| Time is valuable because life is valuable. In the | | | | increasingly depend on the skill of the court |
| legal sector also time is precious. Today's fast | | | | reporter and the speed with which he is able to |
| paced life has enabled transcription to be done | | | | convert audio into text without mistakes. Real |
| instantly in almost real time. Real time transcription | | | | time transcription is also more expensive in |
| refers to the transcription process done by the | | | | comparison to regular not real time transcription. |
| court reporters and transcription professionals | | | | Legal transcription work is often done by the |
| who use the latest technology called CAT | | | | professional from any offshore location. Real time |
| (computer aided transcription) where within a few | | | | transcription is also used in the broadcasting |
| seconds of a word being uttered in court, it gets | | | | situation where instantaneous work is important. It |
| recorded as text format on a computer. This | | | | is also used for online publications by reporters |
| technology uses software that allows those | | | | who have to cover and report on events |
| involved in the court to instantly take notes or | | | | immediately on the Internet. Another field of |
| make highlight on these recordings for later | | | | application of realtime transcription is with the |
| reference. | | | | Communication Access Real-time Translation |
| Real time transcription of trials and depositions can | | | | (CART) reporters who have to translate / |
| be done at a speed of more than 200 words per | | | | transcribe the spoken words into text for the |
| minute. Some of the advantages of real time | | | | hearing impaired. |
| transcription include, | | | | Speech recognition technology is a fast evolving |
| - Can take and incorporate notes with | | | | technology that is not yet perfected and |
| transcription | | | | transcripts have to be finally humanly edited so |
| - The attorney need not focus/strain on capturing | | | | that accuracy is achieved. Even today professional |
| of any data | | | | court reporters or scopists who transcribed in |
| - Easy marking/ annotating/ coding | | | | realtime by using the stenotype directly from |
| - Can be sent over the Internet instantly | | | | court houses. But in real-time court reporting, the |
| - Instant review of witness response is made | | | | stenotype machine is linked to computers for |
| possible | | | | real-time captioning. As the reporter keys in the |
| - Can include comments/suggestion | | | | symbols, the spoken word instantly appear as |
| - Remote participation facilitated | | | | text on the screen.But one can expect modern |
| Some of the disadvantages of real time | | | | technology to gradually change the way |
| transcription come from the fact that one has to | | | | transcription is done. |