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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Transana and MacOS Catalina

Transana and MacOS Catalina

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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

Importing Transcripts from Transcription Services

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 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...

Making Sense of Your Coded Data

Making Sense of Your Coded Data

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So you’ve added a bunch of documents and images and episodes to Transana. You’ve developed a set of keywords that represent your coding system. You’ve made a bunch of selections and you’ve categorized and coded them. You’re ready to start working with Transana’s...

StudioCode and Transana

StudioCode and Transana

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StudioCode is dead. Long live StudioCode's data. StudioCode support and availability have disappeared over the past year, leaving users stranded and unable to access their coded video data. Several former StudioCode users have asked me to create a way to import...

Quantitative Conclusions

Quantitative Conclusions

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Quantitative researchers have proven that parachutes don't work. Would qualitative researchers using video data collection methods  have reached the same conclusion? Asking for a friend.

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