Media Transcription
Media transcriptioning is nothing but changing word for word whatever is on a
video record,audio record or other source material and also where it can be seen
while going through the tape (time wise transcription). Each tape is coded with
a time code.Such a service is extremely useful for broadcast journalists who want
to select the sound bites i.e. salient parts of what a person on camera is
saying.There are other terms like log tapes where one has to write descriptive
articles for a scene or a story,along with the movement of the camera.This
service is used by TV show producers,TV advertisements and many other media
allied services. Media transcription is not simply a dumb modification of the
spoken word.Such a translation is needed by many people other than those needing
transcribed copies.Subtitling is necessary when we include the deaf and hard of
hearing people in our target audience.These people need something more than just
transcription from what they see on TV.They have to know about all the
non-visual data that the program gives out.Along with words,the transcriber
needs to include the umms,aahs,pauses etc. too.During one to one
conversations,the speaker must be matched with the words he speaks.Every
sound,including those that are not human speeches should be explained to enable
the deaf to have a accurate cognizance of what is going on.Hence,media
transcriptionists must be experts in their area of expertise to ensure fine
quality of output from them. Off shoring of media transcription services is a
pretty new phenomenon.With higher bandwidth and cheaper internet
services,outsourcing of media transcriptioning is one way to have unbelievable
cost-cutting done.This ensures better financial margins for companies
outsourcing to nations like India. India has an authoritative edge in the
outsourcing world.Our good quality English speaking population has benefited
from the education system of the British Raj,brought forth by McCaulay.Also we
have a large population of people willing to do routine work as in
transcriptioning.All this is done at absolutely low
expenditure.Undoubtedly,India is the back office of the whole world.The
preeminence in IT is an added advantage for people looking for high quality
transcription work.


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