[NFB-DB] otter.ai

[kg 6sxy (kg6sxy)]

Hello Scott,

The only services I've found that boast about 99% accuracy so far rely on post processing uploaded audio or video files by a human transcriber and, as you can imagine, the price is geared more towards mid to large sized companies with lengthy delays In receiving the final transcription.  They are quite out of reach for a casual user that wants something live.

Take care,  
Tony May


> On May 20, 2021, at 9:30 AM, Scott Davert via NFB-DB <nfb-db at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> I've never tried using it without zoom, but I know before using the
> Zoom plug-in on iOS was a huge challenge for braille users. Maybe when
> used on its own, the service works better? There is also the issue of
> getting the captions accuratley. I know some people want to use what
> it generates as a transcript, but when I used the automated version in
> the fall of last year, it was maybe 90% accurate. There was also no
> way to identify who was speaking, unless the person identified
> themselves.
> 
> Scott
> 
> On 5/20/21, kg 6sxy (kg6sxy) via NFB-DB <nfb-db at nfbnet.org <mailto:nfb-db at nfbnet.org>> wrote:
>> There's a big section on integration with Zoom on their website.
>> 
>> Take care,
>> Tony
>> 
>> 
>>> On May 20, 2021, at 9:15 AM, Tai Tomasi via NFB-DB <nfb-db at nfbnet.org>
>>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Someone told me that this is the same engine behind the captioning in
>>> zoom. I do not have confirmation, but I intend to research this.
>>> 
>>> Tai Tomasi, J.D., M.P.A.
>>> Email: tai.tomasi8 at gmail.com
>>> Sent from my iPhone. Please excuse my brevity and any grammatical errors.
>>> 
>>>> On May 20, 2021, at 6:11 AM, kg 6sxy (kg6sxy) via NFB-DB
>>>> <nfb-db at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> Has anyone else used the https://otter.ai <https://otter.ai/> <https://otter.ai/ <https://otter.ai/>> app for
>>>> live transcription of face to face or zoom conversations that don't have
>>>> chat enabled so you can read what people are saying with a refreshable
>>>> Braille display?
>>>> 
>>>> I tried it on the social justice meeting last night and it seems to work
>>>> really well.
>>>> 
>>>> The basic free plan has 10 hours of recording time per month which seems
>>>> like a good option when you don't need to use it all the time.
>>>> 
>>>> Take care,
>>>> Tony
>>>> 
>>>> 
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