When a recording needs to become an accurate, usable written record, the scope matters. Languages Translation Services (LTS), established in 2004, provides professional audio and video transcription for organizations, government agencies, schools, legal teams, healthcare organizations, researchers, and businesses. We review each project for language, recording quality, turnaround time, and required formatting before providing a quote.
Professional transcription services
Our transcription work can be tailored to the purpose of the recording and the intended reader. Available options depend on the language, source audio, and project requirements.
- Verbatim transcription: Record spoken content in detail, with conventions for fillers, repetitions, and incomplete speech agreed in advance.
- Clean-read transcription: Improve readability without silently changing the intended meaning.
- Speaker identification: Label speakers when the recording permits reliable distinction.
- Timestamps and line numbering: Organize transcripts for reference, review, or legal and administrative workflows.
- Multilingual transcription: Transcribe speech in its original language when suitable linguists are available.
- Transcription with translation: Arrange original-language transcription and a separate translation into another language, with the format agreed before work begins.
Recordings we work with
We review requests involving interviews, meetings, hearings, focus groups, research recordings, training sessions, presentations, and other spoken-language recordings. If audio has multiple speakers, background noise, code-switching, or overlapping speech, tell us before quoting: these details influence scope, accuracy, turnaround, and price.
Transcription, translation, and captioning are different services
Transcription converts speech into text. Translation conveys that content in another language. Closed captioning prepares synchronized text and sound information for video, while CART provides live real-time captions during an event. LTS offers these as distinct services and can coordinate them when a project requires several deliverables.
What to include when requesting a quote
- Source language or languages, accent or dialect when relevant
- Audio/video file type, number of recordings, and total duration
- Recording quality and estimated number of speakers
- Verbatim or edited transcript; speaker labels, timestamps, and any template
- Requested output language, file format, and deadline
- Security, handling, or confidentiality specifications relevant to your organization
We will confirm feasibility, requested specifications, and pricing before accepting an assignment.
Request a transcription quote or email info@advancedtranslationservices.com.
Related language services
LTS also provides document translation, revision, proofreading, editing, desktop publishing (DTP), localization, closed captioning, subtitling, Braille transcription, CART real-time captioning, and spoken-language and ASL interpreting.