- Fri Mar 10, 2017 8:59 pm
#597
Here are some things I have found useful to make the very boring task of transcribing a little easier.
Tip 1: download the video or audio file to make it easier to navigate.
To download Facebook video:
Tip 2: Use a media player where you can set up global hot keys to 'play/pause' and 'skip back 5 seconds'.
This enables you to navigate the audio without taking your finders away from the keyboard. I use ctrl-space to 'play/pause' and ctrl-backspace to skip back.
A Windows-only media player which can do this is the Daum PotPlayer, it can be downloaded from https://potplayer.daum.net/.
A very useful tutorial, with screenshots, on how to set up hot keys is at http://www.freewaregenius.com/how-to-easily-transcribe-audio-or-video-recordings-into-text/.
Tip 3: Maximize the clarity of the voices by using a media player with an equalizer and audio filters.
Different sources will require different settings. To adjust the relevant parts of the PotPlayer:
I would welcome hearing about anything else others have found useful.
Tip 1: download the video or audio file to make it easier to navigate.
To download Facebook video:
- replace the www in the URL with mbasic. For example replace http://www.facebook... with http://mbasic.facebook....
- This brings you to the facebook mobile site, once there click on your video to start it playing
- While the video is playing if you are on your PC right click on the video screen and select "save video as" and pick a location on your PC to save the video.
Tip 2: Use a media player where you can set up global hot keys to 'play/pause' and 'skip back 5 seconds'.
This enables you to navigate the audio without taking your finders away from the keyboard. I use ctrl-space to 'play/pause' and ctrl-backspace to skip back.
A Windows-only media player which can do this is the Daum PotPlayer, it can be downloaded from https://potplayer.daum.net/.
A very useful tutorial, with screenshots, on how to set up hot keys is at http://www.freewaregenius.com/how-to-easily-transcribe-audio-or-video-recordings-into-text/.
Tip 3: Maximize the clarity of the voices by using a media player with an equalizer and audio filters.
Different sources will require different settings. To adjust the relevant parts of the PotPlayer:
- Access the equalizer by clicking on the gear in the bottom right corner, then the audio tab. Most information in speech is in the 500-6K Hz range according to Google, so you can try boosting that range.
- You can get a software volume boost by up to 500% with repeated shift-ups.
- There is a noise filter that helps with some sources, shift-d turns it on and off
I would welcome hearing about anything else others have found useful.