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At InqScribe, we strive to create the best, most reliable transcription software. But, as some of you are aware, we aren’t the only ones on the market. You may even use a combination of other transcription tools alongside InqScribe in your line of work. To help clarify and distinguish InqScribe from the competition, we thought…
Many nonprofits use InqScribe to help transcribe interviews and spread their message. In this guest blog, Rachel George explains how she came across InqScribe through her work with the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare TRC. By: Rachel George, Research Coordinator The Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission is charged with clarifying the experiences of Wabanaki…
InqScribe is popular among filmmakers for a variety of reasons. In our latest guest blog, Scott Squire shares his workflow to translate and create subtitles for his documentary. by Scott Squire, Independent Producer & InqScribe user Our movie, The Girl Who Knew Too Much is a feature documentary about women’s empowerment, the complexities of globalization and…
InqScribe is closing in on ten years old. It’s been a point of pride that InqScribe still runs on older systems — with InqScribe 2.2, as far back as OS X 10.4 and Windows 2000. Now, however, the media playback engine changes we discussed earlier are forcing us to reconsider that approach for future versions of…
When Apple released QuickTime in 1991, it was revolutionary. QuickTime provided a straightforward means to open and play a wide variety of audio and video formats. Over the years, Apple enhanced QuickTime, adding support for additional formats, subtitles, Windows support, and even a handful of interactive features. When InqScribe debuted (nearly 10 years ago!), QuickTime was arguably…
InqScribe’s integration with Final Cut Pro has made it a popular tool among filmmakers, particularly when their projects require generating subtitles. Sometimes we come across interesting blog posts from users about how they put InqScribe to use. Here’s one from Jessey Dearing of Talking Eyes Media about how he uses InqScribe along with Final Cut…
Filmmakers like InqScribe for a multitude of reasons. In our latest guest blog, Charlie Samuels talks about how he’s using InqScribe on his first film project. I am working on a film documentary about my skateboard team. Even if I make many films after this, Virgin Blacktop will be my opus. I’ve been working on…
We often get inquiries from our users about how to format text as tables in InqScribe. Because InqScribe’s transcript window is “plain text,” it does not support tables. However, we can suggest these methods for converting InqScribe transcripts into table format. Many of our users use the Tab key to delineate columns and the Return…
We’ve just released an update to InqScribe: version 2.2.1. This is a free upgrade for all users that addresses a number of known issues. Download the update here. If you’re currently running v2.2 or earlier, select “Check for Updates” and InqScribe’s internal update checker will offer to download the update for you. What’s changed: Fix an issue…
An occasional series where we share interesting stories about InqScribe from our users. If you have a story you’d like to share, contact us! Professor Nsir Malik (ret.), a founding member of Pakistan Television, media professional, and currently retired teacher has been using InqScribe to do charity work with media students in Pakistan. Some…