[grc] Transcribing radio interviews

[Tim Pozar]

That is pretty cheap.  At my last company that did video streaming of
indy films, we used rev.com for captions.  They charged about a $1 a
minute.  Captions are a little different as they include other sound
clues like "Door Slamming" and "Phone Ringing".

I have to say the Rev API is very good and we were able to process about
6,000 films through them.

Tim

On 8/2/18 11:11 AM, Heather Gray via grc wrote:
> Thanks everyone. I guess there is really not the software available but rather to use transcription services. I am wondering, for example, what Democracy Now uses to transcribe interviews or NPR - do they also use transcription services?
> 
> Peace. Heather
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>> On Aug 2, 2018, at 1:43 PM, Ted Coe <advisor at kcsb.org> wrote:
>>
>> I recently used the website Temi to transcribe an old interview from 2015 that I did with Boots Riley.
>>
>> https://www.temi.com
>>
>> It was reasonably priced ($6 for about 47 minutes) and more accurate than I anticipated... but it still took me quite a while to clean the whole thing up for publication. It also has some nice features, like a word highlighting function that follows along during playback. You can also edit the text they provide while still logged in online. And its ability to identify the names of other celebrities my guest mentioned was pretty uncanny.
>>
>> I'd certainly be interested in other services out there of this type.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Ted Coe
>>
>> Theodore Coe
>> Advisor
>> KCSB-FM 91.9 (www.kcsb.org)
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>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 2, 2018 at 8:40 AM, Russell Gragg via grc <grc at maillist.peak.org> wrote:
>>> There are companies that handle it, though they tend to pay their
>>> transcriptionists below subsistence wages. I'm thinking Rev.com and a
>>> couple of others.
>>>
>>> Alternately, there are tons of hungry radio and podcast freelancers in the
>>> NYCRadio Google group always looking to take projects on. Standard rate
>>> seems to be $1USD/minute of audio.
>>>
>>> It's something I do extensively, so if you're looking for a seasoned vet,
>>> drop me a line. I've worked with the New York Times, Gimlet Media, Vox
>>> Media, the University of Saskatchewan, Pineapple Street Media and several
>>> others.
>>>
>>>
>>> -russ
>>>
>>> *Russell W. Gragg*
>>> Media Strategist/Editor/Producer
>>> TAPES//TYPES
>>> Toronto, CANADA
>>> 902●401●3021
>>> rgragg at gmail.com
>>>
>>> On Thu, Aug 2, 2018 at 11:34 AM, Heather Gray via grc <grc at maillist.peak.org
>>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Dear all,
>>>>
>>>> Please share what you think is the best way to transcribe radio interviews.
>>>> I would so appreciate ideas about this from GRC folks. I always find
>>>> transcription such a challenge.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance everyone.
>>>>
>>>> Peace, Heather Gray at WRFG-Atlanta
>>>>
>>>> Heather Gray
>>>> "Justice Initiative"
>>>> "Just Peace² WRFG-Atlanta (89.3 FM)
>>>> 404 234 4630
>>>>
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