[MV] Which Voice Recog Software for Transcribing

[Margaret Klein]

Dear Chuck, 
I recently purchased iListen and the Olympus recorder that is recommended by
MacSpeech for my boss, an attorney, to use to dictate letters.  He records
the letters and then e-mails them to me.  I then open iListen and transcribe
it.  It's a neat concept, in principle, as we've just started, but I'm
hopeful that in the end it will be a BIG timesaver.  I'm new to the program,
so your help would be greatly appreciated.

First, when I have the correction window open and there's a list of words to
choose from, my question is, after I click the right word (or type in the
word he means) is this a "saved" correction so that when the program hears
that word in the future, it will get it right?  Also, how does the other
correction option of "What I say" work?  I reviewed the manual, but it's not
clear.
Second, what's the difference between "Update This Window" and "Update All
Windows"?
Third, when does the "save" actually take place?  When I restart the
program?
Fourth, under the learn my writing style, what format/application will that
open?  Where do I get the sample from?
I know that I'll need him to reread the samples, but I was hoping to invest
the time on the corrections window so that it would work without getting him
involved again.
Your thoughts are appreciated.  Thank you.

P.S. Will buying the legal pak be helpful?


> From: Chuck Rogers <chuck.rogers at macspeech.com>
> Reply-To: "A place to discuss speech recognition on Macintosh."
> <macvoice at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
> Date: Wed, 22 Feb 2006 19:52:23 -0600
> To: "A place to discuss speech recognition on Macintosh."
> <macvoice at listserver.themacintoshguy.com>
> Subject: Re: [MV] Which Voice Recog Software for Transcribing
> 
> Cliff:
> 
> I am sure others will reply, but the choice is pretty simple, really.
> 
> iListen is the only Mac OS X application that supports speech-to-text
> transcription from a recorded file.
> 
> You may find the following articles in our Knowledgebase to be helpful:
> 
> What Digital Voice Recorders Are Supported for Use with iListen?
> http://macspeech.crmhelp.net/index.php?
> _a=knowledgebase&_j=questiondetails&_i=8
> 
> What Are the Limitations for Transcription of Recorded Files?
> http://macspeech.crmhelp.net/index.php?
> _a=knowledgebase&_j=questiondetails&_i=2
> 
> If you have any other questions about iListen, feel free to send them
> to <questions at macspeech.com> and someone on our support staff will
> assist you.
> 
> 
> Best Regards,
> 
> Chuck Rogers, Chief Evangelist
> MacSpeech, Inc.
> 
> 
> On Feb 22, 2006, at 7:25 PM, Cliff Rediger wrote:
> 
>> New to list.
>> running Tiger 10.4.5 on MacMini
>> 
>> Wonder if I can receive comparative comments
>> on the best of the voice recognition software
>> for transcribing/dictation.
>> 
>> Perused the archives and was surprised to see suggestions that
>> transcription could be very challenging.
>> 
>> All advise appreciated.
>> Thank you.
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