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Transcription that is accurate, secure and on time
We don’t believe in “one size fits all” solutions. We believe in providing a range of high-quality transcription services you can trust. These are tailored to suit the individual needs of our customers. If you’re looking for a professional transcription service in the UK, we’re certain that we can help, whatever your needs.
"Not sure what service matches your requirements?"
At Take Note, we understand that everyone’s needs are slightly different. We work hard to match the right service to each and every customer. If you’re not quite sure which of our audio, video, or live transcription services you need, use our service selector.
This will allow you to compare our services. However, if you’d like to talk to a member of our team in person please don’t hesitate to get in touch over the phone, email, or via live chat.
Audio Transcription
Audio & Video
We have a range of audio transcription services you can trust. These include Verbatim or Intelligent Verbatim. So you can choose the right service to convert your audio or video files to text.
Captions and Subtitles
Video Files
Our Closed Captions and Subtitling services range from timecoded transcripts of your videos, in SRT format, through to us completing the whole process and providing a production-ready version of your video with captions.
Live Minute & Notetaking
Remote or On-Site
Professional, discreet notetakers attend your discussion, meeting or event. Full draft available immediately after, final checked version 9am next day. Notetakers have their own laptop and type at >100 Words Per Min.
Audio Transcription
What's included - Verbatim
Our Verbatim service delivers a full word-for-word transcript of your audio file in its entirety. While all the “umms”, “errs”, false starts, “likes”, “kind of” and “y’know” are removed (as standard), we leave in off-topic small talk and other deviations. This makes for a longer transcript that is rich in all of the important and non-important detail. Perfect for legal recording or situations where the text is being specifically analysed for emotion, hesitance or uncertainty.
What's included - Intelligent Verbatim
Spoken language isn’t always at its most efficient when written down. It can take detours that are more distracting when reading than when listening. If you need to further accelerate the review process, Intelligent Verbatim transcripts take additional steps by removing off-topic chit-chat and summarising interview questions. So you enjoy richly detailed but easy to follow notes that extract the real value. Perfect for transcribing interviews and focus groups but can be used for any meeting where every word spoken isn’t necessary.
Customise your transcript
We offer an extensive range of additional service allowing you to customise your transcript to your exact requirements. Simply make the relevant selections when you upload your file or get a quote.
Multiple speakers
Let us know how many different people contribute to the discussion. Make the conversation easier to follow by choosing timestamps for every speaker and speaker identification.
Timestamps every speaker
Includes an accurate timestamp each time the speaker changes within your Verbatim or Detailed Notes transcript.
Speaker Identification
Each speaker named or uniquely identified before their speech. Available for Verbatim, Detailed Notes and Captions.
Anonymisation Service
Removal of respondents' personally-identifying information, perfect for GDPR compliance. If Speaker Identification is also selected, respondents will be identified with a unique ID, rather than by name. Available for Detailed Notes & Verbatim transcripts.
US English
As standard, our transcripts are returned in British English. Select this option to use US English instead to either match the origin or your content or to reflect the language used within your organisation. Available across the range of transcription outputs.
Include Ums and Errs
Add this option to your Verbatim transcript when you need a full account of everything that is uttered. You’ll receive a text output of every spoken word, including all the ums, errs, hesitations and repetitions.
Technical content
Choose this option if your content contains significant medical, legal, technical, or industry-specific terms to ensure they can be captured accurately by specialist transcribers. Available across the range of transcription options.
Highlighted quotes
Speed up the review process of your Detailed Notes transcript with the richest quotes highlighted in yellow for you. The service has been designed to help you easily scan the transcript and identify the nuggets of insight.
Double proofreading
All our transcripts come with a 99% accuracy guarantee. Our optional double proofreading service will take that guarantee to 99.9%, ideal for transcripts that you plan to publish, or those that contain heavy technical terminology. Available across all the transcription types.
Captioning and Subtitles
We use a mixture of high-quality human transcription and speech recognition technology to create cost-effective captions.
We offer both per-word timecoding in an XML file, or captions in SRT file; the most common captions format and compatible with a wide range of video platforms and players.
The timecoding is most accurate and works best for recordings with clear audio and speech.
Included as standard:
- Formatted transcripts, alongside XML and SRT captions.
- Speaker differentiation in files with 3 speakers or less
- Male/Female speaker differentiation for groups of 4 or more speakers
- Option to download SRT with or without speaker labels
- Take Note’s 99% accuracy guarantee for transcription. Timecoding accuracy will primarily depend on the quality of the audio.
How it works
It’s quick and easy to take advantage of our complete set of transcription services.
Simply Upload
Upload your file with full security assured.
You can simply upload via:
- Our website
- Our API
Choose your service
Select your transcription options, turnaround time and whether you’d like to pay as you go or complete our simple account form and place your order.
We do our thing
Our project team will assign one of our highly skilled UK-based transcribers to complete the highest quality transcript in the timeframe you selected.
Receive your transcripts
You will receive a secure link to download your on-time, accurate transcripts in the format you require.
Live Notetaking
Professional, discreet notetakers will attend your discussion, meeting or event.
When do I get my transcript?
Who says you need to sacrifice speed for accuracy? We offer a variety of flexible turnaround times to suit your needs and circumstances. For each of our audio & video transcription services, customers can choose between 12 hour, 24 hour, 48 hour and 7-day turnarounds. These turnaround time are guaranteed 24 hours a day, 7 days per week.