Friday, September 12, 2008

Session 4- Audio and Video Transcription

Now that you have recorded your audio or video, you will want a simple way to review your recordings, transcribe them, and code them to begin your analysis. Transana is a good, cheap tool (plus, there's a free trial download available) and I really wish I had known it existed when I was working on my Masters project. This program allows you to pause the video and transcribe as you review it. You can also attach notes or codes to portions of the video segment to make analysis easier later. If you only used audio, this software still works in the same way. There is also a free audio-only transcription software called ExpressScribe, which is free and simple to learn and use.

During this class, we will attempt to use the audio and video that we recorded in the previous class to practice transcription and analysis using ExpressScribe and Transana.

Assignment 4- In the next class, we will be looking at programs that analyze textual data, which can include transcripts created in Transana. There are many commercial programs available and it would be helpful for you to review the following website that summarizes them. When you are finished looking over the document, create a post to your blog in which you have looked further into one CAQDAS and provided more information on it.

2 comments:

Manisha said...

Hi all,
One of my modes of data collection is long distance video conference and calls via Skype. Just came across a software that helps record and annotate calls. Thought I'd share the link. Haven't tried it yet- does anyone know of this, or other such tools to record video calls?
http://ecamm.com/mac/callrecorder/

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