Transcription Software for interviews

have a look at Movie Logger from Digital Heaven
http://www.digital-heaven.co.uk/movielogger/

SOFTWARE that does this? Wouldn't that be a trick...

No, you have to send out visible timecoded dubs of the footage to a company that specializes in this...or hire someone to do this.

Shane

AH...I see. Cooooool.

I am just used to Word documents with transcriptions and TC noted every 30 seconds or so.

With that software you STILL need a person in the seat typing.

Shane

There is also the free QT Movie NoteTaker

Not really aimed at interview transcription - more like commenting on a rough cut.

Have fun.

x

Well, software to do it is your brain. But if you want to transcribe some interviews look at http://www.vpedal.com/
This device controls quicktime player. You simply type in the word processor of your choice and use your foot to control playback. Quicktime player will show you the timecode of the file or a counter or frames without doing a window burn. Just click right of the numbers in the player window.

There are some voice recognition softwares available that you could train to your voice then play the audio back in headphones and speak what you hear into a mic and the software will type what you say but costly and not very accurate.

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TonyTony

Actually, a lot of transcription services will be able to deal with a stereo track with an audio timecode on one channel. Unfortunately I don't think fcp can output an audio timecode. . Find a transcription service and talk to them. I've got a great one in NYC.

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I have a buddy who does legal depositions.
He has worked with every piece of voice-recog software every created for Macintosh and PC.
None of them are viable for video work.
1. They must be trained for each individual speaker.
2. They require absolutely crystal clear audio.

I have no personal experience with any of these applications but I've seen them in use by several people. Under ideal conditions, they're fabulous and the users love them. But these are advanced users with specific control over their input and output. And, all output files must be proofread.

bogiesan

Right, that's why I said you train it to your voice and then repeat what you hear in the interview. Even then there would still be lots to fix.

The vpedal works, its cheap and if you can type (I can't) you can set it to play at half speed and a fast typist can keep up. Again the quicktime file also already has the timecode.

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TonyTony

One more thing, If Final Cut Server ever emerges and is does what there saying, at lest here I don't think we'll be doing much transcriptions. Just let the producer watch and make a string out of the clips they like and your off and editing (as if a producer will ever take the time to go thru all the footage).

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TonyTony

Right, that's why I said you train it to your voice and then repeat what
you hear in the interview. Even then there would still be lots to fix.

Not really; wasn't talking to you, just adding to the discussion.

If you stick around long enough you'll understand the threaded view indicates nothing you can infer about the order in which posts are read by someone who is not using threaded view or to whom anything is being directed specifically. Some of us will usually quote something to which we are directly responding so as to leave no amiguousity of the intentionness as to the directivity to whom we are pointing. Sometimes.

bogiesan

Not that it matters but if you look at your first post is says "in response to TonyTony"
Thank you for you addition to the discussion.

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TonyTony

nice, and noted!