Comments on: Podtranscript to Transcribe Podcasts http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/ Startup and Technology News Fri, 09 Jan 2009 04:11:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Techcrunch » Blog Archive » A Year Later: The Companies I Wanted To Profile (but didn’t exist) http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-596131 Techcrunch » Blog Archive » A Year Later: The Companies I Wanted To Profile (but didn’t exist) Mon, 25 Dec 2006 23:27:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-596131 [...] Amazon launched Mechanical Turk, which makes it possible for a startup to do this as a service without worrying about finding translators. A site called Podtranscript launched but has since died and is now pointing to an expired domain landing page. CastingWords, another service, seems to be going strong. They charge $0.42 per minute. [...] [...] Amazon launched Mechanical Turk, which makes it possible for a startup to do this as a service without worrying about finding translators. A site called Podtranscript launched but has since died and is now pointing to an expired domain landing page. CastingWords, another service, seems to be going strong. They charge $0.42 per minute. [...]

]]> By: Susie Ward http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-443268 Susie Ward Sat, 25 Nov 2006 21:43:21 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-443268 I stumbled across this blog while researching something else. Fascinating! I'm curious to hear what these $10 a half-hour transcripts look like, and how long it takes to get them back. I'd be surprised if they don't need so much editing and correction that the publisher ends up working on it for about the same rate as the transcriptionist. I've had clients hire me to clean up transcripts they'd tried to send through the folks who use Mturk and I assume they'd look about the same. They do just fine as long as you're willing to devote your own time to clean it up. I think the bottom line is, as always, you get what you pay for. My company transcribes & edits podcasts for existing customers at our standard rates, but specializing in them sounds like a no-profit nightmare. I stumbled across this blog while researching something else. Fascinating! I’m curious to hear what these $10 a half-hour transcripts look like, and how long it takes to get them back. I’d be surprised if they don’t need so much editing and correction that the publisher ends up working on it for about the same rate as the transcriptionist.

I’ve had clients hire me to clean up transcripts they’d tried to send through the folks who use Mturk and I assume they’d look about the same. They do just fine as long as you’re willing to devote your own time to clean it up. I think the bottom line is, as always, you get what you pay for.

My company transcribes & edits podcasts for existing customers at our standard rates, but specializing in them sounds like a no-profit nightmare.

]]> By: e24trans http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-371579 e24trans Sat, 11 Nov 2006 09:42:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-371579 We are a professional transcription company who specialize in providing tailored transcription service to the PodCasters. Understanding the needs (Search engine indexing) of a PodCasters we provide our transcription service for $0.35 per audio minute. For more details on our pricing, please read our blog http://e24trans.wordpress.com/2006/11/09/podcast-transcription-pricing/ We are a professional transcription company who specialize in providing tailored transcription service to the PodCasters. Understanding the needs (Search engine indexing) of a PodCasters we provide our transcription service for $0.35 per audio minute.

For more details on our pricing, please read our blog
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]]> By: home based business http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-28108 home based business Tue, 18 Apr 2006 18:22:09 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-28108 Congrartulations on this most excellent Blog Congrartulations on this most excellent Blog

]]> By: dada veloso http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-26095 dada veloso Sun, 09 Apr 2006 18:57:19 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-26095 Hi Michael, I am a stay-at-home mother who prefers providing home-based services as a source of income. This arrangement affords me the chance to have a rewarding career and not be remiss in my duties as a mother and wife. This way, I do not have to sacrifice career over family. At home, I can be hands-on in both fields. I just went out to look for an avenue where I can capitalize on my strengths and possibly earn a decent living on it. I saw the opportunity in podcast transcription because I have the facility for the language, the love for research, and the attention to detail that this work calls for. While I know that there are established transcription companies out there, my edge is that I am operating a personal, home-based service. I am not threat to them because I believe the market is big enough to accomodate a sigle venture such as mine. Also, I can give a level of dedication and focus that no one else can. Rest assured I can meet your deadlines and still produce quality transcriptions because there is nothing else that preoccupies my time. Because I am not otherwise employed, I can dedicate all my time to this endeavor, and I am eager to start as soon as possible. If you deem me worthy, my services are there for the asking. All I ask is that you give me a try and feature me as well so I can generate some level of awareness and have a share of the market. PODCAST TRANSCRIPTION SERVICE - - it’s a personal, dedicated, full-time service - rates are 40c/audio minute or 24USD/audio hour - turnaround time is 24 to 48 hours upon receipt of audio file and confirmation of downpayment - free 20-minute transcription trial!!! just email link of your podcast - email: notepods@yahoo.com - www.notepods.wordpress.com All the best, dada veloso Hi Michael,

I am a stay-at-home mother who prefers providing home-based services as a source of income. This arrangement affords me the chance to have a rewarding career and not be remiss in my duties as a mother and wife. This way, I do not have to sacrifice career over family. At home, I can be hands-on in both fields.

I just went out to look for an avenue where I can capitalize on my strengths and possibly earn a decent living on it. I saw the opportunity in podcast transcription because I have the facility for the language, the love for research, and the attention to detail that this work calls for.

While I know that there are established transcription companies out there, my edge is that I am operating a personal, home-based service. I am not threat to them because I believe the market is big enough to accomodate a sigle venture such as mine. Also, I can give a level of dedication and focus that no one else can. Rest assured I can meet your deadlines and still produce quality transcriptions because there is nothing else that preoccupies my time. Because I am not otherwise employed, I can dedicate all my time to this endeavor, and I am eager to start as soon as possible. If you deem me worthy, my services are there for the asking. All I ask is that you give me a try and feature me as well so I can generate some level of awareness and have a share of the market.

PODCAST TRANSCRIPTION SERVICE -

- it’s a personal, dedicated,
full-time service
- rates are 40c/audio minute
or 24USD/audio hour
- turnaround time is 24 to 48 hours
upon receipt of audio file and
confirmation of downpayment
- free 20-minute transcription trial!!!
just email link of your podcast
- email: notepods@yahoo.com
- http://www.notepods.wordpress.com

All the best,
dada veloso

]]> By: Chris Matthieu http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-10402 Chris Matthieu Thu, 26 Jan 2006 05:33:38 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-10402 Check out this quick podcast transcription application that I wrote over the weekend. It runs on Windows 2000 or XP and accepts WAV files as input and produces text without a human transcriber. Fair warning: it isn't fast - you need to be patient while it is running. Blocks of text print as it recognizes. The better quality of the recording - the better the transcription. Here is the link: www.bargainoutlet.com/podscript.msi It's free to experiment with :) Cheers, Chris Matthieu ESBN.ORG Check out this quick podcast transcription application that I wrote over the weekend. It runs on Windows 2000 or XP and accepts WAV files as input and produces text without a human transcriber.

Fair warning: it isn’t fast - you need to be patient while it is running. Blocks of text print as it recognizes. The better quality of the recording - the better the transcription.

Here is the link:
http://www.bargainoutlet.com/podscript.msi

It’s free to experiment with :)

Cheers,
Chris Matthieu
ESBN.ORG

]]> By: lifekludger » Transcribe Podcasts http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-6237 lifekludger » Transcribe Podcasts Tue, 27 Dec 2005 02:16:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-6237 [...] RSS to Lyrics - http://lifekludger.net/2005/10/27/rss-to-lyrics/ Podtranscript - http://www.podtranscript.com/ via Techcrunch -TechCrunch » Podtranscript to Transcribe Podcasts What is it with transcription services - I don’t get the fuss about podcast transcription services Listen to this article [...] [...] RSS to Lyrics - http://lifekludger.net/2005/10/27/rss-to-lyrics/ Podtranscript - http://www.podtranscript.com/ via Techcrunch -TechCrunch » Podtranscript to Transcribe Podcasts What is it with transcription services - I don’t get the fuss about podcast transcription services Listen to this article [...]

]]> By: James http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5482 James Sat, 17 Dec 2005 22:02:00 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5482 Am I the only one disturbed by the number of typos on their site? Doesn't seem like a good sign for a transcription service. Am I the only one disturbed by the number of typos on their site? Doesn’t seem like a good sign for a transcription service.

]]> By: Erik Schwartz http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5475 Erik Schwartz Sat, 17 Dec 2005 19:28:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5475 Trascription costs at least $1 a minute. If you can do better than that there are way more lucrative markets for transcription than transcribing podcasts. This is so 1999, oooh let's add the word "podcasting" and pretend we've created something new... Trascription costs at least $1 a minute. If you can do better than that there are way more lucrative markets for transcription than transcribing podcasts.

This is so 1999, oooh let’s add the word “podcasting” and pretend we’ve created something new…

]]> By: Jason http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5472 Jason Sat, 17 Dec 2005 19:03:47 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5472 An additional comment to my previous one. I have mixed feeling about shipping jobs overseas. I mean, I work as a transcriptionist part-time and not as a full-time job, and it's great to provide opportunities for others, but all the same, it's frustrating when it's impossible to compete with the lower wages abroad. An additional comment to my previous one. I have mixed feeling about shipping jobs overseas. I mean, I work as a transcriptionist part-time and not as a full-time job, and it’s great to provide opportunities for others, but all the same, it’s frustrating when it’s impossible to compete with the lower wages abroad.

]]> By: Jason http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5471 Jason Sat, 17 Dec 2005 18:59:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5471 "And still paying very good amount to our transcriptionist by Indian standards." Hrm. The average Indian project manager / software engineer earns just over $4 USD an hour and accountants and sales reps earn half as much as that at about $2 USD. I would estimate that each half hour tape would be done on a 1:3 or 1:4 ratio or so. So $6-7 USD for the transcriptionist and $3 for the company. (Assuming that they're paying them the same wages as a sales rep, and not as production workers who work for about $1 or less) “And still paying very good amount to our transcriptionist by Indian standards.”

Hrm. The average Indian project manager / software engineer earns just over $4 USD an hour and accountants and sales reps earn half as much as that at about $2 USD. I would estimate that each half hour tape would be done on a 1:3 or 1:4 ratio or so. So $6-7 USD for the transcriptionist and $3 for the company. (Assuming that they’re paying them the same wages as a sales rep, and not as production workers who work for about $1 or less)

]]> By: Michael Arrington http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5470 Michael Arrington Sat, 17 Dec 2005 18:25:49 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5470 There are a number of comments here that seem to be making the assumption that listeners and other third parties, not the publisher, would use this service. That is not what this service would be for. :-) The idea is that a podcast publisher could really use a transcript. More people could access the content, and the search engines would pick it up as well. There are a number of comments here that seem to be making the assumption that listeners and other third parties, not the publisher, would use this service.

That is not what this service would be for. :-) The idea is that a podcast publisher could really use a transcript. More people could access the content, and the search engines would pick it up as well.

]]> By: Rachel http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5468 Rachel Sat, 17 Dec 2005 18:09:05 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5468 Hey, this is Rachel from castingwords.com. We launched our transcription service yesterday (Dec 17), and are offering transcriptions at 42 cents/minute with a 24 hour turnaround. Check us out! Hey, this is Rachel from castingwords.com. We launched our transcription service yesterday (Dec 17), and are offering transcriptions at 42 cents/minute with a 24 hour turnaround. Check us out!

]]> By: Ed Dunn http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5463 Ed Dunn Sat, 17 Dec 2005 14:40:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5463 I classify podcasts as one of the mediums to distribute audio recordings. It make no sense to me to form a company that transcribe podcasts. I believe the original recording via interviews, live events would already decided if the audio should contain a transcript, not after they decide to 'podcast' it over the Internet. I don't see the paradigm shift here from traditional scribers except the traditional one can do a better job now... I classify podcasts as one of the mediums to distribute audio recordings. It make no sense to me to form a company that transcribe podcasts.

I believe the original recording via interviews, live events would already decided if the audio should contain a transcript, not after they decide to ‘podcast’ it over the Internet.

I don’t see the paradigm shift here from traditional scribers except the traditional one can do a better job now…

]]> By: dusoft http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5458 dusoft Sat, 17 Dec 2005 13:06:59 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5458 Well, this certainly has a lot to do with copyrighted work. I am not sure everyone will be happy to see transcriptions of their podcasts. So beware of this. Well, this certainly has a lot to do with copyrighted work. I am not sure everyone will be happy to see transcriptions of their podcasts. So beware of this.

]]> By: Damien Mulley’s Blog » Blog Archive » Podcast Transcription Services http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5455 Damien Mulley’s Blog » Blog Archive » Podcast Transcription Services Sat, 17 Dec 2005 12:07:48 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5455 [...] Michael Arrington points out a podcast transcription service which priced at $10 for a half hour of audio is really really cheap, too cheap I think if someone wanted to make money from doing this. 30mins audio to me would mean around a hours work. $10 an hour is minimum wage in Ireland. How can someone hire someone to do this and make any money? [...] [...] Michael Arrington points out a podcast transcription service which priced at $10 for a half hour of audio is really really cheap, too cheap I think if someone wanted to make money from doing this. 30mins audio to me would mean around a hours work. $10 an hour is minimum wage in Ireland. How can someone hire someone to do this and make any money? [...]

]]> By: Damien Mulley http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5453 Damien Mulley Sat, 17 Dec 2005 11:17:25 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5453 Brad, Good point. Perhaps if the transcriber had the right to sell on the transcriptions then she/he could recoup costs that way. Or another way of recouping costs and maybe using a free model would be to offer free transcriptions in return for a share of ad revenue on the page that hosts the transcription. If I were a transcription company I'd be contacting the main podcasters and offering my services for free to them for 6 months in return for a link back to my service. Brad,
Good point. Perhaps if the transcriber had the right to sell on the transcriptions then she/he could recoup costs that way. Or another way of recouping costs and maybe using a free model would be to offer free transcriptions in return for a share of ad revenue on the page that hosts the transcription.

If I were a transcription company I’d be contacting the main podcasters and offering my services for free to them for 6 months in return for a link back to my service.

]]> By: Joe Mendoza http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5451 Joe Mendoza Sat, 17 Dec 2005 06:35:39 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5451 @Daniel, We send back the file to the source in text, doc or pdf format. Yes we are working on the xml file that is to be supplied with the transcript. And a feed from our server for the transcripts too. @Daniel, We send back the file to the source in text, doc or pdf format. Yes we are working on the xml file that is to be supplied with the transcript.

And a feed from our server for the transcripts too.

]]> By: Joe Mendoza http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5450 Joe Mendoza Sat, 17 Dec 2005 06:16:24 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5450 This is feasible since we are based in India, and have excellent transcriptionists to do the job. And we have priced it at $20 and hour. And still paying very good amount to our transcriptionist by Indian standards. But if you guys think that I am pricing myself way below the globally accepted minimum price, please suggest me an optimum price per hour of work. And, yes, you all are welcome to try out the service. This is feasible since we are based in India, and have excellent transcriptionists to do the job. And we have priced it at $20 and hour.

And still paying very good amount to our transcriptionist by Indian standards.

But if you guys think that I am pricing myself way below the globally accepted minimum price, please suggest me an optimum price per hour of work.

And, yes, you all are welcome to try out the service.

]]> By: Jason http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5448 Jason Sat, 17 Dec 2005 05:22:13 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5448 I'm not sure how feasible this is as a business model. I've worked as a transcriptionist before and going at 130 wpm, the ratio of talk time to typing time is approximately 1:3 and sometimes I can get it down to 1:2. However, even going at this rate means that they would likely be paying people under $10 / hr to be a transcriptionist - a rate that I've hardly seen unless it's being contracted out to workers in India. I’m not sure how feasible this is as a business model. I’ve worked as a transcriptionist before and going at 130 wpm, the ratio of talk time to typing time is approximately 1:3 and sometimes I can get it down to 1:2. However, even going at this rate means that they would likely be paying people under $10 / hr to be a transcriptionist - a rate that I’ve hardly seen unless it’s being contracted out to workers in India.

]]> By: Ted Smith http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5445 Ted Smith Sat, 17 Dec 2005 04:13:35 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5445 Great information. Here's some more information about the Visto vs. Microsoft case. Visto might have sued Microsoft for publicity. http://www.upi.com/Hi-Tech/view.php?StoryID=20051216-093508-3632r Great information. Here’s some more information about the Visto vs. Microsoft case. Visto might have sued Microsoft for publicity.
http://www.upi.com/Hi-Tech/vie.....3508-3632r

]]> By: Andrew http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5444 Andrew Sat, 17 Dec 2005 04:11:33 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5444 Is this done automatically or entirely by hand? Is this done automatically or entirely by hand?

]]> By: Tim A http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5443 Tim A Sat, 17 Dec 2005 04:02:12 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5443 There is/was software out there 3-4 years ago to do this so it certainly doesn't need to be a manual process. The person submitting the job could review it for correctness and then this is basically a no brainer. See http://tim.blog.kosmo.com/blog/_archives/2005/5/2/642510.html for comments I made 7 months ago. There is/was software out there 3-4 years ago to do this so it certainly doesn’t need to be a manual process. The person submitting the job could review it for correctness and then this is basically a no brainer.

See http://tim.blog.kosmo.com/blog.....42510.html for comments I made 7 months ago.

]]> By: Brian Breslin http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5440 Brian Breslin Fri, 16 Dec 2005 22:45:03 +0000 http://www.techcrunch.com/2005/12/16/podtranscript-to-transcribe-podcasts/#comment-5440 now here is a question, it might be silly, but you decide. can someone run a podcast through dragon naturallyspeaking or some other voice->text software and then go through and have the editor listen and make appropriate corrections? now here is a question, it might be silly, but you decide.
can someone run a podcast through dragon naturallyspeaking or some other voice->text software and then go through and have the editor listen and make appropriate corrections?

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