On Jun 14, Vince Deehan wrote: > Lucy writes: > > > BTW If the script idea comes off then I'll volunteer my services as the > > slowest but most enthusiastic typist in the world ! BTW It takes ages > > to type up a script (It once took me 3 hours to transcribe one 10 minute > > interview and I think I wore out that patch of video with all the > > pausing) but it would be a great project to embark upon. Yeah - all you volunteers have to realise that it does indeed take ages and ages. If this _does_ happen then it's going to take quite some time. Just so you know what you're letting yourselves in for. :-) > Just an idea, but if we do ever get around to typing up the scripts I would > have thought the easiest way would be to set up a tape recorder with a built > in microphone (most have one, don't they ? Well my cheapo one does at > least !) in front of the telly speaker. That would save having to pause your > videos into early retirement. Then you could sit by your computer and play > an audio cassette of the dialogue. This is a very good point. VHS tapes _will_ get very knackered very quickly if you pause them all the time. Every time you pause a tape, it stretches the tape inside which does them no good whatsoever. Matt. -- M a t t S a u n d e r s http://www.yoyo.org/matts/ 0973 479515 -- | T H E P R E S S G A N G M A I L I N G L I S T | | | | By default, replies will go back to this list, not to | | the author of the message you're replying to. | | | | To unsubscribe from this list, mail the word | | "unsubscribe" to "pressgang-request@yoyo.org". | |