White Glove (Human-powered) transcription with Descript

You might already know that Descript's automatic transcription leads the industry in accuracy and speed. But for mission-critical tasks, when automatic transcription doesn't cut it, we also offer White Glove transcription in the English language: professional, human transcription at a highly-competitive rate — in just one click.

With White Glove you get:

  • English transcription
  • Up to 99% accuracy for files that are clearly audible
  • Timestamps and speaker labels included
  • Verbatim transcription
  • An average turn-around of less than 24 hours (learn more)
  • The audio is linked to the text, so you can hear what you're reading, on-demand
  • $2 / min of audio

White Glove Length Limit

There is a 2 hour limit to the length of audio / video that can be submitted for each transcription. If you have audio or video media that is longer than 2 hours, you must edit the media file into multiple parts, so that each file is under 2 hours.

 

How to order White Glove transcription

  1. Create a new Descript Project by clicking the Add New button from your Drive View or going to the File menu and selecting New Project.
  2. The app will prompt you to choose (or drag) an audio or video file to transcribe.
  3. Drag in the file you’d like to transcribe with White Glove and select it in the Project Sidebar.
  4. Click More options and select Order White Glove transcript

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You can also order White Glove from the File Detail page. With the Track Inspector open, click the ellipsis next to Transcript and select Order White Glove transcription.

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After clicking the Transcribe button, a confirmation window will appear showing the price of the transcription. Click the Submit button to finalize the transaction and submit the audio for transcription:

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Descript will upload your audio and initiate the White Glove transcription process, assigning it to a professional human transcriptionist. Typically White Glove transcripts are completed in less than a business day, but can take up to 3 days to process. The composition will show "Transcribing - 0%" until the transcription has been finished, at which point you will receive a notification email, and the fully transcribed script will appear in your composition.