How do people do this?

[jethrien]

I'm trying to transcribe an interview I filmed with a curator. I'm going nuts, and it's taking forever. I guess the real problem is that I type a little slower than he talks, so I keep having to pause the video every couple seconds and catch the typing up. So. Boring. And it really makes me hyper-aware of how long people can talk for, and how many filler syllables get thrown in. (And he's unusually good at this, too - I've transcribed much worse.)

Oh god, I'm at 33:40, and the bar isn't even 2/3 of the way through yet...

Comments

[hyouneko.livejournal.com]

A friend of mine in Seattle is taking classes to become an Stenographer and I've actually seen her practice keyboard. It's a pretty interesting little device.

And I agree about being able to type what people have to say. I'm generally a very fast typer (as much time as I spend at a computer, it's not surprising) and I have problems keeping up with speech.