What is a transcription? Well, Wikipedia says …
Transcription refers to the process of converting sounds (voice, music etc.) into letters or musical notes, or producing a copy of something in another medium.Invariably, whatever “first responder” collector of the …
- video and/or audio … aligned with, in this case …
- text … version of the corresponding speech
… may be imperfect in producing your finished transcription, and depending on what use the transcription accuracy is to the end recipient, that transcription text may need a separate editing procedure applied.
For a project we were involved in at the editing stage, that “first responder” collector phase one used …
… and the editing phase two we were involved in used, on this macOS MacBook Air …
- QuickTime Player … to play the video and …
- LibreOffice … Document … to edit the text
… as a successful combination of software and hardware solution constituents to arrive at a satisfactory set of transcriptions.
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