Transcriptionist services: we transcribe audio/video to text

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CONTENTS

• Introduction

• What is transcription?

• Which recordings needs transcription?

• What are transcripts used for?

• Who should get their videos transcribed?

• How transcription is done?

• Factors that may affect transcription.

• Conclusion

INTRODUCTION

Video and audio recordings are widely used to capture moments, information, and communications at many places and events. And for most of these cases, there is usually need to convert the recorded audio or video to text, for example, converting a conference into text in order to make a book from it. This process of converting audio and video recordings to text is called transcription, and it’s what we will be focusing on in this article. What is transcription? Which recording needs transcription? What are transcripts used for? Who needs their materials transcribed? How to get materials transcribed?

WHAT IS TRANSCRIPTION?

Audio transcription or video transcription is the process of converting speeches or spoken words in audio or video recordings to text. There are two types of transcription: full verbatim transcription and clean verbatim transcription. Full verbatim transcription captures everything said in the audio or video even the ‘uhms’, ‘you know’ etc whereas clean verbatim transcription eliminates the stammers and irrelevant sounds and words spoken. There are a number softwares, free and paid, that can convert an audio or video to text, however, softwares are not 100% accurate, hence human done transcription is always the best option in terms of accuracy and quality of work.

WHICH RECORDINGS NEEDS TRANSCRIPTION?

Audios and videos are recorded in wide range of different events, and circumstances from conferences to interviews. There are a number of different types of recordings which may need transcription and some of them are:

• Conferences

• Lectures

• Interviews

• Meetings

• Notes

• Religious sermons

• Legal recordings

• Music videos

• Movies, and plays

• Investigation recordings

• Patient recordings

WHAT ARE TRANSCRIPTS USED FOR?

Once a recording is transcribed into text, the transcript can be used for a number of things; some of these are:

• Making a book- A 3-day conference captured on camera as video can be transcribed and the transcripts turned into a book, this is an example. Some of the audience targeted for a particular recording may prefer to reading a book to watching the video. Some one creating a novel can just dictate it, and it can be transcribed to text.

• Adding subtitles to a video- A video can be transcribed to text during the process of adding subtitles to the video.

• Making blog articles- Transcripts are also used to make several blog articles based on major points spoken in the recording.

• Documentation- In case of legal, investigation and patient recordings, transcripts for these recordings are used to document the data. For example, a physician dictates patient notes, the recording is transcribed to make the patient’s visit report.

WHO NEEDS TRANSCRIPTIONIST SERVICES?

Anyone with a recording that they want converted to text needs transcription. The following groups of people may need their materials transcribed the most:

• Conference holders

• Lecturers and teachers

• Religious leaders

• Interviewers

• Motivational speakers

• Doctors, physicians, and lawyers

• Video makers and Youtubers

HOW CAN YOU GET YOUR RECORDING TRANSCRIBED?

Transcriptions can be done automatically by softwares or apps whether paid or free, but softwares and apps are not accurate. That is why human transcription is mostly recommended. And fortunately, Holycity freelancers offers human done transcriptionist services among many other services.

We offer remote freelance transcriptionist services: we can transcribe your video to text or your audio to text. Our transcription services are done by humans, and we are 97+% accurate. We offer not only the best, but also the cheapest transcriptionist services. Any kind of recording, any accent, any event, any niche- medical, legal, religious transcriptions- we provide the best results. We can accurately convert videos to text! We can accurately convert audios to text. Our turnaround time is usually 24 hours for 2 hours of audio or video. We only do English transcriptions. For our previous transcription works and samples, visit our Portfolio page.

We treat all transcripts and transcription materials confidential, and we sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement with clients so that they know that their material or information is safe with us. Transcripts will only be shared with the public after obtaining permission from the client.

Do you have a recording you want us to transcribe? Just send us a message using our Live Chat facility and we will guide you from there. We will transcribe a 1-minute sample of your recording, when you are satisfied with the results, you can the hire us.

FACTORS THAT MAY AFFECT TRANSCRIPTION

There are 2 factors that may affect the quality of transcription results.

1. Audio/video quality- Poor quality audios or videos are difficult to transcribe. Poor quality may be caused by distractive background noise or scratches, or the speaker may be greatly inaudible. However, we can even yield perfect results for some poor-quality recordings by using our efficient tools and techniques. We always do a sample before being hired for transcription, one of the purposes of the samples is to determine if the recording can be transcribed.

2. Accent- The speakers’ English accent may affect the results. But it’s nothing to worry about, our vast experience in transcription has exposed us to a lot of accents: US, UK, Canadian, Australian, Indian and many more. Accents are not a barrier to us.

CONCLUSION

Transcription is a significant process in many businesses, companies and institutes and it may be of great help. For any transcription, any video or audio you want converted to text, hire us for perfect results. Any accent, any type, be it audio transcription, be it video transcription; we can do it!