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Transcribing an episode

Transcribing in Transana must be done by hand. Voice recognition technology is not sophisticated enough in most instances to produce anything useful from the video people collect for analysis. With a little practice you will find that transcription is easy, and Transana's transcription tools are not difficult to use.

To transcribe an episode:

1. Add a transcript to the episode. See Adding a transcript.

2. Click the Edit Mode button in the Transcription window.

3. Press Ctrl-S to start the video. Type what you hear in the Transcription window. To pause the video, press Ctrl-S again. When you press Ctrl-S to restart the video, Transana automatically rewinds the video two seconds to give you time to get your bearings.

4. Press Enter to insert a blank line in the transcript each time the speaker changes.

5. Click the Save button to save the transcription.

Note: Transcribing shortcuts:
Ctrl-A starts the video with a ten-second rewind.
Ctrl-D starts with video with no rewind.
Ctrl-F moves the video forward by ten seconds.

See also:

Adding a transcript

Transcribing

Altering all time codes in a transcript

Adding a waveform

About waveforms