Professional transcribers – a quality service costing a bit more
Why use the services of a professional human transcriber, rather than an automated system?
Tidying up AI Transcription – Machine Transcription Polishing
Quite a lot of our work these days involves correcting machine transcription work (AI transcription), as it is not yet sufficiently accurate for most qualitative research work. Enquiries from researchers looking for assistance tend to include queries on cost, particularly if they have already got a transcript from their use of the AI transcription service.
Transcription News October 2022
October 2022 edition of Transcription News from University Transcriptions and TP Transcription Limited. Our newsletter includes updates on our charitable foundation’s work, machine transcription polishing and transcription as a career choice.
Why don’t you transcribe it yourself, lecturers tell students
If you are an undergraduate or postgraduate student at a UK university, you may be surprised to hear your tutors instruct you to transcribe research interviews you undertake as part of your course yourself.
DIY Transcription – tips
Senior managers at companies we speak to about our services will often suggest that their staff should really be doing the work themselves; after all why would you need to use a human transcription service to transcribe audio and video recordings in this day and age with all the software that’s out there to assist.
Why do AI transcription companies recommend human transcribers?
Surely this is a bit of a regressive move back in time if the future of transcription is automation and artificial intelligence? As automated systems get increasingly clever for both transcription and translation presumably there will no longer be any need for human translators and transcribers to provide their services?
How long does it take to type 20 minutes of audio recording?
How long does it take to transcribe about 20 minutes of audio? 80 minutes of transcriber time would be the rough rule of thumb. Article by our sister site TP Transcription Limited.
How useful are DBS checks when ordering transcription services?
Are DBS checks necessary for transcription and translation work? Article by University Transcriptions and TP Transcription Limited.
Ordering transcription or translation work via a university
How to order transcription and translation work at universities – we have experience of how to get work booked in at just about every university in the UK and more around the world including France.
Comparing Transcription Prices
All transcription companies are completely different when it comes to pricing, but you do need to be very careful when opting for the lowest price as to exactly what you are getting. One company advertises prices ‘from’ 55p per minute, but this does not include all the extras and requires you to do more than £5,000 worth of work.