Transcription of audio and video into faithful text
Interviews, hearings, meetings, lectures and research recordings turned into text, with timestamps and speaker identification whenever you need them.
- Timestamps and speaker identification
- Any audio or video format
- Confidentiality guaranteed by contract
What transcription is
Transcription turns a recording into text. It sounds simple until you have to do it: real speech overlaps, trails off, corrects itself and happens against background noise. A useful transcript is one that a reader can follow without having the audio open beside it.
Eko’s produces transcripts in the form the purpose requires. A verbatim transcript keeps hesitations, repetitions and false starts, which matters in legal and research contexts. A clean transcript removes them, which is what you want for a report or an article. Tell us the use and we will apply the right one.
Transcription is not subtitling. A transcript records everything that was said, in running text. A subtitle has to fit on screen and within the time a viewer can read it, so the text is condensed and cut into timed blocks. A transcript used as subtitles is unreadable.
Where the recording is in one language and you need the text in another, transcription and translation are done together, which is cheaper and faster than commissioning them separately.
What we transcribe
Any recording. If your case is not listed, send it anyway.
Interviews
Research interviews, journalism and customer interviews, with speakers identified.
Hearings and depositions
Legal recordings where verbatim accuracy matters, including hesitations and corrections.
Meetings and calls
Board meetings, client calls and workshops, with a clean readable transcript.
Lectures and webinars
Conference talks, training sessions and recorded classes.
Focus groups
Group discussions with several speakers, identified and separated.
Medical and technical recordings
Dictations and specialist recordings where the vocabulary has to be right.
When you need it
The reasons recordings most often arrive here.
Evidence in proceedings
Recordings that have to be produced as text in a legal process.
Academic research
Interview and focus group material that has to be coded and analysed.
Content repurposing
A webinar turned into an article, a podcast turned into a post.
Accessibility
Text versions of audio content for people who cannot listen to it.
Records and minutes
A written record of what was decided in a meeting.
Subtitle preparation
The first step when a video is going to be subtitled or translated.
From document to delivery, in 4 steps
Send your documents
Through the form, by email or on WhatsApp. We accept PDF, Word, images and other formats.
Get your quote
Within 1 business hour, with a closed price, a defined deadline and no hidden costs.
Translation with quality control
A translator specialised in your field, with terminology and fidelity checked against the source before delivery.
Delivery on time
By email or in hard copy, with post-delivery support included.
What transcription costs
Transcription is priced by the duration of the recording, adjusted for audio quality and the number of speakers. Ten minutes of a clear one-to-one interview and ten minutes of a noisy six-person meeting are very different jobs, and the quote reflects that.
Timestamps, speaker identification and verbatim style are options you choose when you order. They change the effort and are priced upfront, never added at the end.
When you also need the text in another language, ordering transcription and translation together costs less than commissioning them separately, because the file is handled once.
Credibility built over 24 years
Specialists in each field
Every project goes to translators with proven experience in your sector, with a dedicated glossary and consistency across your documents.
Quality control at every stage
No file leaves without a check of terminology, cohesion and fidelity to the source. Quality is part of the service, not an extra.
Confidentiality guaranteed by contract
A confidentiality agreement with the whole team, and a specific NDA when your company requires one, signed before the quote.
Delivered in the original layout
Electronic editing included when needed: tables, charts, images and formatting preserved in the final file.
We handle real urgency
Express delivery with a dedicated team for short deadlines, without dropping the quality process.
A quote within 1 business hour
A closed price and a defined deadline before we start, with no surprise costs at the end.
More than 30 languages, one standard of quality
From the most requested pairs to the rarest ones, always with translators qualified in the target language and quality control before delivery.
English
PT ⇄ EN
Spanish
PT ⇄ ES
French
PT ⇄ FR
German
PT ⇄ DE
Italian
PT ⇄ IT
Japanese
PT ⇄ JA
Chinese (Mandarin)
PT ⇄ ZH
Korean
PT ⇄ KO
Russian
PT ⇄ RU
Arabic
PT ⇄ AR
Dutch
PT ⇄ NL
Polish
PT ⇄ PL
Danish
PT ⇄ DA
Hebrew
PT ⇄ HE
Hungarian
PT ⇄ HU
Norwegian
PT ⇄ NO
Romanian
PT ⇄ RO
Swedish
PT ⇄ SV
Portuguese
EN ⇄ PT
Eko’s has been a partner for many years. Always attentive and willing to meet tight deadlines without losing the excellent quality. Having Eko’s makes a real difference in our work.
Eko’s always meets our demand and hits the deadline. They have never turned down an urgent request. They deliver quality work and are one of the very few companies qualified to work with us.
I want to congratulate Eko’s for all these years of partnership, serving us with excellence and with highly qualified, efficient professionals.
From the first contact I was well looked after, transparency at every stage and not a single problem with them, a fair price for all the work done. I do not live in Brazil and they handled every step to send my daughter’s certificate, already apostilled, here to the US.
Faster and better value than anyone else. Excellent work, service worth a ten out of ten.
I did not know them, but I decided to take a chance and have some documents translated with Eko’s. They were fast, attentive and the price was fair too. I am pleased with the service and I recommend them.
Transcription
Is a transcript the same as subtitles?
No. A transcript records everything that was said, as running text. Subtitles have to fit on screen and within the time a viewer can read them, so the text is condensed and cut into timed blocks. A transcript used as subtitles is unreadable.
Do you offer verbatim and clean transcripts?
Both. A verbatim transcript keeps hesitations, repetitions and false starts, which matters in legal and research work. A clean transcript removes them, which is what a report or an article needs. Tell us the purpose and we apply the right one.
Can you identify who is speaking?
Yes. Speaker identification and timestamps are options you choose when ordering. If you can send a list of participants, the transcript uses their names rather than generic labels.
What if the audio quality is poor?
We work with what is there and mark anything genuinely inaudible rather than guessing. Poor audio takes longer, and that is reflected in the quote before you approve it, not afterwards.
Can you transcribe in one language and deliver in another?
Yes, and ordering both together costs less than commissioning them separately, because the recording is handled once.
How is the price calculated?
By the duration of the recording, adjusted for audio quality and the number of speakers. Options such as timestamps and verbatim style are priced upfront.
Send your document and get a closed price
A legible photo or a PDF is enough for a quote. You get the price, the deadline and guidance on apostilling within 1 business hour.
Eko’s also offers
Standard Translation
Websites, marketing materials, presentations and corporate content translated naturally and in your brand voice.
Technical Translation
Manuals, contracts, reports and scientific papers with precise terminology, handled by translators specialised in each sector.
Sworn Translation
Documents with legal validity, produced by a certified public translator and accepted by authorities, notaries, consulates and universities.