter. Considerable cleanup might be necessary, but that is