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D-R-A-F-T DIY tips for beginners (see below for advanced). Business decision sometimes
dictate the best way to get a job done is to contract the job out. Counter to this logic, sometimes budget constraints demand
a do-it-yourself (DIY) approach in place of using contracted services. To achieve the best results with DIY projects relating to transcription, VerbatimIT can help those committed with DIY. That said, VerbatimIT may still be the best choice of people initially committed to DIY so they may stay focused on other priorities. There are numerous situations where readable, verbal
content is required from the content in an audio source. (in progress...) LASTEDIT
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Two issues of transcription by amateurs include mechanical
and psychological elements. MECHANICAL For whatever reason you decide to go it alone,
whether to save money, or gain experience, without a foot pedal, you will relive history, such as my own, and others who .... The BTDT part is that I started
out once, too, and worked manually, the hard way, using a typewriter and tape recorder (without a foot pedal). I did a routine of 1,2, 3. Repeat. 1) I pressed PLAY, listened
to a phrase. 2) I pressed STOP. 3) I typed a phrase. Continuing in this manner, I completed, e.g., a one-hour playing time in approximately 5 to 6 hours
because of the gross inefficiency of the process. The very least improvement would be to use a foot pedal on the transcriber,
or digital audio software to control playback from the keyboard without interfering with your word processor. That does it for the mechanical. PSYCHOLOGICAL If you are an interviewer, you might benefit greatly
by taking some psychological distance from the interview and get its content delivered to you by a service such as VerbatimIT.com An experienced transcriptionist
can save you time and money, moreso than one can "save" by using software to transcribe the human voice. I have experienced four different
software packages of voice-to-text software. I once knew a chiropractic who diligently tried an early version of software
and found he could type faster than the results presented by the computer. LASTEDIT 20100830
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If you would like more information - data - about how VerbtatimIT manages production transcripts be prepared to absorb
and analyze this: ... http://sites.google.com/site/verbatimitosc/ which is yours for the use but not abuse, i.e., do not reappropriate it for profit. The data is designed to make any production typing job easier, specifically within a
re-populate feature called AutoCorrect. Repopulated?
The AutoCorrect List as supplied by its host is pre-populated with a list of words. By studying this list I found it
more beneficial as a data set by deleting the entire list, and building my own list. After initially building and using this list, and growing it for a period of five years, it became a robust
compendium worthy of "taking on" anything - anything. This is why the motto of Verbatim Instant Transcripts
is... You said it. VerbatimIT. Read it today...
or sooner. Tens of thousands of common words and
phrases, and special glossaries in formal and informal English can all be rendered perfectly from any audio source. Intelligent use of the feature AutoCorrect can result in one's own
specialty typing becoming less drudgery and more easy every day. Tens of thousands
of entries VerbatimIT includes in the "vanilla"
database (absent of confidential list words) tens of thousands of entries, various words and their respective past, present,
and future tense affiliates. (see the database for more information). Voice recognition systems: This data is not best suited for voice-recognition systems. Learning curve: There is a learning curve to this system, but
it is in essence, easy. Your Mileage May Vary: the result
of using this system will vary, but you may type faster with 100% accurately all the time, with a side effect of less pain,
and more gain. To import this into your version
of a word processor you will need software, available at ... (last edit 20100127 0553 GMT-5)
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