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Services-California(CA)
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3 Steps To Get Your Recordings Transcribed, Right Away:
Welcome to iSource Transcription
Services, California – Your one-stop destination for
all your transcription needs.
General Inquiry
Form
Why
choose iSource?
We are one of the largest transcription companies in North
America and a much sought after name for transcription services
in California. Our extensive experience in transcription services
and impressive client list has made us California’s
premier transcription company. The recipients of our services
include media powerhouses, medical centers, market research
groups, podcasters, institutes, insurance companies, government
departments etc.
Within California, we have
served clients seeking our transcription services in major
cities like San Diego, San Francisco, Pleasanton and
Irvine. This gives us an edge in dealing with local
business requirements pertaining to California and at the
same time deliver top quality transcripts that are on par
with the best you can get, anywhere in the world.
Our transcription services
come at incredibly low prices, primarily due to our pragmatic
approach based on outsourcing of our operations. The work
you submit is passed on to our well trained and highly experienced
transcriptioning staff in India. The cost cutting windfall
we accrue is passed on to our customers. The result: You
can save up to 80% of your transcription cost, by signing
up for our services(Click Here for Instant Price Estimate),
as one of our clients actually did (Click Here For Details).
Client Testimonials for our transcription
services from CA
“I have received transcription services
from n number of companies and I can say without doubt that
yours is indeed the best. Keep it up…”
Mandy Christensen, Client from San
Diego, CA
“Your pricing has given our
bottom lines an unprecedented boost…”
Doug Kindler, Client from
San Francisco, CA
“All our apprehensions regarding
outsourced transcription services were put to rest, thanks
to the amazing quality of your transcripts, costing next to
nothing…”
Client from Los Angeles, CA
“We appreciate your commitment to
quality and cost competency…It shows in the work you
produce…”
Client from Pleasanton, CA
“The way you took up the challenge
of transcribing our poor quality recording and doing an incredibly
good job of it has made you our first choice for our transcription
needs…”
Client from Irvine, CA
About California
(CA)
The State of California is the most populated
state of the United States of America. Located on the Pacific
coast of North America, it is bordered by Oregon, Nevada and
Arizona in the United States, and Baja California in Mexico.
Sacramento is the capital city.The state's four largest cities
are Los Angeles, San Diego, San Jose and San Francisco. California
is known for its diverse climate and ethnically diverse population.
The state has 58 counties.
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Our Customers
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We have worked on various
Non Profit Organizations, Market Research companies, Universities,
Local Bodies, Training Companies, Marketing Consulting firms
in Focus Group documentation works .
Pricing:
10 USD to 12 USD per Hour!
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Price is very competitive
at Transcription Star. We charge 10 USD to 12 USD
per hour depending on the Audio Classification
category . We operate our exclusive delivery facility
from India apart from our California
office. Our pricing and Turn
Around Time advantages are appreciated by all of our
customers. Our pricing method is one of the best in the industry.
Time
Stamping/Coding
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Time Stamping is a critical
requirement in Television program based transcription needs.
According to the customer specification, we satisfy different
time stamping standards. They are:
- Frequency of time coding
- Audio time code style
- Subjective time stamping
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Audio
Classification
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We classify the Audio source
by following categories.
Category - A
One on One Interview/Speech
Lectures/Oral History
Professionally Recorded
Broadcast ready recordings
No Background noise
Neutral Accent
Standard Turnaround
No Time Stamping
Standard Formatting specifications
Verbatim Transcription
Category - B
Group Discussions, Judgments,
Telephone Recordings, Court Pleadings, Open air Recordings,
Court Depositions
Multiple Speakers
Technical Subject Matter
Recordings with background
noise
Recordings with improper
mike attachment
Recorded with Armature
Recording devices
Standard Time Stamping
ESL Speakers (English as
Second Language)
Client Specific Formatting
Subjective Transcription
Category - C
Multiple speakers with
indiscernible voice overlapping
Constant Background noise
or music
Tough Foreign Accent
Detective Recordings
Extraordinary Formatting
specifications (MS Excel, web browser based applications)
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Cost Estimation
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We charge 10 USD
to 12 USD per hour depending on the category of
Audio. Our rates are calculated according to the effort involved
for each category.
Bulk
Discounts
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We offer significant cost
savings up to 10 to 15% for bulk work. Customers with good
volume and consistency can avail this offer.
Effort Estimation
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In general Category
- A should take 4 to 5 Hours of
effort to transcribe, proofread and edit, besides final Quality
Check.
Category - B
should take 5 to 6 Hours of effort to transcribe,
proofread and edit, besides final Quality Check.
Free
Trial
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Final pricing is arrived
by a No Obligation Trial. You can upload trial audio at http://thuriam.leapfile.com
Outsourcing
Non-Digital
- Tapes, VHS, Micro Cassettes
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We handle variety of Standard
Tapes, Micro cassettes, Mini DVs, and VHS. We are experts
in converting all types of non digital source audio/video
into digital. Converted digital files are then sent for transcription.
Extra charges are applicable for non-digital to digital conversion.
Mode
of Payment
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Paying for service has
never been so easy. At iSource, we accept all the familiar
and easy payment
- Credit Card - You
can pay at our website upon receiving Invoice from us.
We accept all major credit cards. If you use our
service regularly, you can authorize us to process payment
from your credit card. We will require your Card #, Name
that the card is registered to, and Expiry date.
- Pay Check - You can
post pay checks to our California office. Scanned copy
of the pay check should be emailed to us for our records.
- PayPal - We accept
PayPal.
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File
types
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Preferable digital format
is MP3.
We accept all the familiar
audio and video types. It is always better to let us know
what recording device and model is used to record. It will
help us to use appropriate software to play and transcribe.
Upload
Instructions
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Our system can handle up
to 1 GB at a time. But, it is advisable to limit between 100
to 150 MB per file. We recommend compressing using any zip
applications and upload into our file server.
Guide
for recording
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Getting quality transcription
document practically, you have to find its roots from recording
it with best possible methods. Here is a best recording guideline
resource
more about how
to record
Notations
and Format
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Unless until specified,
we follow the below standard notations and document rules:
- We transcribe verbatim. We type whatever
heard including umms.. ahhs and pauses
- Doubtful words will be marked (?)
in the beginning and end part of the doubtful
sentence
- Times New Roman
will be used as standard font
- One to one interviews transcribed
as question and answer format without identifying names
- Indiscernible parts of audio are marked
as (Indiscernible) in the transcript
- Time coding/Stamping done only upon
request
- Nouns and Proper Nouns will be transcribed
to the best of judgment, it is denoted by first letter
in capital
- We follow standard US spelling and
style
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