who do I hire to transcribe/edit an audio file

I have an audio interview that I want transcribed, edited, formatted for me. I want to take that and publish it as a physical book. Anyone have a good service they've used for this type of thing?

you can hire a well voiced actor and use program such as Dragon Naturally Speaking to make his voice into text.

However the program needs to be set for the voice, which will take some time.

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garrypalomo

11 years ago

I was hoping for something that was a prepackaged solution so I don't have to worry about selecting bidders/fiver/software etc. I just want to deliver my audio and have them deliver me a book. Anyone know of a prepackaged service like this?

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pinkgorilla

11 years ago

There are lots of sites to find freelancers who will do this for you. You can get it on the cheap at Fiverr.com, and there are a lot of well rated transcribing gigs over at Fiverr that offer good quality for money. Alternatively, you may find someone on here willing to do this or at oDesk or elance.

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Dennisknows

11 years ago

Something simple like that, I would head to Fiverr my friend. Just find someone with a lot of good feedback that can get it done within the time frame you desire.

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cferfland247

11 years ago

Originally Posted by garrypalomo

I have an audio interview that I want transcribed, edited, formatted for me. I want to take that and publish it as a physical book. Anyone have a good service they've used for this type of thing?

Check out Fiverr, Many good services here. you must check previous feedback before ordering any gig. Also oDesk can be a good place.

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Coby

11 years ago

I have hired transcriptionist from three places with success...

1.) Wanted - Members Looking To Hire You (there is a $5 fee per thread to post in this section)
2.) http://www.Odesk.com
3.) Fiverr: Graphics, marketing, fun, and more online services for $5

Hope this helps.

Cheers,
Coby

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janiman

11 years ago

go to odesk or elance. there are thousands of professional workers, who can transcribed and edit.

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footbag_man

11 years ago

Originally Posted by garrypalomo

I have an audio interview that I want transcribed, edited, formatted for me. I want to take that and publish it as a physical book. Anyone have a good service they've used for this type of thing?

There are plenty of people on fiverr that will do this for you..

Fergal

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uktiler 11 years ago

Try http://castingwords.com/
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- MarketMaster13 11 years ago
  
  Check out with oDesk,there are skilled and great transcribers over there.I have been using them once in a while and i am always satisfied with their services.
  
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W Wattles Fan

11 years ago

Transexpert will transcribe any english audio/video up to 10 minutes for $5, only on fiverr.com

I have used her. Very accurate and quick. A nice lady

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troy23

11 years ago

You'll find plenty of people who will do a good job on this on Fiverr.
I would not use Elance for something like this as it will get expensive.

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AlexGeorge

11 years ago

You can find people on Fiverr that will do this. However, you might have to order a few gigs for the different parts like transcribing it, editing and formatting it. You could probably find someone on Freelancer, oDesk or elance that could do the whole job in one. I'm not sure what would cost you more, but make sure you are getting a quality service whatever option you opt for.

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Geri Richmond

11 years ago

Hi,
There is, also Fourerr.com. Just like Fiverr.com, but, they charge $4 instead of $5. Look for good feedback and good rating.
Geri Richmond

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ScottFox

11 years ago

They are not the cheapest but we have had consistently good performance from Cabbage Tree Solutions, a provider you can find on Elance.com.

Hope that helps.

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GinaMSI

11 years ago

I will do it....I'm a court reporter, so that's basically what I do for a living.....but I sure as shit am not going to do it for 5 bucks.....You get what you pay for. Of course, it's it's short enough (i.e. a page).....then yeah, I'll do it for 5 bucks...anything more than that.....4 bucks a page (25 lines, double spaced)

I can also proofread your stuff and edit it (and god knows most people need that)

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Gina

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kpmedia

10 years ago

Originally Posted by GinaMSI

I will do it....I'm a court reporter, so that's basically what I do for a living.....but I sure as shit am not going to do it for 5 bucks.....You get what you pay for. Of course, it's it's short enough (i.e. a page).....then yeah, I'll do it for 5 bucks...anything more than that.....4 bucks a page (25 lines, double spaced)

Even that is cheap.
Back in the 90s, it was about $10/page to get it done professionally,

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Moneymaker2012

11 years ago

elance is a good place for this,
those guys are really great and it will cost you very cheap

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saragomsa

10 years ago

hey, you can hire freelancer's from reliable sites like odesk, elance and freelancer. You can get an idea of it from
http://www.mytechlogy.com/profession...transcription/ but my suggestion would be to go with automatic software which would be easy and quick

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NewParadigm

10 years ago

Upload it to youtube. Then you can hire out the simple editing/formatting, removing time codes etc.... then do a final proofread/edit yourself.

transcribing video without video to text software...

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Nicole Sakoman

10 years ago

Originally Posted by garrypalomo

I have an audio interview that I want transcribed, edited, formatted for me. I want to take that and publish it as a physical book. Anyone have a good service they've used for this type of thing?

Do not use fiverr... too expensive for that. Better look at Freelancer or Odesk.

Nicole

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