Create transcripts

You can create a new transcript in NVivo by:

• Playing and transcribing the media in 'transcribe' mode. You can play, pause, forward or rewind as you transcribe—when you press stop, NVivo creates a new transcript row and timestamp.
• Adding transcript entries directly in 'normal' mode. You can add a transcript row for a selected timespan and enter the content. You can also add a new entry without a timestamp— this is useful when you want to make general comments about the media.
• Dividing the media into sections by adding multiple transcript entries of equal duration. For example, you could divide a thirty minute video into five minute sections— you could then play each section and note pertinent dialog or events.

A good alternative is to use NVivo Transcription to create transcripts for you NVivo Transcription. For more information, see Different ways to use transcription.

Play and transcribe the media in 'transcribe mode'

You can transcribe an audio or video file as you listen to it. As you transcribe, you can create new transcript rows—for example, when the speaker changes.

1. Open the video or audio file.
2. Make sure you are in edit mode.
3. On the Video or Audio tab, in the Playback group, under Play Mode, click Transcribe.
4. On the Video or Audio tab, in the Playback group, click Play Speed, and then select your preferred play speed for transcribing.
5. On the Video or Audio tab, in the Playback group, click Play/Pause.
6. A new transcript entry is added.
7. Enter the content. You can pause, rewind and skip back while transcribing.
8. Click Stop when you have completed an entry. The end time is added to the Timespan field.
9. Continue playing and stopping until you have transcribed the required content.

Add transcript rows directly in 'normal' mode

1. Make sure you are in edit mode.
2. (Optional) If you want to add a row for a specific section of the media, click and drag on the timeline to select the timespan.
3. On the Edit tab, in the Transcript group, click Insert Row.

Divide the media into sections by adding multiple entries of equal duration

1. Make sure you are in edit mode.
2. Click in the transcript.
3. On the Video or Audio tab, in the Transcript group, click Insert Row, and then click Insert Rows.
4. In the Add transcript rows of duration field enter duration of each entry—for example, enter 2:00 to create entries of two minutes duration.
5. In the From start time field, enter the start time for the transcript entries—for example, enter 00:00:00 to start adding entries from the start of the audio or video file.
6. In the To end time field, enter the end time of the final entry—for example, enter 00:15:00 to end the final entry at 15 minutes.
7. Click OK.

Add custom fields to transcripts

1. Click the File tab and then click Project Properties.
2. Click the Audio/Video tab.
3. Under Custom Transcript Fields, click the Audio or Video tab.
4. Click the New button.
5. Enter a name for the new field