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How to create AVID Markers from an automatic transcript
For documentary producers, it can be very important to create markers to fast-track the editing process. Postproduction and production companies can use Happy Scribe to fast-track their projects. Creating transcripts is making the post-editing process much more efficient. However, when you have dozens if not hundreds of recording hour to
For documentary producers, it can be very important to create markers to fast-track the editing process. Postproduction and production companies can use Happy Scribe to fast-track their projects.
Creating transcripts is making the post-editing process much more efficient. However, when you have dozens if not hundreds of recording hour to transcribe it can get very expensive or time consuming.
At Happy Scribe we've looked at how we could make this process simpler. We've discussed with renown post production companies to see how the process could be improved. If you are working with Avid Media Composer, you can now auto-transcribe your interviews and directly import Avid Markers. You can now export your transcript for AVID Media Composer without any problems and in a matter of minutes.
How to create Markers ?
Create an account at happyscribe.com (If you don't have an account yet)
Upload your file (We accept almost all video and audio formats)
Go grab a coffee while we're processing it (Usually takes 1/2 of the audio length)
Open your transcript and proofread it.
Click on "Export" and select "AVID Markers"
Set the offset timestamp if not correct.
Click on "Click on Export Transcription"
You're done, now you just have to open your AVID Media Composer project and import the file. You'll then be able to search through your videos.
Click here to learn more on how to export your markers on AVID Media Composer
Our customers that use this feature explained us that they have been able to divide per two the time that they were spending editing. Why not you ?
Want to learn more, get in touch with us at hi@happyscribe.co !
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