Dear Peter
Can't do one line.
The price range is on the web site but is 60 USD.
If you feel you could use a Word processor for your research then CTANKS
has specific advantages being as easy to use but much more powerful. It
can be used as a code and retrieve programme. However its not really an
alternative to other packages but complements them by providing functions
that are not easily available elsewhere. It contains a subset of features
which are also be found in CISAID - though some will not appear until the
service pack in the autumn. Incidentally CISAID is available from the
European office of Scolari and will be available in the US soon.
Regards
Alan
At 04:30 21/07/2000 +1000, you wrote:
>Dear Alan
>
>I have no idea from your site (a) what the price (range) is, and (b) why
>should I use it compared to say Martin or Nudist? Maybe you could give a one
>line answer?
>
>Peter French
>Australia
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: Alan Cartwright <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Friday, July 21, 2000 2:25 AM
>Subject: RE: Transcribers needed!
>
>
> > I am please to say that my new programme the Code-A-Text transcription and
> > Note Keeping system (CTANKS) is now available from my web site.
> > Regards
> > Alan Cartwright
> >
> > Transcription of audio and video files.
> > CTANKS can be used to dictate, record and copy audio files onto a
>computer.
> > It can play and provides facilities for transcribing both audio and video
> > files. The main Document Editor Window contains most of the features found
> > on a mechanical transcribing machine and these can be controlled from
> > either the keyboard or by use of the mouse. Like most word processors it
> > contains a spell checker.
> >
> > Transcriptions made within CTANKS have a number of distinct features.
>These
> > include the ability to create "linked" Documents where the text and media
> > (sound and video) are connected by hypertext. When linked playing the
>media
> > presents the text and vice versa. This feature means that complete media
> > files do not have to be transcribed as you can instantly return to the
> > section that has not been fully transcribed.
> >
> > Transcriptions made within CTANKS can then be output to other applications
> > as normal word processor documents. Knowing the link between the text and
> > the media it is therefore easy to refer back to the document within CTANKS
> > and to retrieve the original media.
> >
> > This interchange can be taken further. Reports written in other
> > applications can be copied into CTANKS, and the media linked text
>inserted
> > into the report. If saved as a web document these can be distributed and
> > the readers will be able to hear and see any underlying media. CTANKS can
> > also edit sound files in WAV format. This facility means that only the
> > parts of the original recording that are included in a document need be
> > distributed. If a document contains references to more than one WAV file
> > CTANKS can extract the sound from each of the WAV files and combine them
> > into a single file.
> >
> > Document Analysis.
> > CTANKS is an extended word processor with a range of facilities which
> > include the capacity to code texts using natural language, undertake
> > complex searches and create new documents based upon the results. These
> > features mean that CTANKS can be used to study both text and media based
> > documents.
> >
> > The user can code documents by adding annotations, text in brackets, long
> > comments and audio comments (pieces of dictation) to the paragraphs within
> > a document. Boolean searches (AND, OR and NOT combinations of words) can
> > then be focused on the main body of the text or any combination of the
>text
> > and any of these code forms. You can, for instance, search comments
> > attached to audio or video files which have not been transcribed.
> >
> > The output from such a search is directed into a report, which is a new
> > document which contains the sections which meet the search criteria These
> > can be selected from more than one document. If the documents were linked
> > to media files then the links are retained. The Report Editor contains a
> > wide range of batch editing facilities which can, for instance,
> > automatically remove all codes from a report and also add line or
>paragraph
> > numbers.
> >
> > These reports can be saved as normal word processor documents or directed
> > to a web browser where their links with the media can be
> > retained. Clicking on the text of a linked document in Internet Explorer
> > causes the attached media to play.
> >
> > Note keeping.
> > CTANKS has an number of features which make it ideal for keeping complex
> > notes. This is particularly the case when applied to clinical notes, field
> > notes or other forms of note keeping where the user may wish to keep a set
> > of notes, which are purely descriptive, separate from notes which contain
> > their observations.
> >
> > This can be achieved by entering the descriptive note into the main text
>of
> > the document and the observations and comments into the comments section.
> > CTANKS can present the document either with or without the comments
>visible.
> >
> > Note keeping is best done immediately after the event it describes but it
> > is often difficult to write notes then. CTANKS has a number of features
> > which can help with this. The append feature allows the user to type the
> > note and simply append it to the end of an existing document, without the
> > need to open the original document.
> >
> > The dictating features can also be useful aids in note keeping. If you do
> > not have time to type a note you can use CTANKS dictating features to
> > either dictate a sound file which can be transcribed later or add an audio
> > comment which can be appended and the full note added when required.
> > Alan Cartwright PhD
> > Code-A-Text Ltd.
> > Email [log in to unmask]
> >
> > CISAID: Powerful Multi-Media Software for Analysing Interviews and
>Dialogues.
> > CTANKS: Word processing, Recording, Transcription, Searching and Report
> > Generation in a single user friendly package.
> >
> > Information at
> > Code-A-Text Web Page <http://www.code-a-text.co.uk>
> >
Alan Cartwright PhD
Code-A-Text Ltd.
Email [log in to unmask]
CISAID: Powerful Multi-Media Software for Analysing Interviews and Dialogues.
CTANKS: Word processing, Recording, Transcription, Searching and Report
Generation in a single user friendly package.
Information at
Code-A-Text Web Page <http://www.code-a-text.co.uk>
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