[toss1]

Totally agree that a good transcript is way better in almost all cases (except where actual moving visual demo actually helps).

However, are there any good automated transcription tools that can make a good transcript from an imperfect YouTube video? Most of what I've seen is good for humor, and I've even seen some used in a legal deposition context that are downright dangerous (inserting most likely word or phrase in place of what was actually said, so actively decreasing and corrupting info content). This might not be as disastrous for a lecture where there are also office hours, but... anything good out there?

[ghaff]

>are there any good automated transcription tools that can make a good transcript

Automated? No. But if you're willing to pay $1/minute and the audio is good/accents aren't too heavy/etc. there are a bunch of options.

[jbaber]

Any you'd recommend?

[3Scribe]

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[3Scribe]

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