What is the best way to transcribe academic lectures?

The easiest way to transcribe academic lectures, interviews, or other types of academic recordings is through VEED. We have automated transcription software that will let you accurately and quickly transcribe your video or audio.

What are the 4 types of transcription?

The four main types of transcription are verbatim, edited, intelligent, and phonetic transcription.

How long does it take to transcribe?

VEED is designed for speed and accuracy, but the automatic generation of transcripts will depend on the length of your video or audio recording. It usually takes half the length of your recording - a ten-minute video will take less than five minutes to transcribe.

Is there an app to transcribe interviews?

You’ve come to the right place! VEED is the easiest, fastest, and overall best app to transcribe any type of interview.

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Online lecture transcription software

Students and education professionals can use VEED to record their lectures, interviews, lessons, and more. Get accurate transcriptions for your lecture recordings. You can also record from your own device, upload to VEED, and download your transcript. It’s the easiest way to transcribe your lectures to text! You can even translate your video to multiple languages. When you’re done, you can also edit your video using our video editor; no need to use a third-party app or pay for manual transcription services. You can download a copy of your transcription in TXT format. Get unlimited transcription downloads with a premium account; you can visit our pricing page for more info.

How to transcribe lectures automatically:

Step 1

Record or upload a video

Record or upload your lecture video on VEED. You can also drag and drop the video into the editor.

Step 2

Generate transcription

Click ‘Subtitles’ > ‘Auto Subtitles’. Then press ‘START’. Your transcript will be generated automatically as the video plays out.

Step 3

Edit & save

To edit, click on the subtitles and start typing. You can also edit the design of the subtitles, click on ‘styles’ and pick from the VEED design options. When finished, click ‘Options’, then ‘Download Subtitles’ in ‘.TXT format’ to download your text transcript

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VEED is your own professional online transcriber

No need to pay expensive professional transcription services to transcribe your academic lectures and audio recordings. VEED is a browser-based transcription and video-editing software. Record, upload, and transcribe your audio or video online—straight from your browser! Plus, all your recordings will be saved in the cloud storage. Access them from any device anytime you need them!

Easy, fast, and accurate!

Why take notes longhand and go through the hassle of typing them out on a word processor? With VEED, simply record your lecture, interview, or lessons. Then, convert video to text using our automated transcription tool. This is the most cost-effective solution for all your transcription needs! You can also create video captions to make your content more accessible.

Transcription for academic podcasts

Transcripts are not only useful for lectures and interviews, but they can also be used for academic podcasts. This will help you keep a record of what was said in your podcast and create keyword/topic searchability for users & listeners! Transcribe video and auto-generate subtitles, ensuring listeners can easily digest key insights and refer back to your podcast.

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More than a lecture transcription software

VEED can do so much more than just transcribe your academic lecture’s videos or audio to text. It’s a complete professional video-editing software that lets you create stunning, high-quality videos in just a few clicks. You can do audio recording, video recording, and even record videos with slides to create presentations. Edit your videos—resize, crop, add images, text, and more! Add subtitles and translate your recordings to different languages to make them more accessible. Try VEED today and start creating professional-looking videos in just a few clicks!