by David Woods | Automated Transcription, Transcription
Introduction Not all automated transcription options are created equal. There are several important issues to consider when choosing an approach to automated transcription. These include, in rough order of importance, data security issues, language(s) spoken in the...
by David Woods | Media Files, Qualitative Research, Transcription
Introduction As the author of transcription and analysis software, I’ve been evaluating tools for automating the transcription of video data for a long time. For two decades, it took me longer to format and correct automated transcripts so I could analyze them...
by David Woods | Time Codes, Transcription
Transana 5.0, which includes the integrated automated transcription feature described below, was released on May 22, 2023. The following post was written about 2 months prior to this release. Automated Transcription is coming soon. It’s exciting. It’s...
by David Woods | Collaboration, Importing Data, Media Conversion, Transana Multiuser
I recently received the following Support Inquiry from a team setting up Transana Multiuser in Turkey. We have a question about the video sync server. What kind of a drive service would you recommend in the following case? We expect the full dataset to be around...
by David Woods | Collaboration, Media Files, Qualitative Research, Transana Multiuser
Disclaimer There are many valid ways to set up file synchronization systems using Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, iCloud, and a variety of other file sharing programs. This post is a description, not an endorsement, of one option, the use of Google Drive for...
by David Woods | Importing Data
Hard drives die, sometimes with no warning. Hackers are developing new ransomware schemes to “lock” your data unless you pay to have access restored. Early in my career, a building I worked in caught fire, destroying my computer. While data losses like...
