How to work with audio and video files in NVivo Transcription

The NVivo Transcription web app can transcribe from the following file formats:

Audio

MP3, M4A, WAV, AAC, AIFF, AMR, AU, CAF, FLAC, RA, WMA, OGG, ASF

Video

MP4, AVI, MOV, 3GP, WMV, FLV, MKV, WEBM, MPG, M4V

NOTE Files must be less than 4 GB file size and 4 hours duration.

NOTE Audio is automatically deleted 90 days after a file is transcribed or its transcript last edited. For the last ten days before deletion, the number of days remaining is shown

All audio and video files (within the size and duration limitations) imported into NVivo can be transcribed.  If you want to transcribe videos with NVivo Transcription, you first have to upload them to the platform. 

You can access NVivo Transcription from your NVivo desktop version via the "Modules" tab (or via the  "Create" tab in the older version NVivo 12): How to access the NVivo Transcription module in NVivo for Windows

After you have successfully uploaded your media files to NVivo Transcription you can start the transcription process. NVivo Transcription is available for 43 languages.

The NVivo Transcription online app has two pages you use for most transcription operations:

• Files page: where you upload and transcribe media files, and manage the transcripts.
• Editing page: where you can view and edit transcript text, play back the audio, and identify speakers.

The Transcription website opens at the Files page. This is where you upload and transcribe files, and view and manage all your transcripts.

To open a transcript in the Editing page, click OPEN TRANSCRIPT for it on the Files page.

For 90 days after a transcript is created, or following its last edit, the media file's audio remains synchronized with it—as you play the audio the words spoken are underlined in the text. Use the tools indicated below to edit the transcript and tag speakers.

The main menu in the top right of the Files page links you to account management tools.