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From: L Snider
Date: Thu, Feb 18 2016 11:10AM
Subject: Speech to text
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Hi Everyone,
I need to transcribe an audio interview onto text and wondered if there is
anything more automated out there. I have tried Dragon and it works okay,
but am wondering what other good programs are out there.
Thanks!
Cheers
Lisa
From: Moore,Michael (Accessibility) (HHSC)
Date: Thu, Feb 18 2016 11:51AM
Subject: Re: Speech to text
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Camtasia has that functionality built into its captioning module. I was not overly impressed the only time I had to use it, but the audio quality of the source was not very good either. If you have access to Camtasia it may be worth a shot. It will at least get you started. The results were a bit better than I got with YouTube auto-captions, but I still got to spend some quality time cleaning up the files before they were ready for publication. Camtasia does have a very nice interface for editing the captions.
Mike Moore
Accessibility Coordinator
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Civil Rights Office
(512) 438-3431 (Office)
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Subject: [WebAIM] Speech to text
Hi Everyone,
I need to transcribe an audio interview onto text and wondered if there is anything more automated out there. I have tried Dragon and it works okay, but am wondering what other good programs are out there.
Thanks!
Cheers
Lisa
From: Weissenberger, Todd M
Date: Thu, Feb 18 2016 12:05PM
Subject: Re: Speech to text
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If you have a budget, we recommend outsourcing to rev.com. Upload your media file and they'll caption/transcribe for $1/minute.
If you have to do it in-house, YouTube does a pretty good job of rendering speech-to-text, and is especially useful when the speaker is clear, and you can clean it up afterward.
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From: Moore,Michael (Accessibility) (HHSC) [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ]
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2016 12:51 PM
To: WebAIM Discussion List
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Speech to text
Camtasia has that functionality built into its captioning module. I was not overly impressed the only time I had to use it, but the audio quality of the source was not very good either. If you have access to Camtasia it may be worth a shot. It will at least get you started. The results were a bit better than I got with YouTube auto-captions, but I still got to spend some quality time cleaning up the files before they were ready for publication. Camtasia does have a very nice interface for editing the captions.
Mike Moore
Accessibility Coordinator
Texas Health and Human Services Commission Civil Rights Office
(512) 438-3431 (Office)
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From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On Behalf Of L Snider
Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2016 12:11 PM
To: WebAIM Discussion List < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
Subject: [WebAIM] Speech to text
Hi Everyone,
I need to transcribe an audio interview onto text and wondered if there is anything more automated out there. I have tried Dragon and it works okay, but am wondering what other good programs are out there.
Thanks!
Cheers
Lisa
From: Mike Bicknell
Date: Thu, Feb 18 2016 2:46PM
Subject: Re: Speech to text
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I¹ve used CaptionSync for transcripts and captions. The pricing depends on
various factors:
http://www.automaticsync.com/captionsync/service-list/feature-tour/transcri
ption/
I haven¹t tried this method, but if you have a newer Mac around you could
try the Dictation feature. Go to Apple menu > System Preferences >
Dictation & Speech > Dictation. Turn on "Use Enhanced Dictation,² a 785 MB
download. Dictation works best if you hook up a USB mic to the Mac. Next,
play the audio interview from another device (computer or recorder) in a
quiet room. This might be folly, but Dictation works fairly well even
though you will need to add punctuation. Naturally, this method also
depends on the input quality of the interview. GIGO. :-)
We¹ve used these Samson Go Mics:
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/598775-REG/Samson_SAGOMICS_Go_Mic_USB
.html#!
I¹ve also used the pricier Blue Yeti USB mics.
Another option if your audio is digital is to use a transcription pedal
(or another switch) to pause and to play the recording while typing it
out. It works best to use two computers, one for typing and one for
playing the audio.
On 2/18/16, 11:05 AM, "WebAIM-Forum on behalf of Weissenberger, Todd M"
< = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = on behalf of
= EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
>If you have a budget, we recommend outsourcing to rev.com. Upload your
>media file and they'll caption/transcribe for $1/minute.
>
>If you have to do it in-house, YouTube does a pretty good job of
>rendering speech-to-text, and is especially useful when the speaker is
>clear, and you can clean it up afterward.
>
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Moore,Michael (Accessibility) (HHSC)
>[mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ]
>Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2016 12:51 PM
>To: WebAIM Discussion List
>Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Speech to text
>
>Camtasia has that functionality built into its captioning module. I was
>not overly impressed the only time I had to use it, but the audio quality
>of the source was not very good either. If you have access to Camtasia it
>may be worth a shot. It will at least get you started. The results were a
>bit better than I got with YouTube auto-captions, but I still got to
>spend some quality time cleaning up the files before they were ready for
>publication. Camtasia does have a very nice interface for editing the
>captions.
>
>
>Mike Moore
>Accessibility Coordinator
>Texas Health and Human Services Commission Civil Rights Office
>(512) 438-3431 (Office)
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On
>Behalf Of L Snider
>Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2016 12:11 PM
>To: WebAIM Discussion List < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
>Subject: [WebAIM] Speech to text
>
>Hi Everyone,
>
>I need to transcribe an audio interview onto text and wondered if there
>is anything more automated out there. I have tried Dragon and it works
>okay, but am wondering what other good programs are out there.
>
>Thanks!
>
>Cheers
>
>Lisa
>>>at http://webaim.org/discussion/archives
>>>>>
From: L Snider
Date: Fri, Feb 19 2016 6:37AM
Subject: Re: Speech to text
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Hi Mike,
I will need to try that part of the program, have used it for other things
but not captioning.
Thanks so much!
Cheers
Lisa
On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 12:51 PM, Moore,Michael (Accessibility) (HHSC) <
= EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> Camtasia has that functionality built into its captioning module. I was
> not overly impressed the only time I had to use it, but the audio quality
> of the source was not very good either. If you have access to Camtasia it
> may be worth a shot. It will at least get you started. The results were a
> bit better than I got with YouTube auto-captions, but I still got to spend
> some quality time cleaning up the files before they were ready for
> publication. Camtasia does have a very nice interface for editing the
> captions.
>
>
> Mike Moore
> Accessibility Coordinator
> Texas Health and Human Services Commission
> Civil Rights Office
> (512) 438-3431 (Office)
>
>
From: L Snider
Date: Fri, Feb 19 2016 6:38AM
Subject: Re: Speech to text
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Hi Todd,
Thanks, hadn't heard of them yet. I am trying to do this one cheap, as in
free!
I have heard that YouTube has done better with the speech to text, so time
to retry that option. These items are pretty clear, so it might work better.
Cheers
Lisa
On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 1:05 PM, Weissenberger, Todd M <
= EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> If you have a budget, we recommend outsourcing to rev.com. Upload your
> media file and they'll caption/transcribe for $1/minute.
>
> If you have to do it in-house, YouTube does a pretty good job of rendering
> speech-to-text, and is especially useful when the speaker is clear, and you
> can clean it up afterward.
>
>
>
> I need to transcribe an audio interview onto text and wondered if there is
> anything more automated out there. I have tried Dragon and it works okay,
> but am wondering what other good programs are out there.
>
>
From: L Snider
Date: Fri, Feb 19 2016 6:41AM
Subject: Re: Speech to text
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Hi Mike,
I was just reading about the Mac Dictation feature. My Mac doesn't have it,
but I am going to try and get a newer Mac to play with it. People seem to
give it good marks, but as you said depends on quality!
I like the USB mics, nice! Yes, I am too familiar with the pedals :) They
work well, and make it go much quicker even on one computer. I am trying to
see if I can save time using a computer method. I want to test if the clean
up takes me more time than the actual transcription!
Thanks again,
Lisa
On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 3:46 PM, Mike Bicknell < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
wrote:
> I¹ve used CaptionSync for transcripts and captions. The pricing depends on
> various factors:
> http://www.automaticsync.com/captionsync/service-list/feature-tour/transcri
> ption/
>
> I haven¹t tried this method, but if you have a newer Mac around you could
> try the Dictation feature. Go to Apple menu > System Preferences >
> Dictation & Speech > Dictation. Turn on "Use Enhanced Dictation,² a 785 MB
> download. Dictation works best if you hook up a USB mic to the Mac. Next,
> play the audio interview from another device (computer or recorder) in a
> quiet room. This might be folly, but Dictation works fairly well even
> though you will need to add punctuation. Naturally, this method also
> depends on the input quality of the interview. GIGO. :-)
>
> We¹ve used these Samson Go Mics:
> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/598775-REG/Samson_SAGOMICS_Go_Mic_USB
> .html#!
> I¹ve also used the pricier Blue Yeti USB mics.
>
> Another option if your audio is digital is to use a transcription pedal
> (or another switch) to pause and to play the recording while typing it
> out. It works best to use two computers, one for typing and one for
> playing the audio.
>
>
>
>
> On 2/18/16, 11:05 AM, "WebAIM-Forum on behalf of Weissenberger, Todd M"
> < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = on behalf of
> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
>
> >If you have a budget, we recommend outsourcing to rev.com. Upload your
> >media file and they'll caption/transcribe for $1/minute.
> >
> >If you have to do it in-house, YouTube does a pretty good job of
> >rendering speech-to-text, and is especially useful when the speaker is
> >clear, and you can clean it up afterward.
> >
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Moore,Michael (Accessibility) (HHSC)
> >[mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ]
> >Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2016 12:51 PM
> >To: WebAIM Discussion List
> >Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Speech to text
> >
> >Camtasia has that functionality built into its captioning module. I was
> >not overly impressed the only time I had to use it, but the audio quality
> >of the source was not very good either. If you have access to Camtasia it
> >may be worth a shot. It will at least get you started. The results were a
> >bit better than I got with YouTube auto-captions, but I still got to
> >spend some quality time cleaning up the files before they were ready for
> >publication. Camtasia does have a very nice interface for editing the
> >captions.
> >
> >
> >Mike Moore
> >Accessibility Coordinator
> >Texas Health and Human Services Commission Civil Rights Office
> >(512) 438-3431 (Office)
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On
> >Behalf Of L Snider
> >Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2016 12:11 PM
> >To: WebAIM Discussion List < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> >Subject: [WebAIM] Speech to text
> >
> >Hi Everyone,
> >
> >I need to transcribe an audio interview onto text and wondered if there
> >is anything more automated out there. I have tried Dragon and it works
> >okay, but am wondering what other good programs are out there.
> >
> >Thanks!
> >
> >Cheers
> >
> >Lisa
> >> >> >at http://webaim.org/discussion/archives
> >> >> >> >> >>
> > > > >
From: Mike Bicknell
Date: Fri, Feb 19 2016 8:58AM
Subject: Re: Speech to text
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Hi Lisa,
If you're trying Dictation for yourself, then a USB headset or the Samson
might work well because it clips on the top of the screen.
Those pedals are great, but give your ankles a workout⦠And you hit the
nail on the head. Is it faster to clean up a transcription or to type it
out? Sometimes it's just faster to type it out. But, I'm curious what you
find!
Best,
Mike
Mike Bicknell
Digital Research and Development Coordinator
Washington State School for the Blind
Office: 360-947-3331
Main: 360-947-3300
Email: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED =
WSSB Distance Learning:
http://www.wssb.wa.gov/Content/offcampus/DistanceLearning.asp
EPIQ 2016: http://quorumlanguage.com/epiq.php
National Distance Learning Collaborative for BVIDB (Live Binder site):
http://www.livebinders.com/play/play?id22216#anchor
On 2/19/16, 5:41 AM, "WebAIM-Forum on behalf of L Snider"
< = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = on behalf of = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
wrote:
>Hi Mike,
>
>I was just reading about the Mac Dictation feature. My Mac doesn't have
>it,
>but I am going to try and get a newer Mac to play with it. People seem to
>give it good marks, but as you said depends on quality!
>
>I like the USB mics, nice! Yes, I am too familiar with the pedals :) They
>work well, and make it go much quicker even on one computer. I am trying
>to
>see if I can save time using a computer method. I want to test if the
>clean
>up takes me more time than the actual transcription!
>
>Thanks again,
>
>Lisa
>
>On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 3:46 PM, Mike Bicknell < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
>wrote:
>
>> I¹ve used CaptionSync for transcripts and captions. The pricing depends
>>on
>> various factors:
>>
>>http://www.automaticsync.com/captionsync/service-list/feature-tour/transc
>>ri
>> ption/
>>
>> I haven¹t tried this method, but if you have a newer Mac around you
>>could
>> try the Dictation feature. Go to Apple menu > System Preferences >
>> Dictation & Speech > Dictation. Turn on "Use Enhanced Dictation,² a 785
>>MB
>> download. Dictation works best if you hook up a USB mic to the Mac.
>>Next,
>> play the audio interview from another device (computer or recorder) in a
>> quiet room. This might be folly, but Dictation works fairly well even
>> though you will need to add punctuation. Naturally, this method also
>> depends on the input quality of the interview. GIGO. :-)
>>
>> We¹ve used these Samson Go Mics:
>>
>>http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/598775-REG/Samson_SAGOMICS_Go_Mic_U
>>SB
>> .html#!
>> I¹ve also used the pricier Blue Yeti USB mics.
>>
>> Another option if your audio is digital is to use a transcription pedal
>> (or another switch) to pause and to play the recording while typing it
>> out. It works best to use two computers, one for typing and one for
>> playing the audio.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 2/18/16, 11:05 AM, "WebAIM-Forum on behalf of Weissenberger, Todd M"
>> < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = on behalf of
>> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
>>
>> >If you have a budget, we recommend outsourcing to rev.com. Upload your
>> >media file and they'll caption/transcribe for $1/minute.
>> >
>> >If you have to do it in-house, YouTube does a pretty good job of
>> >rendering speech-to-text, and is especially useful when the speaker is
>> >clear, and you can clean it up afterward.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: Moore,Michael (Accessibility) (HHSC)
>> >[mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ]
>> >Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2016 12:51 PM
>> >To: WebAIM Discussion List
>> >Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Speech to text
>> >
>> >Camtasia has that functionality built into its captioning module. I was
>> >not overly impressed the only time I had to use it, but the audio
>>quality
>> >of the source was not very good either. If you have access to Camtasia
>>it
>> >may be worth a shot. It will at least get you started. The results
>>were a
>> >bit better than I got with YouTube auto-captions, but I still got to
>> >spend some quality time cleaning up the files before they were ready
>>for
>> >publication. Camtasia does have a very nice interface for editing the
>> >captions.
>> >
>> >
>> >Mike Moore
>> >Accessibility Coordinator
>> >Texas Health and Human Services Commission Civil Rights Office
>> >(512) 438-3431 (Office)
>> >
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = ] On
>> >Behalf Of L Snider
>> >Sent: Thursday, February 18, 2016 12:11 PM
>> >To: WebAIM Discussion List < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
>> >Subject: [WebAIM] Speech to text
>> >
>> >Hi Everyone,
>> >
>> >I need to transcribe an audio interview onto text and wondered if there
>> >is anything more automated out there. I have tried Dragon and it works
>> >okay, but am wondering what other good programs are out there.
>> >
>> >Thanks!
>> >
>> >Cheers
>> >
>> >Lisa
>> >>> >>>archives
>> >at http://webaim.org/discussion/archives
>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>
>> >> >> >> >>
>>>>