Standard 3 types of transcription
There are three main types of transcription: verbatim, edited, and summary.
Verbatim transcription is a word-for-word recording of everything that was said like “uh”, “ah,” “um,” and incomplete sentences during the interview or conversation. This type of transcription is useful for capturing the nuances and details of what was said. However, it can be time-consuming and expensive to transcribe verbatim, so it is often reserved for important interviews or conversations.
Edited transcription takes a more selective approach, including only the most important points from the conversation. This type of transcription can be useful when you want to save time and money, but still capture the key points of what was said.
Summary transcription condenses an interview or conversation down to its most essential points. This type of transcription can be helpful when you need to quickly review a long conversation or when you want to focus on only the most important information.
Guidelines for transcriptions
There is no one “standard” way to transcribe spoken language into written text. Different transcription conventions are used for different purposes, and there is no single convention that is universally accepted. That said, there are some general guidelines that are often followed when transcribing speech.
One common convention is to use square brackets to indicate words that are unclear or difficult to hear. For example, if someone says something like “I [inaudible] to the store,” the transcriber might write “[inaudible]” in square brackets to indicate that they could not make out what was said.
Another common convention is to use ellipses (…) to indicate pauses or trailing off of speech. For example, if someone says something like “I’m going to the store…,” the transcriber might write “…” at the end of the sentence to indicate that the speaker trailed off.
here are many other conventions that can be used in transcription, and these vary depending on the purpose of the transcription and the preferences of the transcriber. Ultimately, there is no one “right” way to do it; as long as the transcription conveys all of the relevant information accurately, it can be considered successful. See also
* Documentary editing
* Transcription (music)
* Transcription factor External links
* Transcription (https://academic.oup.com/biolinnean/article/156/2/257/260091) in Walker’s Mammals of the World
* Transcribe! (http://www.nch.com.au/transcribe/) – a free program for computer-assisted transcription of recorded speech
* Transcriber (http://sourceforge.net/projects/trans/) – an open-source transcriber
* Transcription (captioning) feature in Adobe