Guide to Second Passing Files

    When doing a second pass over a completed transcript, you should:

    1) Verify timestamps

    Check start/end times for every breakpoint, adjust as needed
    2) Evaluate the transcript for accuracy

    3) Double-check use of special markup

    • difficult passages marked with (( ))
    • tags for proper names, non-lexemes, mispronounced words, word fragments
    • numbers are spelled out; proper use of hyphens
    • background noise conditions
    3) Run spell check

    4) Identify/label speaker, gender, dialect

    5) Run the syntax checker

    Run the syntax checker by typing <cntrl>+c, c
    (or use the dropdown strans menu bar.)

    Common Messages include:
     

  • time-stamp without text data?

    •  -The timestamp does not contain corresponding transcript data
     
  • time-stamp follows non-empty line

    •  - an empty line should follow each transcribed timestamp.
     
  • turn should be on single line

    •  -only one turn permitted for each line.
     
  • <English ...> should not be inside (( ))

    •  -foreign speech should not be contained within "guess" brackets.
     
  • <English (()) > has no text content)

    •  -rather the "guess" should be contained within the foreign language bracket
     
  • closing angle (`>') should be followed by space

    • self evident
     
  • bracket error with '[]'

    • may be a number of possibilities
     
  • bracket error with '()'

    • may be a number of possibilities

    punctuation should be inside `((...))'
    If completely necessary, punctuation should go inside these brackets - in most case, no punctuation will be necessary.
     

  • punctuation should be inside `<... >'

    • If there is punctuation immediately outside an < , please place on the inside of the bracket.
     
  • bad spacing around punctuation `.'

    • There should exist a space after punctuation
     
  • bad spacing around punctuation `?'

    • There should exist a space after punctuation
     
  • closing paren (`))') should be followed by space

    • self explanatory
     
  • turn contains ILLEGAL CHARACTER `!'

    • Some characters are not allowed within the text - for instance, exclamation points - please let your language leader know when you come across this error warning.
     
  • digits found in text

    • There should not be any numerals in the text outside of the timestamps