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i'm looking for a program that will convert a recorded wav/wma/mp3 file into text accurately.

so far with googing i've found only a few shite-looking programs, so i was wondering if any NSers already use, and could recommend, such a program?


many thanks :)
edit: budget could be up to £100 or so...

How do you mean convert into text?

How do you mean convert into text?

as in transcribe.
i put in a wma of speech and out comes a transcription of the text

You could probably use a dictation programme, set its input to the computers sound output and play the file. That should work.

You could probably use a dictation programme, set its input to the computers sound output and play the file. That should work.
They tend to require training to your voice and speech patters, I believe. Talk to a disability group or something.

You could probably use a dictation programme, set its input to the computers sound output and play the file. That should work.

that's not a half bad idea :)

though yes, training of the program could be a problem. this is for a conference i'm running the A/V at and recording all the sessions. i've done this for like... 5 years or more but we've never done much with the recordings. this year i want to explore ways to automatically transcribe the talks *nods*
so there'll be all sorts of different voices and stuff on the recordings :-S

that's not a half bad idea :)

though yes, training of the program could be a problem. this is for a conference i'm running the A/V at and recording all the sessions. i've done this for like... 5 years or more but we've never done much with the recordings. this year i want to explore ways to automatically transcribe the talks *nods*
so there'll be all sorts of different voices and stuff on the recordings :-S

I never found any software remotly reaching the capability that you are stating ... There is a reason they need to train the voices. To be accurate, cutting that out leaves you with software that does not record text accurately

They tend to require training to your voice and speech patters, I believe. Talk to a disability group or something.

You can get ones that don't need training.

Sure, it'll be dodgy and might have trouble getting much of it right, but I can't really think of any other way of doing it.

I never found any software remotly reaching the capability that you are stating ... There is a reason they need to train the voices. To be accurate, cutting that out leaves you with software that does not record text accurately

bugger :(

i think there must be a gap in the market there - think of all the voice notes of business execs, conference recordings, etc that people currently have to spend time and resources transcribing... grr...

bugger :(

i think there must be a gap in the market there - think of all the voice notes of business execs, conference recordings, etc that people currently have to spend time and resources transcribing... grr...

They have stuff for that, eg, "Dragon Naturally Speaking", the crap they use instead of customer service at Microsoft nowadays, etc.

Sure, it'll be dodgy and might have trouble getting much of it right, but I can't really think of any other way of doing it.

PM could present the text of such classic songs as "I want to hump your hand," "You ain't nothing but a hot dog" and "If you wannabe be my larder." :p

*bump for PM :fluffle: *