Transcription Guide
All interviews should be transcribed with time code, if possible, with completed transcripts made available to us as a text (.txt) or Word (.doc or .docx) file. There is no complete substitute for human transcribing, especially in regards to correctly identifying names of people and places and recognising industry jargon.
However, we have used a British company, Speechmatics (www.speechmatics.com) We now use Otter AI which offers an easy, fast and inexpensive automated service that can save a significant amount of the time involved in creating a first draft of a transcription. It remains necessary to proof read and correct transcripts produced this way – Volunteers are always welcome!