Documentary Interview Transcription
.................................................................................................................................... Documentary Interview Transcription is the transcription of interviews featured in documentaries. It may also include the transcription of simple one on one interviews of personalities , which then take on the form of a chronicle of the personality’s life together with all the archival material depicting his life or work. Our Documentary Interview Transcription service also includes news footage transcription and reality show footage transcription.

A documentary is a kind of visual media genre that attempts to portray reality or inform about an issue. Documentaries are also created for infotainment in the form of docu-drama series. The financing of documentaries usually comes from independent documentary makers and government coffers, unlike the production of movies by big studios. The reason for that is very simple. Movies cater to popular tastes and hence enjoy a huge audience. Movies from Hollywood tend to have viewers from around the world. The profit motive for movies goads the production houses to pump in millions of dollars into their production. On the contrary, documentaries rank low on the entertainment quotient. They are meant to inform the viewers about the prevailing reality. Its core audience comes from the intellectual class and some enthusiastic members of the movie making fraternity. The most entertaining of docu-dramas rarely go beyond being prime time TV shows.

However, documentaries are beginning to gain acceptance from the general public too. There have been some documentaries released recently that have gone on to be huge hits.

We have a special interest in keeping tabs on the on-goings in the documentary production scenario. Our company is an established transcription company that provides a host of transcription services. Our media transcription wing has been buzzing in recent times due to various kinds of transcriptioning paradigms arising in that sector. The top management’s experience combines with the special expertise of our transcriptionists to deliver you documentary interview transcripts of unmatched quality. For different types of recordings given, we have formulated two options of services:

Option 1: For this option, you can send us recordings that are of broadcast quality, without background noise and the speakers being native English speakers. On the move interviews cannot use this option. Timestamping will be done on request.

Option 2:For this option, your recording quality is not a matter of concern. You can send in all of your non-broadcast quality videos, raw footages, on the fly interviews, interviews with accented speakers etc. Timestamping will be done on request.

For none of the options is the type of file sent, a constraint. We accept all common file types like mp3,wma,wav and even VHS recordings. It is better for us if you inform us beforehand the recording device and the model used. We can then make use of the proper software to get the work transcribed.

All of our services give you the class and quality associated with the costliest of transcription services. But we differ from them in our pricing. Our prices are way below the industry average for transcription services. This translates into tremendous cost benefits for our clients who are constantly looking to strengthen their bottom lines. The secret behind our low cost delivery of quality is the outsourcing mechanism we employ for our services. Our offshore location in India generates qualitative transcriptions, but does so with low operating costs. We believe in passing on the benefit to our clients and hence our prices appear so cheap compared to other companies offering similar services. In this age of cut throat competition, companies have to seek out ways that will give them the edge over their competitor. Falling prey to baseless premises like quality being a casualty in outsourcing may very well be the reason for your competitors to trounce you, without mercy. The logic is simple, we wouldn’t have been able to attract and retain so many clients of international repute, if our quality had fallen below their expectations.

Time Stamping/Coding
.................................................................................................................................. Time Stamping is a critical requirement in transcription documentation needs. According to the customer specification, we satisfy different time stamping standards.

How much it Costs? 10 USD to 12 Per Hour!   
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Price is very competitive at iSource. We charge 10 USD to 12 per hour depending on the Audio Classification category . We operate our exclusive delivery facility from India apart from our California office. Our pricing and Turn Around Time advantages are appreciated by all of our customers. Our pricing method is one of the best in the industry.

How do we do the Audio Classification?   
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We classify the Audio source by following categories.

Category - A

One on One Interview/Speech Lectures/Oral History/Web Conferences

Professionally Recorded

Broadcast ready recordings

No Background noise

Neutral Accent

Standard Turnaround

No Time Stamping

Standard Formatting specifications

Verbatim Transcription

Category - B

Group Discussions, Focus Group Sessions, Telephone Recordings, Work Place Interviews, Open air Recordings, Court Depositions

Multiple Speakers

Technical Subject Matter

Recordings with background noise

Recordings with improper mike attachment

Recorded with Armature Recording devices

Standard Time Stamping

ESL Speakers (English as Second Language)

Client Specific Formatting

Subjective Transcription

Category - C

Multiple speakers with indiscernible voice overlapping

Constant Background noise or music

Tough Foreign Accent

Detective Recordings

Extraordinary Formatting specifications (MS Excel, web browser based applications)

Here is how Cost Estimate done!   
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We charge 10 USD to 12 per hour depending on the category of Audio. Our rates are calculated according to the effort involved for each category.

Bulk Discounts

We offer significant cost savings up to 10 to 15% for bulk work. Customers with good volume and consistency can avail this offer.

Here is how Effort Estimation done!

In general Category - A should take 4 to 5 Hours of effort to transcribe, proofread and edit, besides final Quality Check.

Category - B should take 5 to 6 Hours of effort to transcribe, proofread and edit, besides final Quality Check.

How you can get free Trail done?    
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Final pricing is arrived by a No Obligation Trial. You can upload trial audio at

http://transcriptionstar.leapfile.com/

How to outsource Non Digital - Tapes, VHS, Micro Cassettes?    
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We handle variety of Standard Tapes, Micro cassettes, MiniDVs, and VHS. We are experts in converting all types of non digital source audio/video into digital. Converted digital files are then sent for transcription. Extra charges are applicable for non digital to digital conversion.

How do we accept payment?    
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Paying for service has never been so easy. At iSource, We accept all the familiar and easy payment

Credit Card

You can pay at our website upon receiving Invoice from us. We accept all major credit cards.

If you use our service regularly, you can authorize us to process payment from your credit card. We will require your Card #, Name that the card is registered to, and Expiry date.

Pay Check

You can post pay checks to our California office. Scanned copy of the pay check should be emailed to us for our records.

PayPal

We accept PayPal.

File types we accept...    
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Preferable digital format is MP3.

We accept all the familiar audio and video types. It is always better to let us know what recording device and model is used to record. It will help us to use appropriate software to play and transcribe.

Upload Instructions    
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Our system can handle up to 1 GB at a time. But, it is advisable to limit between 100 to 150 MB per file. We recommend compressing using any zip applications and upload into our file server.

How to record interview and other sessions? Here is a complete
Guide...  
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Getting quality transcription document practically finding its roots from recording it with best possible methods. Here is a best recording guideline resource.

more about How to Record Interview

Notations and Format   
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Unless until specified, we follow the below standard notations and document rules: