Video and audio files can be transcribed into text using Reveal’s Transcribe feature.
Important
You must verify that the Transcription service is available within your AWS region. Please use the following link to verify service availability: Region Availability
Create a Transcription Job
I. Select documents in the Review Grid.
Choose which audio or video files you want to transcribe using the check marks to the left of the grid.
In the grid toolbar (blue), click Transcribe. The Translate Documents modal should appear.
II. In the Act On tab…
“Select Documents” will be chosen by default. Click All Documents in Results List to instead approve all filtered documents that currently show in the Processing Grid.
III. In the Transcribe tab…
Select a Language.
The following link provides a list of supported languages for Reveal’s transcription service: Comprehensive List of Languages Supported.
Select a Destination Text Set (usually Transcribed).
Alternatively, you can select +Create new text set (e.g. “Transcribed mp4s”). See Create Document Text Set for further instructions.
Type a Job Name to keep track of different translation jobs.
Press SUBMIT.
Note
Users can preview the total media duration before submission. A warning appears for any unindexed documents or documents that cannot be transcribed.
View Transcription Jobs
Submitted transcription jobs are listed in Jobs> Review Jobs column > A/V Transcripts. See Transcription - Supported File Types for details on input file specifications and other considerations.
Jobs that are in progress will display a rotating green gear to the very right under “Status,” which will change into a green check mark upon completion. When clicking the rotating green gear to open the dropdown, users can choose to Delete the transcription job and its data, or Stop the job, in which case billing metrics reflect usage only up to the point of stoppage.
When clicking the green checkmark after the Transcription job is finished, users have the option to:
Delete: Remove the transcription job from the list and its data.
View Errors: See Files that could not be transcribed, and the reason for each error.
Summary Report: See all documents that ran through the transcription job.