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Suggest You - Digital File Types for Audio Transcription
A vending machine distributor is the one who sells and distributes different kinds of vending machines. So if you are thinking of starting a vending machine business, you have to look for a distributor who can provide you with the vending machines you need.The vending machine distributor can be one person that sells the machine through his or her store. It can also be a company with salespersons and an available catalogue which you can scan through. The distributor works with different vending machine manufacturers to give you the machines that you want for your own business. The differences in the size of the vending machine distributors, can define the quality and range of the machines they have to offer.If you are planning to start your own vending machine business, the initial thing you should do is to look for a vending machine distributor that provides different kinds of vending machines. The only problem with this is where and how to find a distributor and what type of vending machine you should choose.Many distributors will advise you about the best type of vending machine that is right for your location. The vending machine distributor tha
Attributes are often shown as Hz. 8,000kHz mono is suitable for dictation and the range goes up to 44,100kHz stereo, which is the top quality, used for music CDs.
Examples of different file formats and some details about their use in transcription follow:
WAVeform Audio (.wav)
WAVeform Audio (.wav) is a common file format and was one of the first audio file types developed for use with the PC. It is lossless, but generally very large. This means that you will probably need to send the files on a CD, rather then emailing them, although some transcriptionists, including myself, on my site www.penguin-transcription.co.uk, have a system whereby you can send large files via the internet without us
Try this: as a business, non-profit, public entity or association manager, plan for and create the kind of external stakeholder behavior change that leads directly to achieving your managerial objectives. And do so by persuading your key outside audiences to your way of thinking, then move them to take actions that allow your department, group, division or subsidiary to succeed.Interestingly, what you’ve done, is combine a sound public relations strategy with effective communications tactics leading directly to the bottom line – perception altered, behavior modified, employer/client satisfied.But of course it’s not automatic!Instead, the mother of all PR plans is required. A plan that will get each of their team members and organizational colleagues working towards the same external stakeholder behaviors.Here is such a plan designed to keep a manager’s public relations effort “on message:” people act on their own perception of the facts before them, which leads to predictable behaviors about which something can be done. When we create, change or reinforce that opinion by reaching, persuading and moving-to-d
If you do not know what file types you are working with, you can tell by looking at the file extension. This is the set of three letters that follow the dot, as in, for example, 'interview.wav'
The different file types all have advantages and disadvantages for transcription services, the most obvious of which is a trade-off between quality and file size. Sound files can be very, very large if they are not compressed, but compression is 'lossy'; in other words a complete or 'lossless' audio file has been taken and compressed, which removes data that is considered redundant, resulting in reduced audio quality, which can cause problems for the transcriber.
It may initially seem obvious that you and your transcriptionist want the best quality but in fact, many lossy formats have a negligible quality loss but are much smaller files. If you are planning to email files for transcription to your transcriptionist, the advantage of a 2MB file, as opposed to one 40MB in size, should be obvious! No sound file of any length is small, but at least it is possible to email a 2MB file for transcription. Most service providers will not allow a 50MB file through, and even if they did it could take hours to download, blocking both your email and your transcriptionist's. More and more transcriptionists are using a system which bypasses email; you can either upload files directly to their website or send your files using a simple file transfer programme. However, even these options have limits to the file sizes as a rule.
It also worth noting that depending on the playback software being used for transcription, your transcriptionist may only be able to play back certain file types. Some cover practically all digital file types while others are more limited, so it is worth checking first.
The 'right' file type and attributes for you and your transcriptionist will also depend on what the purpose of your recording is. If it is a dictation, a lower sound quality will still provide a clear enough recording for a digital transcription.
If you are recording a focus group, for example, where several people are seated at different distances from the recorder and speaking at different levels and pitches, you will probably need a higher sound quality to accommodate this.
Your recording equipment may allow you to set different attributes for the same file type. This can make an enormous difference to the sound quality and size of the file, and consequently the transcription quality. In some cases, for example dictation (one person speaking into machine, in a quiet environment) you can probably afford to loose sound quality and the recording will still be clear for transcription. In other cases (focus groups, noisy environments) you may find you need to choose a slightly larger file size in order to maintain decent sound quality.
Attributes are often shown as Hz. 8,000kHz mono is suitable for dictation and the range goes up to 44,100kHz stereo, which is the top quality, used for music CDs.
Examples of different file formats and some details about their use in transcription follow:
WAVeform Audio (.wav)
WAVeform Audio (.wav) is a common file format and was one of the first audio file types developed for use with the PC. It is lossless, but generally very large. This means that you will probably need to send the files on a CD, rather then emailing them, although some transcriptionists, including myself, on my site www.penguin-transcription.co.uk, have a system whereby you can send large files via the internet without us
I was speaking to the regional manager of a securities firm a few weeks ago, and something wonderful happened in the middle of our conversation:Stunned silence.I’ll set the scene for you…I was discussing her company’s sales compensation plan, when the topic of their web site came up.“Did you get a chance to go to our site?” she asked in a tone suggesting she expected to hear a no.“Actually, I did, and I found it very useful,” I replied.She perked up, “Great!”“A few questions came up for me, though. Did I notice that your fund group tracks the S & P 500, with respect to performance?”“Uh, yes, it does,” she replied, startled at the observation.“And I noticed a down year; where it seems there was a leaching of assets,” I continued. “Why was that?”This evoked that glorious second of silence, during which several thoughts probably coursed through her mind.“Gee, this guy not only visited the site, he must have read everything. Moreover, he did a penetrating financial analysis while he was there. This is no average consultant!”Then, she said, almost in a whisper, “Oh, that was the year we lo
It may initially seem obvious that you and your transcriptionist want the best quality but in fact, many lossy formats have a negligible quality loss but are much smaller files. If you are planning to email files for transcription to your transcriptionist, the advantage of a 2MB file, as opposed to one 40MB in size, should be obvious! No sound file of any length is small, but at least it is possible to email a 2MB file for transcription. Most service providers will not allow a 50MB file through, and even if they did it could take hours to download, blocking both your email and your transcriptionist's. More and more transcriptionists are using a system which bypasses email; you can either upload files directly to their website or send your files using a simple file transfer programme. However, even these options have limits to the file sizes as a rule.
It also worth noting that depending on the playback software being used for transcription, your transcriptionist may only be able to play back certain file types. Some cover practically all digital file types while others are more limited, so it is worth checking first.
The 'right' file type and attributes for you and your transcriptionist will also depend on what the purpose of your recording is. If it is a dictation, a lower sound quality will still provide a clear enough recording for a digital transcription.
If you are recording a focus group, for example, where several people are seated at different distances from the recorder and speaking at different levels and pitches, you will probably need a higher sound quality to accommodate this.
Your recording equipment may allow you to set different attributes for the same file type. This can make an enormous difference to the sound quality and size of the file, and consequently the transcription quality. In some cases, for example dictation (one person speaking into machine, in a quiet environment) you can probably afford to loose sound quality and the recording will still be clear for transcription. In other cases (focus groups, noisy environments) you may find you need to choose a slightly larger file size in order to maintain decent sound quality.
Attributes are often shown as Hz. 8,000kHz mono is suitable for dictation and the range goes up to 44,100kHz stereo, which is the top quality, used for music CDs.
Examples of different file formats and some details about their use in transcription follow:
WAVeform Audio (.wav)
WAVeform Audio (.wav) is a common file format and was one of the first audio file types developed for use with the PC. It is lossless, but generally very large. This means that you will probably need to send the files on a CD, rather then emailing them, although some transcriptionists, including myself, on my site www.penguin-transcription.co.uk, have a system whereby you can send large files via the internet without us
When new exciting opportunities come along that could catapult your business forward, you may believe you have more time and no immediate urgency. Often, no action is taken, not even to study the business potential for the opportunity. Why? You have to think outside of your comfort zone to evaluate the opportunity. You know change would be required and everything is running smoothly right now, thank you.Each day brings new opportunities and challenges to your business. As a leader, you constantly face three options: going all out for the new opportunities, meeting challenges head on when they are still manageable, and doing nothing. In every case, whether explicit or not, you make a decision about how to deal with the change. Delaying the decision is really the same as deciding to do nothing.When potentially difficult challenges are looming, there also appears to be more time and no urgency. At first, the challenge does not seem too big. You decide you can deal with it later. Again, you do not even evaluate the potential business impact of the challenge if left unchecked. Let it wait. Or, you may perceive the challenge to be gigantic and requiring a
It also worth noting that depending on the playback software being used for transcription, your transcriptionist may only be able to play back certain file types. Some cover practically all digital file types while others are more limited, so it is worth checking first.
The 'right' file type and attributes for you and your transcriptionist will also depend on what the purpose of your recording is. If it is a dictation, a lower sound quality will still provide a clear enough recording for a digital transcription.
If you are recording a focus group, for example, where several people are seated at different distances from the recorder and speaking at different levels and pitches, you will probably need a higher sound quality to accommodate this.
Your recording equipment may allow you to set different attributes for the same file type. This can make an enormous difference to the sound quality and size of the file, and consequently the transcription quality. In some cases, for example dictation (one person speaking into machine, in a quiet environment) you can probably afford to loose sound quality and the recording will still be clear for transcription. In other cases (focus groups, noisy environments) you may find you need to choose a slightly larger file size in order to maintain decent sound quality.
Attributes are often shown as Hz. 8,000kHz mono is suitable for dictation and the range goes up to 44,100kHz stereo, which is the top quality, used for music CDs.
Examples of different file formats and some details about their use in transcription follow:
WAVeform Audio (.wav)
WAVeform Audio (.wav) is a common file format and was one of the first audio file types developed for use with the PC. It is lossless, but generally very large. This means that you will probably need to send the files on a CD, rather then emailing them, although some transcriptionists, including myself, on my site www.penguin-transcription.co.uk, have a system whereby you can send large files via the internet without us
No matter what you are selling in today’s market place you will undoubtedly come across many different types of people. They will have varying backgrounds and come from all walks of life. Until you truly understand how to delve into each customers psyche your successes will be limited.One of the biggest misconceptions in selling today is that product knowledge is your best asset. Now I must tell that I am not saying you do not need to know your product but if product knowledge is all you rely on and you first haven’t leaned your people skills you are going to be very disappointed with your paychecks.I will give you an example and I’m sure many of you have had similar experiences. Back in my days as a car salesman I used to hear several of the other sales people discussing all of the features of our line of products not to mention many other makes and models Oh they could tell you what type of tires every model had and they could recite curb weight, towing capacity you name it. But guess what I out sold them all every month why? Because while they were busy learning about product I was busy learning about my customers.You see inevitably a lot of p
If you are recording a focus group, for example, where several people are seated at different distances from the recorder and speaking at different levels and pitches, you will probably need a higher sound quality to accommodate this.
Your recording equipment may allow you to set different attributes for the same file type. This can make an enormous difference to the sound quality and size of the file, and consequently the transcription quality. In some cases, for example dictation (one person speaking into machine, in a quiet environment) you can probably afford to loose sound quality and the recording will still be clear for transcription. In other cases (focus groups, noisy environments) you may find you need to choose a slightly larger file size in order to maintain decent sound quality.
Attributes are often shown as Hz. 8,000kHz mono is suitable for dictation and the range goes up to 44,100kHz stereo, which is the top quality, used for music CDs.
Examples of different file formats and some details about their use in transcription follow:
WAVeform Audio (.wav)
WAVeform Audio (.wav) is a common file format and was one of the first audio file types developed for use with the PC. It is lossless, but generally very large. This means that you will probably need to send the files on a CD, rather then emailing them, although some transcriptionists, including myself, on my site www.penguin-transcription.co.uk, have a system whereby you can send large files via the internet without us
If transport industry is a game of soccer, there are sure signs that the goal posts are shifting*. (Note: for better viewing experience with appropriate colour highlights, please refer to original article, url attached)Goalpost #1: Previous goal post (1996): LTA White PaperWe only started MRT operations in 1987. We cannot grow a comprehensive network over the next few years. However we will build up the network incrementally, properly sized to match our city of the future. Over a decade or two, the results will be significant and clearly visible. Our target is to have as high as percentage of trips on a quality public transport system as in Zurich, where 75% of trips into the city centre are by public transport.Current goal post (2006): Speech by Raymond Lim, 23 OctThe aim is to increase the proportion of trips taken on public transport during the morning peak period from 63% today to at least 70% over the next 10 to 15 years. Goalpost #2:Previous goal post (2001): Speech by Mr Yeo Cheow Tong, 23 OctProvided the financial position of the Government remains strong, th
Attributes are often shown as Hz. 8,000kHz mono is suitable for dictation and the range goes up to 44,100kHz stereo, which is the top quality, used for music CDs.
Examples of different file formats and some details about their use in transcription follow:
WAVeform Audio (.wav)
WAVeform Audio (.wav) is a common file format and was one of the first audio file types developed for use with the PC. It is lossless, but generally very large. This means that you will probably need to send the files on a CD, rather then emailing them, although some transcriptionists, including myself, on my site www.penguin-transcription.co.uk, have a system whereby you can send large files via the internet without using email. You certainly need a broadband connection, or similar, to utilise these effectively though. Warning! Not all wav files are the same! Although they all end .wav, depending on the recorder, you and your transcriber may need a special 'codec' to play it back. An example is Sanyo; a popular and moderately priced recording system but one that records specifically Sanyo wav files. You should check that your transcriptionist has the ability to transcribe Sanyo wavs. If not, Sanyo may oblige by sending out the relevant codec on CD, if you ask them nicely!
The following types are all lossy, but generally the sound quality change is negligible and you will save significant time and money with reduced transfer times. This is not an exhaustive list of all audio file types; there are a huge number. It aims to cover most of the types recorded by available transcription software.
MPEG-1 Audio Layer 3 (.mp3)
This is a compressed WAV file often used in music. Many digital dictation recorders will also record mp3 or allow you to record WAV and then compress to mp3 to send on for transcription. The compressed files will be around a twelfth the size of WAV files.
Windows Media Audio (.wma)
Windows Media Audio (.wma) was developed for Windows Media Player which is bundled with all Windows-based PCs these days. It is even more compressed than an MP3, to about one thirty-sixth the size of a .wav, but apparently retaining the original sound quality. I have to say that in my experience of transcribing I am not sure whether this has always been the case.
Digital Speech Standard (.dss)
In my experience, most playback software used for transcription will play .dss files. If not, there is a free download available on the Olympus site. I believe .dss was developed by Olympus and almost all, but not all, Olympus recorders will record .dss files. Lanier and Grundig recorders also generally use .dss. The file size is reduced by twelve to twenty times, as compared to a WAV file, and is ideal for transcription as it is small and easy to email.
DVF
This is Sony’s answer to the .dss file. It is a very highly compressed file, but fine for voice, and its small size makes it very easy to send by email.
Encrypted dictation (.dct)
Often used for medical transcription, which requires very high confidentiality, these recordings are encrypted at the recording end and need to be decrypted on receipt by the transcriber. A wide variety of playback software will deal with these files.
TrueSpeech from DSP Group
TrueSpeech, from the DSP group, was designed for personal computers and personal communications devices. It has very high compression ratios ranging from 15:1 to 27:1. If you are able to record this format it is probably best restricted to use with dictation or one-to-one interview in a quiet environment. It is probably too lossy for focus groups etc.
There are a whole host of other file types available so don't worry if the type that your machine produces is not listed above. Contact your VA and s/he will probably be able to assist you, or at least point you in the right direction.
CD Audio file (.cda)
These files are standard recordings onto CD, and ar
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