Fantastic Transcription Rates
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Regular 2-Pass Transcription (proofed) - approx. $210
per audio hour
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Rough Draft Business Transcription - approx. $150 per
audio hour
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Legal and Medical Transcription - approx. $245 per
audio hour
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Audio/Video transfered to CD/DVD - $25 per hour of
audio
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Audio Encoding and/or Reprocessing - $25 per hour of
material/per hour worked
TRANSCRIPTION - $30/$35 PER HOUR WORKED
Our transcription rates are $30 per hour worked
on regular material and $35 per hour worked on
legal and medical material.
The number of hours required to do a job depends on the clarity of the material,
the number of speakers, and the amount of specialized terminology used.
We offer three quality levels of transcription.
Standard Service - Two Pass
With our standard service, an hour's worth of
non-technical, non-medical audio takes about 7 hours of work time to process,
transcribe and proofread with a resulting charge of approximately
$210. Technical or medical material will result
in a charge of approximately $245 per hour of
audio.
Broadcast-quality material takes less time to transcribe because it's easier to
hear. Hard-to-hear material and focus groups take longer to transcribe. For
example, focus groups may take 10-12 hours to transcribe if people excitedly
talk over each other, and it's more difficult to identity speakers.
Our standard service includes our two-pass quality system where once
a transcriptionist has transcribed the material, a supervisor
or proofreader will compare the audio with the transcripts and correct any
inaccuracies and fill in any inaudibles the first transcriptionist missed.
Typically, our accuracy rate on broadcast quality material is 99.6%, and
98.5%-99.5% on average quality material. Harder-to-hear material will
result in lower accuracy levels and a higher number of inaudibles. Turnaround
time is typically 1-2 business days for 1 hour of material and within a week
for larger projects.
Rough-Draft Service - One Pass
For clients who need their transcripts quickly or do not need a high level
of accuracy, we offer a one-pass, unproofread rough-draft
service comparable to the quality that other companies offer. This kind
of transcription works best with clear audio where the transcript will be used by
journalists looking for quotes or excerpts, or where an editor is using it to cut
audio or video tape. On such audio, our accuracy rate is usually 98%-99% and less
for harder-to-hear audio.
At this level of service, an hour's worth of audio takes about 5 hours of time to
complete with a resulting charge of approximately
$150 for regular material and
$175 for technical/medical/legal. This is also
our fastest service, with most 1-hour transcripts returned the same day or next
business day, if received before noon Eastern Time.
Forensic Service - Difficult-to-Hear Material
We also offer a forensic service for
difficult-to-hear audio where we will do 3rd, 4th and 5th passes on transcripts
to get as much dialogue as humanely possible. Quite often we will use extreme
digital processing, frequency filtering, volume expansion and other methods to
transcribe wiretaps, hidden microphone and other recordings where the audio is
particularly difficult to hear or where a higher level of accuracy is needed.
The final cost depends on how long we spend working on a project or what
your budget is.
Please keep in mind that forensic transcription can be very time-consuming and
may not produce satisfactory results. However, we will work with you to get as much
dialogue from difficult to hear audio as humanly possible.
DIGITAL REMASTERING AND ENCODING
Fantastic Transcripts can digitize and
encode your audio or video into any number of formats to download or stream from
Websites, broadcast over intranets, or play back from CDs and DVDs.
We can convert your audio to audio and video into any major format, such as .AVI,
Windows Media (.WMA & .WMV) and MPEG 2/4. The material we encode
includes conferences, speeches, investor calls, training tapes, radio shows,
podcasts and more for such clients as The Independent Institute, Ropes & Gray
and others.
Our prices for digitizing and encoding are some of the lowest on the Web.
The cost for simple audio and video encoding is $25 per
hour of material. Editing and reprocessing will incur additional fees.
AUDIO RESTORATION
We use digital audio processing as part of our forensic transcription to get as
much dialogue as possible. We also offer digital processing as a stand-alone
service. We can digitally boost low volume recordings, eliminate electrical hums,
reduce hiss, equalize voices and reduce echoes and background noises.
We can deliver the restored audio on cassette tapes, CDs and DVDs, and as
WAVs, MP3s or Windows Media files either e-mailed back to you or sent back on a
disk.
Please keep in mind that bad audio cannot be made perfect. Our goal is to try
to turn a flawed recording into something that is audible and usable, or
something good enough to be able to transcribe.
The cost is $25 per hour of our time. Call or
e-mail us for details. There is no charge for audio we cannot improve.
WEB SITE DESIGN
The World Wide Web is almost 20 years old, and if your business is not yet on
the Web, then you are missing out on revenue opportunities.
Fantastic Transcripts can get you on the Web
with a simple business Website. We can handle your Web hosting, set up your site's
e-mail, and let the world see what you offer. For as little as $100, we can get
you on the World Wide Web.
Fantastic Services and Rates |
| Regular Transcription and Manuscript Typing |
$30 per hour* |
| Proofreading, Copy Editing and Publication Design |
$30 per hour* |
| Medical, Legal and Technical Transcription |
$35 per hour* |
| Web Site Design and Internet Consulting |
$30 per hour* |
| Digital Audio Editing and Forensic Restoration |
$30 per hour* |
| Audio or Video Encoding |
$25 per hour* |
*All rates are per hour worked
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