What can AI do? What can’t it do?

I received the following question as part of a recent support inquiry:Do we need to manually create collections and keywords ourselves, or can they be suggested via an embedded AI tool?Here is my reply:Yes, you need to create Collections and Keywords yourself. And...
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From Summaries to Time-Coded Transcripts: Unlocking Interactive Analysis

Introduction When we ask ChatGPT to summarize a transcript, we get a useful overview of the content — a snapshot of key ideas, but without attention to how those ideas unfold over time. In qualitative data analysis, especially when working with video, time matters....
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Prompting Analysis: Comparing AI and Human Thematic Coding in Transana

Introduction When you work with transcripts, interviews, or debates, the amount of text can feel overwhelming. Thematic analysis is the tool that helps researchers make sense of it all. It finds patterns in what people are saying so we can see the big picture. It...
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Faster Whisper in Transana 5.30: Accuracy and Processing Speed (3 of 3)

Introduction In the two previous blog posts, we looked at the accuracy of transcripts of four English language media files using the eleven available Faster Whisper transcription models. Two of the four media files featured excellent audio quality and two distinct...
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Faster Whisper in Transana 5.30: Processing Speed (2 of 3)

Introduction The previous blog post described the results of recent tests of Faster Whisper for transcription accuracy in Transana 5.30. This post will use the same data set, focusing on the issue of transcription speed. The issue of transcription speed is more...
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Faster Whisper in Transana 5.30: Accuracy (1 of 3)

Introduction Transana recently upgraded to a new version of the Faster Whisper automated transcription tool with release 5.30. Transana currently provides 11 transcription model options for Faster Whisper, all of which claim to support about 100 languages. These...
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Automated Transcription – Comparing Models

Automated Transcription – Comparing Models

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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 than...

Now Available : Automated Transcription

Now Available : Automated Transcription

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Adding Automated Transcription to Transana has been a goal of mine for two decades. This post discusses the capabilities and limitations of current speech-to-text technology as it applies to Transana.

Syncing Media Files Automatically

Syncing Media Files Automatically

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What do I recommend for the Video Sync Server?  Unfortunately, the answer is that it depends on several factors that may be different in Turkey than they are where I live.  Different universities and organizations have different rules.  The “best” answer is different in different places and for different projects.

Writing Tools in Transana

Writing Tools in Transana

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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

Transcribing Overlapping Speech

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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...

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