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1. Title:
   OTP Learning Series 06: How to transcribe
2. Description:

   This video explains how to create transcripts (same-language subtitles) for TEDx talks in the Open Translation Project.

   To access the full transcribing guide, go to http://translations.ted.org/wiki/How_to_Tackle_a_Transcript

   This video has been created for the volunteers working in the TED Open Translation Project. The TED Open Translation Project brings TEDTalks, TED-Ed lessons and TEDxTalks beyond the English-speaking world by offering subtitles, interactive transcripts and the ability for any talk to be translated by volunteers worldwide.
   Learn more at http://www.ted.com/participate/translate

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   [How to transcribe]
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   Transcribing means creating
   same-language subtitles.
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   OK, but what do we need transcripts for?
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   Well, same-language subtitles
   help in three ways.
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   They allow
   Deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers
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   to access the talk.
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   They help to spread
   the ideas in the talk online,
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    because once a video has a transcript,
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    it will show up in Google
    when people search for related topics.
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    And finally, once a talk has a transcript,
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    it can be translated into other languages
    and set free into the world.
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    So, OK, what's transcribing like?
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    Generally, while transcribing,
    you'll type down what you hear
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    and set up the time
    when the subtitle shows up
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    and when it disappears.
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    However, there are a few
    other simple rules
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    to keep in mind while you're working
    on your transcript.
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    Don't transcribe slips of the tongue
    and obvious mistakes,
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    like when the speaker says
    "we thinks" instead of "we think."
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    Make every subtitle
    a clean little bit of text,
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    even if the speaker
    changes their mind mid-sentence
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    or is struggling with grammar
    when giving a talk in a foreign language.
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    Keep to the limits for line length,
    subtitle length and reading speed.
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    And remember that,
    just like when you're translating,
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    on rare occasions,
    when adjusting the timing doesn't help,
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    you will need to compress
    the text in the subtitle
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    to maintain the reading speed.
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    Try to synchronize the subtitle
    with what is being said.
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    It's OK to have your subtitle run a little
    into the time the next sentence is spoken,
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    especially if you need that
    for good reading speed.
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    However, don't start your subtitle
    more than about 100 milliseconds
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    before the next sentence is spoken.
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    Otherwise, you'll be giving the viewer
    a weird sense of precognition
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    when they see the speaker's body language
    doesn't match the subtitle.
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    And don't let the subtitle stay
    on the screen longer than about 1 second
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    after the speaker says
    the equivalent bit of speech.
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    Don't end the subtitle
    with a bit of the next sentence.
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    As much as possible, make your subtitles
    full sentences or clauses.
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    This will make them easier to follow,
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    but it will also make them
    easier to translate,
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    since the grammar of the target language
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    may make it impossible
    to divide the sentence
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    the way it's split up in the transcript.
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    Include sound information
    for Deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers.
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    Using parentheses,
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    indicate where there's laughter,
    music and applause,
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    identify off-screen speaker changes
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    and describe every other sound
    essential to understanding the talk.
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    Don't have any subtitle display
    shorter than 1 second and longer than 7.
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    For longer bits of music or applause,
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    just let the sound information display
    for the first 3 seconds,
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    and then indicate when the sound ends.
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    If there is on-screen text
    in the language of the talk,
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    like embedded subtitles
    in a video played on the stage,
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    transcribe this text if it's possible
    without overlapping other subtitles.
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    This will allow that on-screen text
    to be translated into other languages.
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    And to indicate that it's on-screen text
    and not what the speaker is saying,
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    use square brackets.
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    Do some research to get the right spelling
    of the proper names used in the talk.
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    If you can't make out
    what the speaker is saying,
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    ask in the "I transcribe TEDx talks" group
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    or in your language's group on Facebook.
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    And most of all,
    remember that by transcribing,
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    you're doing the whole world
    a great service,
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    because you allow the ideas in the talk
    to reach a wider, global audience.
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    If you want to learn more
    about transcribing,
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    check out our more detailed guide,
    "How to tackle a Transcript."
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    And for now,
    happy transcribing and translating!