Trevor Ward
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To me this is one of the issues with Adobe constantly updating the programs. They don’t sufficiently test the program and with each release there are issues. I would suggest that Adobe go back to a yearly release schedule so they can get a better handle on quality control.
-Trevor F. Ward
Red Eye Film Co.
http://www.redeyefilmco.com
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The problem I think likes with the nature of files stored in Creative Cloud. The Creative Cloud app is a system hog. This is actually a known issue by Adobe and causes real problems when Lightroom and Photoshop are open. But something in the constant syncing causes the system to completely bog down.
I keep the project on internal disks and keep the video clips/media on external disks like RAIDS or USB drives. My computer is an iMac and is only 2 years old.
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Actually, for a moderately fast typer, you should be able to transcribe an interview in about twice the length of the interview. Or you can use a transcription service, or hire an intern or entry level person to do that work. 4-5 hours seems excessive.
-Trevor F. Ward
Red Eye Film Co.
http://www.redeyefilmco.com
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Thanks for reply Alex,
However, I’m not talking about resolution nor frame rate. I’m specifically talking about coded. Just because I shot in AVCHD doesn’t mean I will want my editing codec to be AVCHD. That codec and many others are long GOP and require a lot of processor to “edit” with them. I know it’s become passe to no longer transcode the camera files into ProRes, but aren’t we just moving the slow down from one part of our process to a different part by NOT doing so?
-Trevor F. Ward
Red Eye Film Co.
http://www.redeyefilmco.com
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My suggestion would be to scale them in Photoshop or similar. You can re-size them to just above the resolution of your timeline sequence settings (wither 1920×1080 or 1280×720).
OR, export the sequence as XML and import into Premiere. Premiere handles the large images with no problem.
-Trevor F. Ward
Red Eye Film Co.
http://www.redeyefilmco.com
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Jona, did you ever figure something out?
I’ve got this same situation. I have an hour long interview and a transcript. It’s not formatted for subtitling as it’s only a rough approximation of the time. I need to be able to see all the clips in the timeline and the text. As I edit my rough draft, I need to constantly see what’s being said in each clip. Would be a nightmare to have to create a hundred “items” in PP. FCP made this MUCH easier.
-Trevor F. Ward
Red Eye Film Co.
http://www.redeyefilmco.com
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I never did hear from anyone. I’m assuming no. It’s just the way it’s done in PP.
-Trevor F. Ward
Red Eye Film Co.
http://www.redeyefilmco.com
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Just to provide some closure on this thread…
I tried a couple of software solutions including the thing in Premiere and the results came back pretty terrible.
I finally found a company called Flatworld that does transcription for $0.66 per minute of audio. Or, $40 for a one hour interview with one speaker. I gave them a 5 minute portion as a test. Came back about 99% accurate. I’m positive it’s an Indian company. For my purposes, the 99% is plenty accurate enough. I have thus sent in over 15 hours of interviews to be transcribed. Took them about a week to complete the job (over Christmas week). I haven’t had time to sample the results, but will let you know if I’ve regretted my decision.
Trevor F. Ward
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Yeah, I think I’ll stick with the less expensive USB 3 drives. They are about half the cost. I suppose I don’t need passthrough. And perhaps in 6 months, when I have new hard drive needs, TB will be less expensive and more prolific.
-Trevor F. Ward
Red Eye Film Co.
http://www.redeyefilmco.com
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Yeah, the one in premiere got about 20% of the words correct. Hardly worth using. The person spoke perfect English and it was recorded to two mics in a professional setup. Perhaps the Speech to Text feature in Premiere is more geared for actors who are going off of a script, then being able to match the text to the audio then finding your place in the film. Not sure how that is too useful for anyone.
I found a website that claims $0.80 per minute. I’ll try one on that to see how it goes. If not, I’ll try the other one mentioned here. I’ve also found a few other websites that go above $1.50 per minute.
-Trevor F. Ward
Red Eye Film Co.
http://www.redeyefilmco.com
Orlando, FL