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Thread poster: Cristina Moldovan do Amaral

Cristina Moldovan do Amaral  Identity Verified
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English to Romanian
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Jun 19, 2004

What you charge per minute of tape to transcribe and translate in the USA?
TIA
 

Henry Hinds  Identity Verified
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Don't even think about it Jun 19, 2004

Don't even think about giving anyone a quote on a per-minute of audio basis until you have had an opportunity to review the tapes involved and judge for yourself how much time it is going to take you. The quality of audio tapes varies tremendously, not only technically but in terms of what is going on in the recording.

Unless the quality is uniformly good, you will also need special equipment for transcription and yet a lot of it still falls short of what you would really like to have.

I'm not saying don't do it, but what I am saying is to protect yourself against unpleasant surprises. If you cannot determine the quality of the tapes in advance, then quote an hourly rate; you should know how much you should be earning. If the client will not accept this and you have no guarantee of a certain quality level, then walk away.

Another very good alternative is to have the material transcribed by professional transcribers. They often do an excellent job and their pay expectations are less than for translators. You can then work with their product, but you will still need to review it and compare it because you are responsible for the job. There you will have a "per word" basis to go by. However, if the tape is in a foreign language for which there are few or no transcribers available, then this option is not feasible.
 

Cristina Moldovan do Amaral  Identity Verified
United States
Local time: 13:03
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That's what I thought Jun 19, 2004

This is exactly what I thought. Unfortunately the tapes are in Romanian, and I would have to transcribe them myself. I made them a price per 1000 words of transcribed text. We'll see if they accept it.
Thanks again.
 


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