Viewing transcribed video with WaveSurfer
Posted on July 26, 2006
Did you know that you can use WaveSurfer to view transcribed (or to perform transcription on) videos as well as audio? I do now: just install the plugin available here.
Word of warning tho: It says
Web-based install: In WaveSurfer, select Plug-ins from the File menu. Under Plug-ins available for installation, select video and click install.
I don’t know where that is. I have the latest version of Wavesurfer (I just downloaded it) and no such option exists in the file menu. Just follow the manual install instructrions (which I have edited slightly – in bold)
Manual installation (Windows): Download and open http://www.speech.kth.se/wavesurfer/video.zip . Put the files video.plug and QuickTimeTcl.dll the WaveSurfer plugins directory %HOMEDRIVE%%HOMEPATH%\.wavesurfer\1.8\plugins for WaveSurfer 1.8.*, where HOMEDRIVE and HOMEPATH are Windows environment variables (in most cases the directory will be C:\Documents and Settings\username\.wavesurfer\1.8\plugins). Optionally, also put Video.conf in your configurations directory.
UPDATE: I guess this is an example of freedback, so I’ve added that category/tag. (More freedback here)
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