Re spellcheck on the "Transcriber" software - has anyone had any problems
getting to work - for some reason when we hit that key the system hangs
completely! Someone please email to say it works fine and then we can start
figurign out why it does for us,
BWs
Trevor
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----- Original Message -----
From: "j.c. evers" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, January 27, 2004 12:53 PM
Subject: Re: Transcription Software
> Dear melinda,
> That's no problem. The only thing transcriber wants is the audiofile in a
> format he can read, but as you still need to type verbatim, the language
is
> of no concern, unless you want a spellcheck done.
> Cheers
> jeanine
>
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: qual-software [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Namens Melinda
> Mills
> Verzonden: dinsdag 27 januari 2004 13:39
> Aan: [log in to unmask]
> Onderwerp: Re: Transcription Software
>
> Dear All,
> Can I ask perhaps a rather 'stupid' question regarding the transcription
> software that you have been discussing?
> Is it possible to transcribe most languages with these packages (i.e.,
> non-English languages such as Dutch, German, French, Spanish, etc.)?
> Sorry to break in on your question Anne!
> Melinda
>
> Melinda Mills
> Faculty of Social Sciences
> Free University (VU) Amsterdam
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> The Netherlands
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>
> -----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
> Van: Duncan Branley [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Verzonden: dinsdag 27 januari 2004 11:54
> Aan: [log in to unmask]
> Onderwerp: Re: Transcription Software
>
>
> Dear Anne
>
> Transcriber is a pretty good package and is free. See my brief (5 page)
> guide which summaries my presentation at the last QSR conference which
> talks about using it with NVivo ('Transcribing Interviews and Focus Groups
> with Transcriber, Importing into NVivo and Initial Autocoding'
> <http://homepages.gold.ac.uk/duncan/transcriber-to-nvivo.pdf>).
>
> Alan Stockdale has created an output format for using it with Atlas-TI
> available from his excellent site, which is now available as a 60 page PDF
> <http://www2.edc.org/CAEPP/QualAudio.pdf> along with other resources at
the
> web page <http://www2.edc.org/CAEPP/audio.html>
>
> Of course, you don't need to use the transcriptions with QDA software, but
> that at least makes it relevant to this list! You might want to drop in on
> Ann Lewins who's in your department; she's very helpful.
>
> You might want to read some of the messages in the archives of this list
> about the sort of recorder you intend to use. Alan posted recently about
a
> soon-to-be-released Minidisc recorder which allows fast digital upload. Of
> course you may be happy with a different digital recorder - and things
move
> on regularly.
>
> To answer your second question: you can 'segment' your audio file and
using
> keyboard shortcuts replay the segment as you transcribe.
>
> If you're looking for video transcription, Transana is free too, but I
> haven't yet worked with it in great detail.
>
> Feel free to email should you have any questions about my guide.
>
> Duncan
>
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> --On 27 January 2004 08:26 +0000 Ms Anne Brunton <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm not sure this is really the qual list remit. Also, this question has
> > probably been asked a thousand times. However... I am intending to use a
> > digital recorder to record my interviews and to this end I have been
> > (sporadically) searching the net looking for transcription software
> > (hopefully free) to do the necessary when all the interviews are in. Can
> > anyone on the list recommend a package?
> >
> > I have a second question those who have used transcription software -
does
> > it have the useful analogue feature on transcribers of rewinding back a
> > few seconds to provide some overlap between sessions of transcribing. I
> > ask as it has been a subject of fierce debate here at Surrey (okay
someone
> > mentioned it once..).
> >
> > Thanks for your time and any help you may be able to offer,
> >
> > Anne
> >
> > Anne Brunton
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