Andrew; I think you are right that if a recording is made, one can get both a running transcription and listen to the recording itself. (Note, BTW, that Microsoft Teams probably has still more advanced function. Also, that Google has been working on “speech to text” functions that seem to have a lot of promise.) Shel; Thanks for the suggestion that we look at this avenue. I’ve been following Zoom for some time, and looking for these functions. But didn’t realize they had come so far. And in a “free” version. My interest is more from a “hearing disability” perspective. As age-related hearing decline is a real issue for many of us. So I’m looking for improvements in the presentation of the “live captioning” to augment what one already hears. Then of course keeping a transcription can be of value too. My guess is that the near future (a small number of coming years) will give us all some amazing new tools. Tools which will make both mild and severe hearing loss less consequential. I’ll be looking for further thoughts in this area. Tom Goldsmith ================================================= TTGsmith at TGandA.com<mailto:TTGsmith at TGandA.com> Tel: +1-617-723-9494 From: Hidden-discuss <hidden-discuss-bounces at lists.hidden-tech.net> On Behalf Of Andrew Bellak via Hidden-discuss Sent: Tuesday, September 6, 2022 7:36 AM To: Shel Horowitz <shel at principledprofit.com> Cc: Hidden-Tech Tech <hidden-discuss at lists.hidden-tech.net> Subject: Re: [Hidden-tech] audio file to text / doc file? Thanks Shel. I guess I'd be able to download a video / movie file, is that right? Best, Andrew On 9/2/2022 2:10 PM, Shel Horowitz wrote: Another option, if you have the time to interview her rather than just have her talk, is to set up a series of Zoom calls (assuming you have the paid Zoom) and enable closed captions. The advantage: you'll probably end up with a better product by steering the conversation. You have to make sure to save the transcript before exiting the call--and what you get will be VERY rough and need significant cleanup. Shel Horowitz - "The Transformpreneur" ________________________________________________ Contact me to bake in profitability while addressing hunger, poverty, war, and catastrophic climate change * First business ever to be Green America Gold Certified * Inducted into the National Environmental Hall of Fame * Certified speaker: International Platform Association https://goingbeyondsustainability.com mailto:shel at greenandprofitable.com<mailto:shel at greenandprofitable.com> 413-586-2388 Award-winning, best-selling author of 10 books. 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