Writing Tools in Transana
There are two important ways I use Transana Professional’s writing tools when I am doing qualitative analysis. Creating Progress Logs. These are useful in tracking what I’ve done and where I’m headed. In Transana Multiuser they are also great for asynchronous...
Transcribing Overlapping Speech
My first thought as I watched the first U.S. Presidential debate of 2020 was "Oh, those poor transcribers." I recognized the huge challenge this would present for transcribers, with constant interruptions and so much overlapping speech. I knew it would strain a...
Introducing TransanaSCRIBE – Transcription-Only Software
We have launched TransanaSCRIBE, an upgrade of Transana's tools for fast, accurate transcription of audio or video, as a stand-alone transcription product. Academic researchers, journalists, attorneys, podcasters, local governments, market researchers and...
Transana and MacOS Catalina
Apple recently released MacOS 10.15, known as Catalina, and made major changes to the way MacOS works "under the hood." While there was plenty of advanced notice about the changes, the scale of the changes needed means that many smaller software developers, including...
Importing Transcripts from Transcription Services
We receive frequent inquiries about importing transcripts from automated online transcription services into Transana. There are several issues to consider if you are thinking about having your media transcribed through a service, whether automated or manual. Online...
Easy Video Analysis Without Transcripts
Do you need to create video clips and do quick analysis without creating transcripts? Transana makes it easy.
Make Deeper Connections and Create More Compelling Presentations Using Transana’s Report Filters
Transana’s Reports, Maps, and Graphs (referred to collectively as the Reports) are powerful tools for increasing your understanding of qualitative data that you’ve coded and categorized. As I talked about in “Making Sense of Your Coded Data,” your reports include all...
Transcribe Your Research Video Using YouTube’s Automated Transcript Generator – A Quick How-To
You can speed up your first pass at transcription dramatically by uploading your video privately to YouTube and using its transcript auto-generator. There are online automated transcription companies, but you can upload a video to YouTube and generate a transcript...