Automatic Transcription Software

Frequently Asked Questions

• What is AI-powered transcription?

  Happy Scribe transcription software uses an artificial intelligence (AI) model to extract the speech from any file and convert it to text. Our AI is the core of our Automatic Transcription Software, and it allows us to transcribe files with 85% accuracy in more than 120 languages, dialects, and accents. Thanks to our advanced speech recognition algorithms, audio transcription is now a fast and affordable process. Transcribing audio is useful when you need to grant it's accessibility to a wider audience, making it searchable and readable.

• How long does it take to transcribe a file with the automatic transcription software?

  The amount of time it will take to transcribe audio to text depends on the length of your audio file, the quality of the audio, and whether or not you transcribe the audio yourself or use software that will transcribe audio to text. If your audio quality is good and you are experienced at transcribing audio to text you can expect to take 4 hours to convert 1 hour of audio. If you have poor audio or are a novice at transcribing audio to text this may take longer. In contrast, the best audio to text converter can convert audio to text in a few minutes.

• What is the difference between dictation software and transcription software?

  Dictation software enables speakers to transcribe a live conversation into text. In other words, dictation is the equivalent to real time transcription. While dictation is better when you don't have an audio recording, it might be a bit less accurate. Our transcription software uses speech to text algorithms to extract the language in your audio files and convert it into text.

• What is the difference between automatic transcription and translation?

  Transcription is the process of converting audio to text. Transcribing audio to text involves taking an audio file and converting it to a text document verbatim and in the same language that the original speaker used. The best audio to text conversion can take an audio file in Spanish and convert it into a Spanish text file. On the other hand, translation is the process of taking a piece of audio or written text and converting it into another language. For example, if you have a text document in English but want it converted to French, that is translation.

• Which file formats are available for transcription?

  Our voice recognition technology is adapted and can process many file formats. You can upload both audio and video formats and convert them in to text in just a few minutes. Once the transcripts are available, they will show up on your user dashboard, so you can export them into your preferred format. You can export files into Plain Text (TXT), Word Documents (.docx), PDF... etc. As the software includes timestamps, you can also export the text into a subtitle format like VTT, ot SRT.

• Does audio quality influence the accuracy of the transcription tool?

  The quality of the video or audio files that you submit plays quite an important role on the quality of the transcripts. If there's too much background noise it's likely that you'll encounter mistakes in your transcription, so we always recommend uploading quality audio. However, if there's still mistakes, you can always fix them using the audio player and the text editor available in your admin panel.

• What makes our transcription software special?

  Amongst the best transcription software there are other transcription companies, like Rev, Sonix, Otter, Trint, Descript, Temi, Microsoft... but what makes Happy Scribe different? We provide a unique set of tools to ease up the transcription, subtitling and captioning workflow. From a free transcription editor to a complete set of subtitling and captioning tools, we are the first transcription software to provide transcription and subtitles as a platform where you can edit, collaborate and share your transcripts. Our transcriber community has the best transcriptionists in the world and our automatic transcription software is just the best. Our prices are affordable and inclusive, offering discounts to those businesses seeking to transcribe or subtitle large amounts of audio and to educational institutions or students around the world. Finally, Happy Scribe has one of the best turnarounds in the industry. No matter the amount of files you need to have transcribed, you can rest assured you will receive completed transcripts within 24 hours after submission.

• How can I automatically transcribe audio or video files?

  By using our speech recognition software, you will be able to transcribe audio/video files automatically. Our transcription software runs in the cloud, so there's no need to install it in your Mac or PC device.

• Do you offer a free version?

  Yes! We do offer a free trial of 10 minutes so you can can try and test the quality of our transcription software. Once you receive your transcript you can your our online text editor to proofread and fix misspellings or other mistakes. Our platform is user-friendly and you'll see that it's very easy to use our online tools. After this free trial you will be able to enjoy one of the most affordable pricing plans in the industry.

• Are there any other transcription tools available with Happy Scribe's software?

  Of course! Once your transcripts are available you will be able to edit them in the transcription editor. Every transcription includes timestamps and speaker labels. One of the best features of our software is that words and misspellings where the recognition technology had difficulty will be highlighted in red. The audio playback feature allows you to rewind the recording as many times as you want, adjusting the playback speed as you want. If you uploaded video files, our media player will show them on the right side of the editor.

• Should I choose automatic or human transcription?

  It depends. If you want to get your files transcribed as fast as possible, automatic transcription is the way to go. You will receive your files in minutes with 85% accuracy. On the other hand, if you need 99% accuracy on your transcription, our human service should be a better fit. Your file will be transcribed by an expert transcriber and delivered back to you in 24 hours.