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Filmmakers like InqScribe for a multitude of reasons. In this latest guest blog, part of our ongoing series highlighting how folks use InqScribe, Bongiorno Productions, an award-winning filmmaking duo, talk about how they’re using it with their latest project. Got an interesting story about how you’re using InqScribe? Please contact us at info@inquirium.net if you’d like…
Problem: You want to insert time stamps in your transcript at regular intervals without having to explicitly insert a timecode. Solution 1: The easiest way to do this is to define a shortcut for your Enter key. Here’s how: 1. Open your transcript in InqScribe 2. Select the “Edit” menu->”Edit Snippets…” 3. Click the “Add”…
New in version 2.1 of InqScribe: You can insert timecode series, e.g. “lay down a timecode every 30 seconds,” like this: [00:00:00.00] [00:00:30.00] [00:01:00.00] [00:01:30.00] [00:02:00.00] [00:02:30.00] This is typically used by transcriptionists who need to sync text with the video every n seconds. So you start with an empty transcript, insert the timecodes, then…
You can insert the current time of day into your transcript. This is useful for instance, if you want to take notes while you are recording during a meeting or video shoot. Later when you import the media, you can sync the start time to your video. For example, let’s say you’re shooting an interview,…
I have an existing InqScribe transcript that uses bracketed timecodes: [00:01:23.29] I want to use unbracketed timecodes: 00:01:23.29 — Here’s how you can do the conversion: 1. Open the existing transcript in InqScribe. 2. Select “Transcript->Transcript Settings…” from the menu bar. 3. Under the “Inserted Timecode Format:” select “00:01:23.29” from the popup menu. 4. Check…
InqScribe currently does not support bold text. However, you can use Microsoft Word’s “Find and Replace” feature to bold text. Here’s how you can do that: 1. Export your transcript to Microsoft Word. (You can just cut and paste.) 2. Select “Edit->Replace…”. 3. Click on the triangle next to the “Replace All” button to reveal…