Forum: Subtitling
Topic: Transcription project
Poster: Carolina Andrades
Hello,
I receive a transcription project, but I have some questions about it. It is about the transcription of three interviews of Rheumatoid Arthritis sufferers. There are 3 videos and they add up to 118 minutes. The interviews are done in a rather informal and relaxed way.
Basically the interviewer was asking people when they started noticing symptoms, how quickly they were diagnosed and what medication they had been on, for how long and their effects, as well as the impact of the condition on their day-to-day life.
The transcription must be time-coded, and the client stated that each time code has to be kept to a very strict minimum. The problem is that I have subtitled before and I know how to, but I am not sure if the transcription includes the constraints in terms of formatting, line breaks or the number of words as in subtitling.
I believe that I must transcribe the audio as it is heard with unnecessary repetitions or sounds likes "ehhh, mmmm", but when the client said that it is time-coded, I began to wonder which is the best way of doing it. Finally, I do not know what he means by a "time code that has to be kept to a very strict minimum".
I have already asked to the client about the time code, but of course is already late and he won't answer during the weekend.
I would really appreciate any advice you can give me.
Thanks
Topic: Transcription project
Poster: Carolina Andrades
Hello,
I receive a transcription project, but I have some questions about it. It is about the transcription of three interviews of Rheumatoid Arthritis sufferers. There are 3 videos and they add up to 118 minutes. The interviews are done in a rather informal and relaxed way.
Basically the interviewer was asking people when they started noticing symptoms, how quickly they were diagnosed and what medication they had been on, for how long and their effects, as well as the impact of the condition on their day-to-day life.
The transcription must be time-coded, and the client stated that each time code has to be kept to a very strict minimum. The problem is that I have subtitled before and I know how to, but I am not sure if the transcription includes the constraints in terms of formatting, line breaks or the number of words as in subtitling.
I believe that I must transcribe the audio as it is heard with unnecessary repetitions or sounds likes "ehhh, mmmm", but when the client said that it is time-coded, I began to wonder which is the best way of doing it. Finally, I do not know what he means by a "time code that has to be kept to a very strict minimum".
I have already asked to the client about the time code, but of course is already late and he won't answer during the weekend.
I would really appreciate any advice you can give me.
Thanks