Comments on: Speech to Text… For a price http://www.teach42.com/2007/07/05/speech-to-text-for-a-price/ Education and Technology by Steve Dembo Sat, 13 Mar 2010 15:57:33 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: linda http://www.teach42.com/2007/07/05/speech-to-text-for-a-price/comment-page-1/#comment-116975 linda Sat, 21 Jun 2008 12:16:11 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2007/07/05/speech-to-text-for-a-price/#comment-116975 this site you can leave really aggree with you Barry. I m working for a similar kind of company called WiseTypist www.wisetypist.com. We also offer the similar service but at 30% less than their price. You may go with their service really for smaller works but coming to volume you houls really check once with our company Thank and regards, Linda e this site you can leave really aggree with you Barry. I m working for a similar kind of company called WiseTypist http://www.wisetypist.com. We also offer the similar service but at 30% less than their price. You may go with their service really for smaller works but coming to volume you houls really check once with our company

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]]> By: Andy Allen http://www.teach42.com/2007/07/05/speech-to-text-for-a-price/comment-page-1/#comment-78192 Andy Allen Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:15:59 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2007/07/05/speech-to-text-for-a-price/#comment-78192 I think that the cooler technology is photo image recognition. Taking audio to text is pretty cool, and useful for search engines, but I can't wait when my pictures and videos will automatically label themselves. Think of the day when you take a picture with your digital camera, that has a built in GPS, that geolocates your picture so you now know it was taken at the grand canyon. You upload this to your computer, and it 'recognizes' that the faces in the picture are of your two best friends, and tags the pictures with labels you can easily search on, like date, time, location, items in the picture, etc. Note, images.Google.com is now starting to recognize faces, just not who they are. In terms of 2007, there is still a huge need for words to text, in fact a lot of stenographers do the closed captioning on TV (as well as court and medical transcriptions). Unfortunately, a lot of that is going abroad instead of previously served stay at home parent market (generalization). I think that the cooler technology is photo image recognition. Taking audio to text is pretty cool, and useful for search engines, but I can’t wait when my pictures and videos will automatically label themselves.

Think of the day when you take a picture with your digital camera, that has a built in GPS, that geolocates your picture so you now know it was taken at the grand canyon. You upload this to your computer, and it ‘recognizes’ that the faces in the picture are of your two best friends, and tags the pictures with labels you can easily search on, like date, time, location, items in the picture, etc.

Note, images.Google.com is now starting to recognize faces, just not who they are.

In terms of 2007, there is still a huge need for words to text, in fact a lot of stenographers do the closed captioning on TV (as well as court and medical transcriptions). Unfortunately, a lot of that is going abroad instead of previously served stay at home parent market (generalization).

]]> By: EduBlog Insights » Blog Archive » Blogging with 3 classes! http://www.teach42.com/2007/07/05/speech-to-text-for-a-price/comment-page-1/#comment-77714 EduBlog Insights » Blog Archive » Blogging with 3 classes! Wed, 25 Jul 2007 23:24:26 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2007/07/05/speech-to-text-for-a-price/#comment-77714 [...] able to get all three classes blogging! I call that success, logging having a slot right up there! Steve Dembo recently posted about the Dragon software that I am using to transcribe. I’ve had the same [...] [...] able to get all three classes blogging! I call that success, logging having a slot right up there! Steve Dembo recently posted about the Dragon software that I am using to transcribe. I’ve had the same [...]

]]> By: Tom Turner http://www.teach42.com/2007/07/05/speech-to-text-for-a-price/comment-page-1/#comment-75910 Tom Turner Sat, 07 Jul 2007 20:42:48 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2007/07/05/speech-to-text-for-a-price/#comment-75910 Steve.... All you have to do is ask...I'll do it at a MUCH lower cost to you. Will work for iPhone or a video iPod. :) Steve….

All you have to do is ask…I’ll do it at a MUCH lower cost to you. Will work for iPhone or a video iPod. :)

]]> By: Brian B. http://www.teach42.com/2007/07/05/speech-to-text-for-a-price/comment-page-1/#comment-75825 Brian B. Sat, 07 Jul 2007 03:16:43 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2007/07/05/speech-to-text-for-a-price/#comment-75825 Steve, I also gave up on speech recognition a few years back (ok, it's been more like seven). I see what others have posted about the new stuff, but I wanted to comment that what you posted about seems to be a bargain. I have heard of people charging $10/page for transcribing interviews for qualitative researchers. One study could run you several hundred dollars at the rate. Sounds like Castingwords would beat that price though! Steve, I also gave up on speech recognition a few years back (ok, it’s been more like seven). I see what others have posted about the new stuff, but I wanted to comment that what you posted about seems to be a bargain. I have heard of people charging $10/page for transcribing interviews for qualitative researchers. One study could run you several hundred dollars at the rate. Sounds like Castingwords would beat that price though!

]]> By: Paul Wilkinson http://www.teach42.com/2007/07/05/speech-to-text-for-a-price/comment-page-1/#comment-75795 Paul Wilkinson Fri, 06 Jul 2007 22:13:50 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2007/07/05/speech-to-text-for-a-price/#comment-75795 What about this http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/050913-122749 if you are looking to be able to search audio. I also tried this one http://www.podscope.com/ but wasn't impressed with the results. The first few hits contained offensive material. The idea is cool though. What about this

http://blog.searchenginewatch.com/blog/050913-122749

if you are looking to be able to search audio.

I also tried this one

http://www.podscope.com/

but wasn’t impressed with the results. The first few hits contained offensive material. The idea is cool though.

]]> By: Casey Hales http://www.teach42.com/2007/07/05/speech-to-text-for-a-price/comment-page-1/#comment-75762 Casey Hales Fri, 06 Jul 2007 18:19:00 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2007/07/05/speech-to-text-for-a-price/#comment-75762 Steve, I, too, tried Dragon Naturally Speaking in hopes I could use it with my students who so dislike writing. It performed much like Karen is saying, however my problem was not so much with its inability to recognize my speech, but I personally found it difficult to use due to that composing in one head and typing was not the same as doing the same thing, verbally; at least for me. As for Castingwords, what some people don't realize is just how long a minute is. Having spent 20 years in broadcasting and having written and produced 100's of commercials, a lot can be said in a single minute. So, what may sound like an expensive service, a lot can be covered in a short amount of time as long as you don't ramble like I am. :) Casey Steve,

I, too, tried Dragon Naturally Speaking in hopes I could use it with my students who so dislike writing. It performed much like Karen is saying, however my problem was not so much with its inability to recognize my speech, but I personally found it difficult to use due to that composing in one head and typing was not the same as doing the same thing, verbally; at least for me.
As for Castingwords, what some people don’t realize is just how long a minute is. Having spent 20 years in broadcasting and having written and produced 100’s of commercials, a lot can be said in a single minute. So, what may sound like an expensive service, a lot can be covered in a short amount of time as long as you don’t ramble like I am. :)

Casey

]]> By: Karen Janowski http://www.teach42.com/2007/07/05/speech-to-text-for-a-price/comment-page-1/#comment-75716 Karen Janowski Fri, 06 Jul 2007 12:38:32 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2007/07/05/speech-to-text-for-a-price/#comment-75716 Steve, When did you last try speech recognition? The reality is that speech recognition has improved significantly even since two years ago. Dragon Naturally Speaking v. 9 has excellent accuracy right out of the box. Otherwise you can train your voice in about five - ten minutes. I use it myself for writing evaluations and teach students with written output issues how to use it. Speech recognition is built into VISTA and has been found to have excellent accuracy as well. Try it again, you will be impressed! There really is no comparison between what is available now and what was available a few years back. (It's also built into Office 2003 and the accuracy is excellent as well.) Steve,
When did you last try speech recognition? The reality is that speech recognition has improved significantly even since two years ago. Dragon Naturally Speaking v. 9 has excellent accuracy right out of the box. Otherwise you can train your voice in about five – ten minutes. I use it myself for writing evaluations and teach students with written output issues how to use it.
Speech recognition is built into VISTA and has been found to have excellent accuracy as well.
Try it again, you will be impressed! There really is no comparison between what is available now and what was available a few years back.
(It’s also built into Office 2003 and the accuracy is excellent as well.)

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