Being able to restart the audio and play back a piece before you paused eliminates guesswork and makes for faster, more accurate transcription.Īll of the critical controls are keyboard-driven including starting and stopping the audio, starting new segments, changing speakers, etc. Since everything can be done with keystrokes rather than reaching for the mouse, I found this made the process easier, quicker, and more fluid, compared to what I’ve done for years, which is to use BBEdit and the QuickTime Player or sometimes doing it directly in Final Cut Pro.Įvery time you start a new segment, Transcriva keeps track of the position within the audio file that you started the segment in. When you play back, the Follow-Along feature keeps the transcript synchronized with the audio clip during playback, highlighting the corresponding text section as the audio plays. This makes it possible to go through the clip quickly and write sketchy notes, and go back and fill in the whole text if you need it.Ī text search feature is included, making it a breeze to find specific phrases and unlike a traditional transcript, you can go ahead and listen to the audio surrounding the text. When you are done transcribing, you can export the transcript as a plain text or rich text (RTF) file that you can be opened with any standard word processor (e.g., AppleWorks, Pages, TextEdit, Word) or page layout tool (e.g., InDesign, PageMaker, QuarkXPress).Ī license for Transcriva is $19.99 (USD) and you can download a highly functional trial version before you buy in order to make sure it’s what you’re looking for. Unfortunately for Windows users who support the Microsoft monopoly, this is a Macintosh only application. Visit the Transcriva product page for more details and a link to download the application.
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