Beth, I am not really talking of a transcription service, I know they already exist, but, rather, of the built-in potential of the dictation function. Thanks for the suggestion though.
Sandy Sent from my iPhone > On 9 Feb 2014, at 13:16, Beth G <bethm...@gmail.com> wrote: > > there is an app called SmartRecord her, but has a transcription service > attached to it. I have not played with it much, but it looks promising for > what you're talking about > > Beth > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Feb 9, 2014, at 5:32 AM, Sandratomkins <sandratomk...@googlemail.com> >> wrote: >> >> Hi there! >> I was just playing around with my phone and I opened the notes app. Then, in >> a new note, I started off the dictation function. I then walked into the >> kitchen, where my partner was eating lunch, the radio was playing, and there >> was some ambient noise. I told him I wanted to carry out a small experiment >> with dictation and asked him to talk to me. We then had a short >> conversation. I stopped the dictation function and waited to see how much of >> the conversation my phone had picked up. It actually did very well, >> probably, digitising about 30/40% of our conversation. Something I noticed >> was that when my partner spoke the dictation made a new paragraph For him. >> >> So, what do I conclude? I am thinking that the phone has the potential, >> under the right circumstances, to, say, digitise a whole lecture. I think, >> it would need to actually record the lecture first and then take its time >> over the digitising from spoken to text. But I am sure it could actually do >> it as things stand right now. That is, I think it can do it but it with me >> to have its own space for the processing. >> >> Has anyone else played with this function? Perhaps, there is already an app >> to do it? I would be very interested to hear people's comments on this as, I >> think, it may have greater potential, I E, in transcribing radio programs >> for people who at the moment can't access them due to hearing loss. Or >> for students, journalists, and who knows what else? >> >> My thanks for any responses, >> Sandy >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google >> Group. >> >> Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. >> >> Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> >> Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing >> viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. >> >> Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> >> More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VIPhone" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > > Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. > > Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > > Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing > viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. > > Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > > More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VIPhone" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. Post a new message to VIPhone by emailing viphone@googlegroups.com. Search and view the VIPhone archives by visiting http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. Reach the VIPhone owner and moderators by emailing viphone+ow...@googlegroups.com. Unsubscribe and leave VIPhone by emailing viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. More VIPhone group options can be found by visiting http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VIPhone" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
