Transcription and Translation
Transcription and translation of audio and video files in a
whole host of file formats is something we are getting asked for
more and more.
In a nutshell, transcription and translation involves our
professional translators watching or listening to your recording
and writing down the speech involved, in the same language as is
being spoken. They then translate that text into the target
language you require.
Probably the most common type of transcription and translation
we seem to come across is for legal translation, when someone will
be interviewed in their native language but the court will require
this in another language. However, it's becoming more common for
transcription and translation to be required for video clips and
radio interviews.
Ok. What Does it Cost?
As we've explained transcription and translation is a longer
process than just translation. To reflect this we charge for
transcription as follows:
U.K. £144.00 plus VAT per half hour of source audio or
video - plus our normal translation cost.
U.S. $267.00 per half hour of source audio or video - plus the
translation cost.
Translation Charges
Clearly you don't know how many words are used in your audio or
video until they have been transcribed (it's a chicken and egg
thing), but we normally estimate that in English a recorded
interview of 1 hour between 2 people would generate around 6000
spoken words, and a dictated piece of audio would generate between
8,000 and 10,000 spoken words.
These figures are based on English, but other languages such as
German use longer words and so probably have less words per hour.
Japanese, however, generally uses shorter words and therefore the
spoken word count is likely to be higher.
What Type of Files Can We Transcribe?
We can use pretty much any type of file such as a tape, CD, DVD,
video cassette (sorry, not Betamax), MP3, mpeg or wav. If you have
used something we've not listed, drop us an email we're bound to be
able to help you.
For a full quote for transcription and translation send us a
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or see how you can contact us.