by David Woods | Automated Transcription, Transcription
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...
by David Woods | Automated Transcription, Transcription
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...
by David Woods | Automated Transcription, Transcription
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...
by David Woods | Automated Transcription, Importing Data, Media Files, Qualitative Research, Transcription
A Support Request regarding Automated Transcription A new Transana user sent a support request, saying she was having difficulty creating automated transcripts using the Faster Whisper tool and its Large model. She reported that Transana was freezing, and asked for...
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...
