If a story is in you, it has to come out. – William Faulkner If you’re a writer and have never heard of NaNoWriMo, aka National Novel Writing Month, you should definitely check it out. NaNoWriMo is an annual event wherein participants across the globe will write a 50,000-word manuscript between November 1st and the… Continue reading NaNoWriMo 2021: Finish Your Novel Faster with Technology
‘The riskiest thing we can do is just maintain the status quo.” — Bob Iger Here at Scribie, we’re committed to providing high-quality transcripts consistently and in the most convenient way possible. When listening to an audio file and transcribing it, it’s essential to identify who is talking, particularly when multiple speakers are involved. This… Continue reading Scribie Tech Updates: New Speaker Turn Model Released
It takes 8 seconds (or less) for a customer to decide if they want to keep watching your product presentation. Research showed that 94% of consumers watch videos to learn about a product. 84% are more convinced to purchase after watching. Simply put, there is a demand for product videos. We have established why product… Continue reading 10 Simple Yet Powerful Video Editing Apps for your First Product Video
Scribie transcribers, are you looking to learn more about the difficulty level label? You’re in the right place. As you know, we’re committed to delivering at least 99% accuracy, regardless of the audio file. Now, some files are easier to work with, while others can be tricky. In any case, we aim to consistently deliver… Continue reading Scribie Transcription: How File Difficulty Levels Work
As technology rapidly advances, many parts of our lives evolve… Now, as changes are being introduced to our personal and professional lives, our vision of the future is more relevant than ever. Automation provides new options for our partners and customers. What do these changes mean for Scribie? Proactively, we’re tackling these questions as our… Continue reading Towards the Future of Transcription: Automation, Specialized Services and Co-Ownership
Wondering what Google I/O’s 2019 announcements could mean for your business? We follow the variety of developments from major technology players like Google, Microsoft, Apple, and Amazon. We monitor trends to stay on top of the latest and greatest, making sure that we’re in the position to deliver the best transcription service offering. Recently, the… Continue reading Google I/O Announcements: What This Means for Podcasters, Video Producers, and Businesses
On popular demand, we have now launched a bulk download option in your account. You can now download your transcribed files in bulk and that too in 6 different formats which include Word, Adobe PDF, OpenDocument text, Plain text, SubRip Subtitle, WebVTT Subtitle.
Deep learning is a very exciting field to be part of right now. New model architectures, especially those trained with Graphics Processing Units (GPUs), have enabled machines to do everything from defeating the world’s best human Go players to composing “classical music”. We wanted to take advantage of its applications in speech and language modeling,… Continue reading Building a Custom Deep Learning Rig
The Foibles of Speech Recognition In this day and age, more and more of what we are doing is becoming automated. One example would be banking. You don’t have to go to a bank anymore to deposit or transfer money. You can do that from an app or just log on to their website.… Continue reading Speech Recognition Software Falls Short on Transcription
Human Transcription > Computer Transcription Have you ever used Google Voice’s visual voicemail option? How about YouTube’s closed captioning service? If so, you’ve probably encountered a wildly inaccurate and hilarious transcript. Rhett McLaughlin and James Lincoln, the comedy duo behind Rhett & Link, used this amusing side effect and turned it into a series of… Continue reading When YouTube Captions Go Wrong