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Subtitles & CaptionsAugust 2, 20269 min read

Putting Subtitles on a Video in a Language You Do Not Speak

Translated subtitles are two jobs, not one, and doing them in the wrong order multiplies every transcription error into every language you publish.

TranscriptionAugust 2, 20268 min read

How to Quote a Video in an Essay Without Retyping It

A practical walkthrough of pulling an exact quotation and its timestamp from a video, checking captions against audio, and formatting it for your citation style.

ProductivityAugust 2, 202610 min read

Turning a Podcast Episode Into Show Notes People Read

A finished episode still needs notes, chapters and social posts, and a timestamped transcript is the raw material that makes all four fast instead of guesswork.

TranscriptionAugust 2, 20269 min read

Recording a Medical Appointment So You Remember What Was Said

Asking the clinician first is what makes recording a consultation work; here is how to ask, where to put the phone, and what to do with the audio afterward.

Note-TakingAugust 2, 202622 min read

Qualitative Research Transcription: Conventions, Ethics and Tools

Before you open a transcription tool, decide what level of detail your analysis needs and what your consent form allows, because both are expensive to change later.

ProductivityAugust 2, 20268 min read

How Long Does It Take to Transcribe a Two-Hour Recording?

The real time cost of transcribing a two-hour recording isn't the transcription itself, it's the correction pass afterward, and this walks through the arithmetic.

JournalAugust 2, 202610 min read

How Accurate Is AI Transcription, Really

Accuracy claims describe a system on one recording, not your audio, so here is what actually predicts transcript quality and how to judge it per use case.

Subtitles & CaptionsAugust 2, 20269 min read

What Accessible Captions Actually Require

Captions, subtitles and transcripts are three different deliverables for three different audiences, and most caption tracks fail on quality rather than absence.

Subtitles & CaptionsAugust 2, 202610 min read

Adding Subtitles to Your Own Video: What Actually Has to Happen

Before you caption anything, you have to pick between burned-in subtitles and a separate file - and that one choice decides everything you do afterwards.

Meeting NotesJuly 30, 20268 min read

Where Zoom Recordings Are Saved — and What You Can Do With Them

Local Zoom recordings land in a Documents folder, cloud recordings live in the web portal on a deletion clock, and the small audio file is the one to keep.

Meeting NotesJuly 30, 20267 min read

A Year of Recorded Calls: How to Find the One You Need

A year of call recordings is unsearchable by default; transcribing the right subset and naming files consistently is what actually lets you find one again.

TranscriptionJuly 30, 20267 min read

How to Save WhatsApp Voice Messages Before You Switch Phones

A plain guide to getting WhatsApp voice messages off your old phone before setup finishes the window for doing it properly.

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