SaveTranscription
SaveTranscription is a script that manages saving transcription files to make it easier to review in the future.
Download Instructions
To download the script, click the blue Code button, then select zip to download the source code as a zip file.
Move the file to your device’s "MatLabCode\MatlabFiles" folder.
Once transcription-save-script-main.zip has downloaded, right-click it and select Extract All. Delete “transcription-save-script-main” from the textbox and click Extract.
Usage Instructions
Open a new instance of MATLAB, load the original signal set into the Command Window. Open the Signal Labler app, import lss. Proceed with transcription as usual.
When you’re ready to save your progress, click Export, and under Labeled Signal Set click To Workspace. The name of this export should either be “ls” or “ls” followed by a number, such as “ls1” or “ls5”. Click Export. The code is now installed and you may proceed with transcription.
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This process exports your current progress to the workspace, effectively saving your progress. Export to the workspace regularly (every 10-20 audio files) to avoid losing your work. Give each ls file a unique name.
When you have exported all your progress and are ready to exit, close the *Signal Labeler app. Click OK when prompted to confirm that you want to exit (provided you have exported), and return to the main MATLAB window.
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Note: The code checks for changes between versions, so do not attempt to export a file that hasn't been changed*
Run SaveTranscripts.m by typing SaveTranscripts into the command window.
If prompted to add the folder to the path, do so.
If there are multiple ls versions in the workspace (which will be the case if you exported multiple times), you will be prompted to enter the number that corresponds to the most up to date ls file. Submit your response by hitting the Enter key.
Type your initials when prompted and hit Enter again.
When prompted, save the .mat file to the appropriate location with all the other in-progress files for that subject. Name the file using the usual format: {#}_Transcript_{TaskName}_{SubjID}–InProg_{ReviewerInitials}.
Once the code is done running and the file has saved, you may freely close MATLAB. Your progress has been saved.
Continue From A Saved Transcript
To continue from an in progress transcription, load the most recent version of the transcript into the command window.
In addition to the lss variable, there will be two additional files.
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remainingFiles--- Effectively a to-do list, which provides a record of all the files that still need to be transcribed. Double click on the variable in the workspace to view it. Drag the edge of the the column File_Name to expand it and view the complete file names.-
Note that if there are any audio clips that were left blank (such as when there is no audio that could be labeled), these will still show up in the remainingFiles, since there hasn't any been any changes from the original that the code can identify.
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reviewerInit– The initials of the last person who modified the transcription.
The process is exactly the same as usual, but you will be able to play the audio in the same instance instead of having a second one open. Huzzah!
Save your progress by following the steps outlined in "Usage Instructions"
The saving process is the same when you completely finish a transcription. The only difference is to name the resulting .mat file {#}_Transcript_{TaskName}_{SubjID}–Complete_{ReviewerInitials}.
Start Using SaveTranscriptions for an exisiting InProg Transcription
To begin using the save function for a transcription that you're already in the middle of that hasn't been using this script up until this point...
Open the script in MATLAB. Import both the original, unedited transcript and the most up-to-date in-progress version. Run the code and follow all of the instrustions as prompted.
Once the file has saved successfully and the code is done running, import the newly saved into MATLAB and you are ready to go with transcription.
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