Audio Transcription Services

Audio transcription refers to converting a video or audio speech into written text. We can use transcription services for audio recordings, calls, and other forms of recorded speech. Without video transcription, videos rely only on audiovisual material to convey information.

There are 3 different ways to transcribe video content (i.e., to convert speech to text.) These include:

• Automated Transcription: A speech recognition software automatically transcribes the video content. This option helps save time and costs, but the rate of accuracy is not as good as manual transcription.
• Manual Transcription: A professional human transcriptionist manually transcribes the video content. As a result, from a manual transcription process, you can expect high quality, accurate transcripts. But, this process is slower and more expensive than an automated transcription process. 
• Hybrid Transcription: After an automatic speech recognition software transcribes the video content, a professional human transcriptionist reviews and improves it. In other words, a hybrid transcription is a combination of manual transcription and automated transcription. 

Each method has its advantages and disadvantages. Thus, businesses need to choose the right method suitable for their needs. 

If you need help to decide which method is best for your company, contact us.

Strict Verbatim: Transcription of everything exactly as spoken. The transcription includes false starts, stutters, repetitions, and utterances such as (uh, uh-huh, ah, you know, hm, etc.)

Male 1: Uh-huh! I knew it was you.

Clean Verbatim: Transcription of everything spoken but slightly edited. The transcription does not include stutters, repetitions, fillers, false starts, etc.

Male 1: I knew it was you!

We can use video transcriptions in many industries. The audio transcription services types include:

• Academic Transcription: Lectures, presentations, seminars, documentaries, focus groups, dissertations, group discussions, and other academic transcriptions.
• Business Transcription: Business meetings, case studies, testimonials, landing page videos, webinars, presentations, conferences, corporate meetings, workshops, and other business transcriptions.
• e-Commerce Transcription: Product reviews, customer analysis sessions, product research, competitor analysis sessions, opinion polls, and other e-Commerce transcriptions.
• e-Learning Transcription: How-to guides, explainer videos, classes, tutorials, webinars, podcasts, commercial advertisements, or radio/television presentations, and other e-Learning transcriptions.
• Focus Group Transcription: Roundtable discussions, brainstorming sessions, strategic planning sessions, meetings, group discussions, and other focus group transcription.
• Interview Transcription: Phone, video, group, working, market research, legal, journalist, police, radio, and other interview transcriptions.
• Legal Transcription: Court proceedings, legal examinations, insurance claims, police interrogations or investigations, and other legal transcriptions.
• Media Transcription: Podcasts, TV shows, movies, reality TV, documentaries, talks, and other media transcriptions.

If you are wondering what video transcription is used for, then you are probably aware of the power of video marketing. Video transcription services can be used to:

• Increase Accessibility.
  By providing audio transcripts to users, your audio or video content will be more accessible to new groups, including the hard-of-hearing, non-native speakers of the language, and people in very loud or quiet environments. The more people who can access your content, the more views your content will get.

• Repurpose Video Content.
  Video transcripts can be used to create alternative forms of content. For example, you can use transcriptions to create blog articles, presentations, infographics, and social media posts. Creating different types of content can help you attract new leads and increase traffic.

• Improve Comprehension.
  Audio transcripts facilitate comprehension as they allow the analysis of useful information recorded during, for example, interviews or focus groups. Also, it helps save time, as there is no need to go back and forth on the video.

• Boost SEO.
  Video transcripts are proven to boost video search engine optimization (SEO) results. The transcribed words allow search engine crawlers to access and index your content and, as a result, direct more organic traffic to your site.

• Create Better UX.
  By giving your audience a new way to consume your content and to search for keywords within your content, transcripts help improve user experience. As a result, you can expect an increase in video views, content engagement, the average total time view, video reactions, the time visitors spend on your web page, and shares.

• Make captions or subtitles.
  Using transcriptions to create captions or video subtitles will allow you to boost your video marketing strategy. Find out more about what is translation subtitling and how it can help grow your busines

Audio transcription services can help your business grow in the following ways:

• Improves SEO. 
  As search engines cannot crawl video or audio, audio transcripts can provide valuable text that can be indexed and ranked. In turn, it will give your brand more visibility.
• Creates Better User Experience (UX). 
  Adding video transcripts offers viewers another way to consume your video or audio content. Additionally, video transcription allows users to search the content for keywords and topics.
• Increases Accessibility. 
  Audio transcription will give the hearing impaired as well as other groups access to your content. As a result, you will boost web accessibility and reach more people.
• Makes Your Content Easier to Share. 
  Audio transcription facilitates the sharing of quotes or information. In this way, your business will gain more exposure.
• Helps Reach International Audiences. 
  Having transcribed content facilitates the translation process. As a result of translating transcriptions, you can reach wider international audiences.