How To Transcribe a YouTube Video | 2015

Hello Readers,

Today we'll look at the possible ways to accurately transcribe an YouTube video into text. The best possible way to transcribe an YouTube files is by hiring a video transcriptionist. The other method is to transcribe the YouTube video by yourself with the help of a transcription software

 

 

Method 1: Hire a YouTube Transcription Service

Step 1: You need to first send a link to the YouTube file to the Youtube transcription service. The company will then most likely save the video file or extract the audio from the video. From here on they will begin transcribing the video file into text. 

Step 2: Transcript document specifications

Now there are two ways in which they can send back the transcribed text back to you. The first is the vanilla version of transcript. In the vanilla version the transcription company would follow their own Transcript word doc format. 

The second method is to give the specifications to the video transcriptionist before proceeding with the transcription work. You can specific the font styles you need, the font size, margins on either sides, page numbering whether required or not etc. Also you can tell the transcriptionist to send the final transcript in the form of a PDF, Word Doc, .DocX or in a Notepad .TXT format. 

Special format for one-to-one Interview Transcripts: An Interview Transcription Service like Etranscriber.net offers a variety of customized formats specially for interview transcripts. 

Method 2: Transcribe YouTube videos by yourself (With Steps )

The cheapest way to transcribe a YouTube video would be doing it yourself. Though this takes a lot of efforts to transcribe especially if you typing related work is not your forte. However hiring a video transcription service is out of reach then you can transcribe the video with the following steps:

Step 1: Extract the audio from YouTube video. There are many online services which allows conversion of YouTube into audio. The one that we recommend is Keepvid.com. You can just enter the YouTube URL and click submit. The website will then give you all the options in which you would like to save the audio or the video including the bitrate quality of the desired output files. For typing purposes you need only the audio portion. So click on Save audio.

Step 2: Download a free transcription assisting software such as Express Scribe. And install it. After you have installed the software you will be asked to load the audio file. Just drag the audio file into the Express Scribe window and the audio will load into it very easily. 

Step 3: Open a blank word document file. You are now ready to transcribe the YouTube file and can begin playing the audio in Express Scribe by clicking on "Play Arrow" button. 

Method 1 or Method 2? Which is better?

As a Etranscriber.net, we understand that sometimes budget and availability of funds could be a concern. Hence in those cases the best choice is to transcribe the video by yourself. If cash is not an issue, then without a doubt we highly recommend hiring a video transcription service similar to Etranscriber.net.

Syncing subtitles (or transcribe text) into a YouTube Video

The spoken text from YouTube videos can be made to appear as subtitles on the bottom of the YouTube files. Here is how to sync subtitles:

Step 1: Upload the YouTube video.

Step 2: Create a notepad .TXT file. And insert the transcribed text into this file.

Step 3: Go to Special Editing Tools

Step 4: Click on the icon called "Captions"

Step 5: Click on "Upload a file"

Step 6: Upload the .TXT file when you click "Upload a file"

YouTube accepts both closed caption and open captions. For closed captions you need to mention breaks, pauses, laughter, applauses in [Applause], [laughter] format. There is no need to timestamp the transcribed text as Google's Speech Recognition Technology will automatically sync the subtitles for you. Awesome, isn't it? 

Interesting YouTube Marketing Tip:

Did you know? YouTube transcripts can add content to your website's blog. How? Just embed the YouTube video in a blog post and below the video include the full transcript in text, word by word. Google's search engine crawlers see this as extremely helpful for readers who might not have the full time to go through the entire length of the video. Reading a transcript is certainly much faster than watching the whole video.

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Etranscriber.net 

How Virtual Typing Service Companies are helping Startup businesses

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Every day hundreds of startups enter the global business market. However a fraction of these startups will succeed to become a successful business. What about the rest? Most of the other startups will close down within one to one and a half years of opening up.  A recent study has indicated that majority of the startups fail because of improper execution, lack of a skilled team, improper product or service choice, and they run out of cash or could not receive further funding.

How can typing services help online startups?

It's understandable how crucial the first couple of years are in a startups business life cycle especially when it comes to cash management. Saving costs and having minimum expenses is the most important thing for a startup.Here's how on online typing service company similar to Etranscriber.net is extending its help to online startups.

Making typing services available at cheap rates

Most online transcriber services charge upwards of a dollar per minute. However our rates are approximately 25 percent than the industry average. A cost saving of 25 percent can be a significant on a cumulative basis in the long run. Etranscriber.net typing services rates start at $0.85 per minute of audio. So transcribing a 60 minute audio file will cost only 51 dollars (US).

Online startups might need to hire a typing service for transcribing interviews, meetings, conference calls, Skype calls and even promotional materials such as Youtube videos, Facebook videos etc. During the initial phase hiring a cheaper typing service can help startups save funds.  

Non Disclosure Agreement form at no Extra cost

Etranscriber.net Transcription Services provides a template of Non Disclosure Agreement form to its client for free. Clients and customers can choose to customize the NDA template as per their own specifications. Customers then send in their NDA form to Etranscriber.net. We will the agreement form and send back the scanned copy of the document along with any other forms such as ID proof if desired. 

All the NDA forms are available for free of cost for all Etranscriber.net's  customers. 

What plans do we have for 2015?

In the past couple of months we have received valuable feedback regarding how typing service companies can help small businesses and online startups. Some of these ideas are:

1. Provide free transcription services for the first 2 hours.

2. Launch a discount scheme package specially for startups.

3. Free And Honest Product/Service Feedback For Startups: Though this is a tricky but this is under consideration. We can trial services that the startups offers if it is relevant to us. For example a startup making a an enterprise software similar to SAP could be beneficial for us. We can trial the software and provide valuable feedback on the same. The same is true for analytics software, light graphics design, and services related to online marketing, SEO, and online advertising campaigns.  

So why do startups fail

CBInsights.com recently come out with a 20 point listas to why do startups fail. The number # 1 reason which topped the list by a good margin, was "No market need of product or service". The second reason went to "Startups ran out of funds too soon" and the third reason was "Lack of a team" 

We totally agree with the same and can understand how if these top three reasons are taken care of the battle to becoming a successful business can be won. 

3 Most promising startups of 2015

Slack.com : An enterprise App for group chat, file sharing and much more!  This company has already received a funding of $180 million from various sources. 

Kytabu: This Kenyan startup is targeting the education industry in Africa region. They have digitized books used by African education system where users can buy a portion of the book or the book in whole. Very interesting! 

Cyber Dust: Imagine an app that destroys your chat messages after 30 seconds so that your messages never get stolen by any anonymous hacker group or gets leaked out. This app does exactly that. The app is owned by Shark Tanks' Mark Cuban.

Australian startups to watch out for: Here is a list of some promising Australian startups to watch out for in 2015.

Canadian startups: And a list of Vancouver based startups as well.

Summary:

If you are a startup and might be in need of an transcriber service in the near future, then do contact us at our website www.etranscriber.net. And do not forget to mention that you are a startup company. We will be happy to help in any way by extending our services in the best way possible. 

Till next time, 

Thanks,

Etranscriber.net Team.

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3 Suggestions Why You Need To Keep a Rush Transcription Service On File Beforehand?

Hello Readers,

Today we would like to highlight the importance of keeping a transcription company on file with you even if the services are presently not required by you presently. Many of our customers require quick transcription services. They are in need for transcribing an interview file or some conference call. If you are a first time consumer of online typing services and are looking for a online typing service company then you might have to face some hurdles.

1. Find a Transcription Company According To Your Budget:

The first would be you need to find a suitable typing service company which is a fit for your budget. Rush typing service rates start at $1.50/minute and go higher. However there are some affordable transcription companies like us at Etranscriber.net who have priced their services at an affordable $1.25/minute of audio for rush transcriptions. Hence, at a time when one is in a sense of urgency to hire a transcriptionist you might not always find the best deal. Hence we highly suggest if you are in some ways dealing with digital content all the time it's best to research for look for a transcriber firm online beforehand.

  

2. Take Care Of The Paper Work Early On In The Selection Process:

There are a few paper works that one might need from a transcription company before commencing the transcription orders. These usually are signing a non disclosure agreement which protect the confidentiality of the clients materials and their credentials and makes the transcription company legally accountable incase of any leaks or misappropriation.

The formal process of creating, signing and acknowledging a NDA (Non Disclosure Agreement) takes its own time. This might be time consuming especially if you need to hire a rush transcription company and there is a limited time period by which you need the word doc transcript done. This previous time can be saved beforehand if he negotiations have happened at a earlier stage and all the written formalities have been cleared off.  

3. Avoid Panicking At The Last Minute

One of our customers Melinda K. from Brisbane, Australia got in touch with us sometime back. She had recently conducted a focus group seminar. So a few days after the seminar she received an email from her research manager asking her to get the seminar transcribed as the transcribed text was to become an important part of a presentation due soon. She was asked to get the job done by a 24x7 quick typing company. So right after receiving the email Melinda started search for reliable transcription companies on the internet. As there were quite a few it took her a considerable amount of time before selecting one. 

Our online transcription company Etranscriber.net partnered with Melinda and we happily took her files and transcribed it for her. She was very glad that we were able to meet the deadline. She did panic a lot because it was her first time dealing with an online typing service.So we highly suggest to people if your business or work involved handling lots of interviews, podcasts, seminars, conference or telephonic calls, research interviews then  there is no harm in selecting a reliable and accurate transcription company beforehand. This saves a lot of time and hassles when the actual time comes for you transcribe an audio interview online.

How To Select An Online Typing Service Company?

Step 1: The best and the easiest way is to search for a company on the internet. Most of the businesses have an online presence. And there is no dearth of choices. 

Step 2: Decide between a regional service or an international service. Both have their advantages and disadvantages. For example, an online Australian transcription company might be a better choice for an interview recording in which regional Australian accent dominates the conversation. Respectively for British accent, Scottish accent digital materials could be worked on more accurately by a UK transcriptionist. However this may not always be the case since international companies do have a healthy mix of region based transcribers who are able to handle variety of accents such as British, Scottish, Latin, African, Indian and American accents.  

Step 3: After selecting on prospects, get in touch with them and you may complete the necessary legal document processes. 

Step 4: You are all good to go.

So to sum up. We cannot emphasize the importance of hiring a transcription company beforehand even though you might not be in need of the service at this point. There are no retainer fees and the process of selecting a company is free. So it's best to save yourselves the hassles of going selecting a service in the last minute. 

Hope you found the article valuable. If you have anything to add to the above then do send us your views, comments and suggestions and we'll include it in the above article. 

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Etranscriber.net Team.

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3 Transcription Problems Solved by Online Transcription Companies

Hello Readers,

Today we are going to highlight 5 problems an online transcription company like ours (Etranscriber.net Transcription) solves for those in need of transcriber services.

These problems and solutions are:

1. Problem of Round The Clock Availability:

Online transcriber services are now open for business 24x7. However, there was a time when transcription companies had virtually little to no presence on the internet. Most of the transcription companies were brick and mortar type businesses. At this time not all companies would be available for services 24 hours a day.  Critical transcription services are needed in places like hospitals who need back radiology/pathology/clinical etc reports take on a voice recorder within a given time frame usually 12 hours or much earlier. Transcription companies like ours operating round the clock eliminate the problem of waiting for extended periods of time before hospitals can receive the transcribed reports.

They operate round the clock mostly from Mondays to Saturdays. However, we operate on Sundays also for the benefits of our customers. Some of our customers need the transcripts of audio interviews back on Monday. Sometimes we receive an order request a day before i.e. on Sundays. So to maintain deadlines we operate on Sundays as well.  Most online typing companies remain closed on Sundays. So it really makes us happy when we are able to under emergency online transcription related work. 

2. Problem of Inaccurate Transcripts:

Our major focus in running our online transcription service is to deliver as accurate transcripts as possible. Typing out an audio seems easy at first. However as one begins to transcribe an audio file one may come to realize that that it takes a lot of time to transcribe even at average typing speeds. For example, a few back we were talking to Linda K, who is a Michigan University student. Linda and our team were connected with each other on Skype and were discussing the details on her transcription requirements. She told us how she began transcribing a 55 minute audio file thinking she would complete the task in 2 hours max. However, she realized the daunting task of typing the audio when she was able to transcribe 4 minutes of audio in 30 minutes. This meant it would take her 7 hours at least to transcribe the whole audio. 

We told not to worry about transcribing the audio be herself and to send us the files. We transcribed the whole file for her and she was so relieved to see the full transcript typed our word for word. We always suggest to people that if you have a file that you are thinking to transcribing on your own, it is best that you hire an online transcription company like ours. It will save a lot of time and also lots of efforts. 

Note: These days,  audio transcription services for students and lecturers are being offered at nominal rates. 

3. Outsourcing Benefits:

Businesses such as video production companies, news agencies, legal firms, marketing companies, Podcast service providers etc. need typing services for their in-house processes. They can chose to hire a full time transcriber for this. However, it must be noted that a full time employee comes with additional costs. Also, the fixed component increases on an annual basis. Online typing companies like ours can eliminate the need to hire a full time transcriber. Thus businesses don’t come under the pressure of allocating additional costs to their non-core services. Hence we highly recommend to hire an outsourcing transcription service company for internal typing requirements. 

What Transcription Services Can Be Outsourced?

Here is a small but useful list:

A. Document typing service outsourcing:

B. Audio digital files such as  speeches, lectures, discussions, minutes of a meeting, conference calls, Press conference calls, thesis-dissertation interviews etc.

C. Legal transcription outsourcing service: These services are court transcription, testimony transcription, deposition transcription services etc. Legal transcription are charged on a per minute of audio method and start at $1.00 per minute of audio or video. Note: Prices can be higher for bad quality audio as it take more time for the transcriber to type out a transcript.

D. And video transcriber services. 

Hope you found the article useful. Do give us your view points, suggestions or feedback if any at the comment section below and we'll get back to you as soon as we get a chance to read it.

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Etranscriber.net Team.

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Article Posted on: 22 March, 2015.