live transcription
Instant speech-to-text
Live transcription is the conversion of speech to text in real time, as the words are being spoken.
It appears in video calls, broadcasts, and accessibility features for deaf or hard-of-hearing users.
Unlike standard transcription, which works from recordings, live transcription processes audio instantly: The conference offered live transcription on a second screen.
- real-timeOccurring without processing delay
- on the flyDone without preparation
- captionsText describing visual content
- auto captionsAutomated speech-to-text display
- subtitlesOn-screen dialogue text
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- Transcriptiontranscriptionist, verbatim, dictation, stenography, shorthand
- hearing aidshearing aids, hearing aid, behind-the-ear, digital hearing aids, in-the-ear
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