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Re: Express Scribe


I can also cast a vote for GearPlayer, have been using it happily for
dss files with no problems.

Gisele


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Re: Express Scribe


"bsptss" <bsptss.38a8i5@no-mx.forums.yourdomain,com .au> wrote in message
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>
> Jody,
> Gear Player has a free five day trial...at least you can use it while
> you are trying to figure out exactly what you want to do. That was my
> plan and then I ended up buying it. At least it will take the pressure
> off for five days.
>
> Barbara
>

Apparently the free five day trial only allows you to use a mouse to start
and stop dictation. You have to purchase the licensed version to get foot
pedal control.

ed

Re: Express Scribe


No, Ed. I used the free five day trial with the wave pedal I had used
with Express Scribe. I didn't purchase a pedal from Transcription Gear
when I did buy the program. I used the free five day trial as soon as I
downloaded it and transcribed as I normally did with Express Scribe.

Barbara


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Re: Express Scribe


"bsptss" <bsptss.38bamg@no-mx.forums.yourdomain,com .au> wrote in message
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>
> No, Ed. I used the free five day trial with the wave pedal I had used
> with Express Scribe. I didn't purchase a pedal from Transcription Gear
> when I did buy the program. I used the free five day trial as soon as I
> downloaded it and transcribed as I normally did with Express Scribe.
>
> Barbara
>

You are correct, the five day demo has full functionality.

I'm downloading it out of curiosity.

ed

Re: Express Scribe


Ed,
I'm curious to know what you think about it after using it for a few
days, please post your thoughts.

Barbara


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Re: Express Scribe


"bsptss" <bsptss.38bki2@no-mx.forums.yourdomain,com .au> wrote in message
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>
> Ed,
> I'm curious to know what you think about it after using it for a few
> days, please post your thoughts.
>
> Barbara
>


Will do.

ed

Re: Express Scribe


"bsptss" <bsptss.38bki2@no-mx.forums.yourdomain,com .au> wrote in message
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>
> Ed,
> I'm curious to know what you think about it after using it for a few
> days, please post your thoughts.
>
> Barbara
>


Used Gear Player for a couple of files today.

One of my favorite Express Scribe features is that you can set up the main
part of the foot pedal to rewind by tapping it several times. In essence, I
never have to shift my foot off of the center of the pedal and that saves me
a ton of time and energy.

I don't see an option on Gear Player for setting the foot pedal up this way.
Is there one?

If not, it's a deal breaker for me, no matter how much I like the rest of
the program.

ed

Re: Express Scribe


Ed,
All the years I have used Express Scribe I never even knew you could do
that with the foot pedal. I don't know if it's possible with
Transcription Gear. I'll ask them since I bought the program they'll
reply fairly quickly. It would be a nice option to have.

Barbara


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Re: Express Scribe

"jody corbett" <jodyc21@comcast,net > wrote in message
news:J7-dnepJ9InQspPVnZ2dnUVZ_qygnZ2d@comcast,com ...
> AND!! I'll give a shout out to Rae here...I have used Smart
Type for all
> these lo many years...and I remember
> HER years ago...."I'll give it up when they pry it from my
dead, stiffened
> hands." Are you still using it? I am...and NOW...we are
having to buy yet
> another copy. The old CD I have for the windows version no
longer works. I
> just wonder how many people still use it, or went elsewhere? I
used it back
> in DOS...like so many of you probably did...and still use the
Windows.

I started out with ST/DOS and begrudgingly moved to ST/WIN when
they FINALLY got it released. Only this past February did I
realize that ST/WIN was going to require an upgrade to Vista. I
haven't moved to Vista yet, but if it takes them half as long as
it did to make an upgrade to work with Vista as it did to make an
upgrade for Windows, I decided I wasn't going to be willing to go
through that again. As I recall, it took months and months, even
though we kept hearing the upgrade would be released "any day
now." With that memory still all too fresh in my mind, I moved
to Instant Text the first of February. Granted, I'm still
getting used to it, but I'm glad I made the move.

Karen C.

Re: Express Scribe

"jody corbett" <jodyc21@comcast,net > wrote in
news:J7-dnepJ9InQspPVnZ2dnUVZ_qygnZ2d@comcast,com :

> back digital files" are actually Express Scribe...which would be
> FINE...if they actually played the files!
> Now we discover that yet another of the doctors he does uses DSS
> files...gonna be a LOONGGG!! day.

coming in late here but I use Express Scribe to play DSS files all day
long, as do my subs.

Re: Express Scribe

Jeannie <jwilson421@comcastspamkills,net > wrote in
news:Xns9A894B5E23B7Cjwilson421comcastnet@216.196.97.136:

> "jody corbett" <jodyc21@comcast,net > wrote in
> news:J7-dnepJ9InQspPVnZ2dnUVZ_qygnZ2d@comcast,com :
>
>> back digital files" are actually Express Scribe...which would be
>> FINE...if they actually played the files!
>> Now we discover that yet another of the doctors he does uses DSS
>> files...gonna be a LOONGGG!! day.
>
> coming in late here but I use Express Scribe to play DSS files all day
> long, as do my subs.
>

Have you tried making sure that DSS files are "checked" in the ES
settings?
Settings
Files
Check "dss" - that might just use it to automatically open then using ES,
though.

Did some looking and here's what NCH says:
File Formats Technical Support
Solutions to Common Problems
Wav files do not load properly
Wma files do not load properly
DCT files do not load properly
iTunes/aac/m4p files do not load properly
DSS files do not load properly
Real Audio files (ra or ram) do not load properly
Vox files do not load properly
Vox or raw files sound too fast or too slow
Sony msv or dvf files do not load properly
OMA / OMG / ATP files do not load properly / Only the first 1.01 minutes
of my OMA / OMG / ATP file gets converted
MIDI files do not load properly
CDA files / Audio CD files do not load properly
ASF / ASX files do not load properly
MP2 files do not load properly
MP3 files do not load properly
I have a file of a format not covered by any of the previous questions -
this format does not load properly in your software
None of the above apply...
See also:
Sound File Formats Overview.
Wav / DCT Audio Compression Manager Codecs.
Sound Formats Discussion Forum.


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P. Wav files do not load properly

If you are unable to load a .wav file you might need to install the
correct ACM codec. The ACM codecs are installed with Windows, but not all
codecs are installed on all computers.

Try opening the file with Windows Media Player - sometimes Microsoft
installs codecs 'on-demand', which means that they download when Media
Player wants them.

If the wav file is a ATRAC recording you might need to install the Sony
plugin. Download the ATRAC3 drivers.

See The ACM Codecs Page for more information.

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P. Wma files do not load properly

Try opening the file with Windows Media Player - sometimes Microsoft
installs codecs 'on-demand', which means that they download when Media
Player wants them.

Also, please check that you have the latest DirectX installed. Go to
www .windowsupdate,com , select the "Custom Install" option, and see if
"DirectX" is listed in the software list. Download and install it.

If the files still won't work, then they are probably copy-protected by
Digital Rights Management (DRM). You can check for DRM protection by
loading the file into Windows Media Player and then looking under the
license tab in the file's Properties; when the content is protected there
will be a message to this effect.

Back to top

P. DCT files do not load properly

The person who is sending or creating the dct file has probably selected
a codec you don't have installed on the machine.

The easiest option is to ask the person sending the files to use a more
common codec (we recommend GSM6.10).

Otherwise the easiest way to auto-install a codec is to open a wav file
encoded with the same format with Windows Media Player. Click here.
Download the relevant wav sample and open it with Windows Media Player.

Back to top

P. iTunes/aac/m4p files do not load properly

Our software does not support M4P format files. The .m4p extension is AAC
purchased from Apple's Music Store (iTune) and is protected by a Digital
Rights Management scheme.

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P. DSS files do not load properly

DSS is a proprietary format, not an open standard, and unfortunately some
of the newer recorders don't implement DSS in a way that is compatible
with our software. The only work-around that we can suggest is to make
sure that the person sending you the files is using SP mode on the
recorder.

If the recorder supports other open formats (like mp3) it is always
better to use them.

If your program crashes when you attempt to load or convert a dss file it
is possible that the file is corrupt. Ask the user to redock and resend
the file to you.

If you get a strange endless repeating of the file, or a truncation, and
you first installed prior to 6 January 2005, please install the more
recent dss32.exe from www .nch,com .au/components.

Here's a sony plug-in page I found on the NCH website:
http :// www .nch,com .au/scribe/sony.html

Re: Express Scribe

well, we finally got it running last night!! Took some doing, had to DL the
dss file from NCH and a bit more, but he's got it up and running! called me
last night "almost in tears," LOL! it's been a very trying week.

Thanks so much for ALL THE HELP and advice!!!

Jody


"Jeannie" <jwilson421@comcastspamkills,net > wrote in message
news:Xns9A894CCCC2C35jwilson421comcastnet@216.196.97.136...
> Jeannie <jwilson421@comcastspamkills,net > wrote in
> news:Xns9A894B5E23B7Cjwilson421comcastnet@216.196.97.136:
>
>> "jody corbett" <jodyc21@comcast,net > wrote in
>> news:J7-dnepJ9InQspPVnZ2dnUVZ_qygnZ2d@comcast,com :
>>
>>> back digital files" are actually Express Scribe...which would be
>>> FINE...if they actually played the files!
>>> Now we discover that yet another of the doctors he does uses DSS
>>> files...gonna be a LOONGGG!! day.
>>
>> coming in late here but I use Express Scribe to play DSS files all day
>> long, as do my subs.
>>
>
> Have you tried making sure that DSS files are "checked" in the ES
> settings?
> Settings
> Files
> Check "dss" - that might just use it to automatically open then using ES,
> though.
>
> Did some looking and here's what NCH says:
> File Formats Technical Support
> Solutions to Common Problems
> Wav files do not load properly
> Wma files do not load properly
> DCT files do not load properly
> iTunes/aac/m4p files do not load properly
> DSS files do not load properly
> Real Audio files (ra or ram) do not load properly
> Vox files do not load properly
> Vox or raw files sound too fast or too slow
> Sony msv or dvf files do not load properly
> OMA / OMG / ATP files do not load properly / Only the first 1.01 minutes
> of my OMA / OMG / ATP file gets converted
> MIDI files do not load properly
> CDA files / Audio CD files do not load properly
> ASF / ASX files do not load properly
> MP2 files do not load properly
> MP3 files do not load properly
> I have a file of a format not covered by any of the previous questions -
> this format does not load properly in your software
> None of the above apply...
> See also:
> Sound File Formats Overview.
> Wav / DCT Audio Compression Manager Codecs.
> Sound Formats Discussion Forum.
>
>
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>
> P. Wav files do not load properly
>
> If you are unable to load a .wav file you might need to install the
> correct ACM codec. The ACM codecs are installed with Windows, but not all
> codecs are installed on all computers.
>
> Try opening the file with Windows Media Player - sometimes Microsoft
> installs codecs 'on-demand', which means that they download when Media
> Player wants them.
>
> If the wav file is a ATRAC recording you might need to install the Sony
> plugin. Download the ATRAC3 drivers.
>
> See The ACM Codecs Page for more information.
>
> Back to top
>
> P. Wma files do not load properly
>
> Try opening the file with Windows Media Player - sometimes Microsoft
> installs codecs 'on-demand', which means that they download when Media
> Player wants them.
>
> Also, please check that you have the latest DirectX installed. Go to
> www .windowsupdate,com , select the "Custom Install" option, and see if
> "DirectX" is listed in the software list. Download and install it.
>
> If the files still won't work, then they are probably copy-protected by
> Digital Rights Management (DRM). You can check for DRM protection by
> loading the file into Windows Media Player and then looking under the
> license tab in the file's Properties; when the content is protected there
> will be a message to this effect.
>
> Back to top
>
> P. DCT files do not load properly
>
> The person who is sending or creating the dct file has probably selected
> a codec you don't have installed on the machine.
>
> The easiest option is to ask the person sending the files to use a more
> common codec (we recommend GSM6.10).
>
> Otherwise the easiest way to auto-install a codec is to open a wav file
> encoded with the same format with Windows Media Player. Click here.
> Download the relevant wav sample and open it with Windows Media Player.
>
> Back to top
>
> P. iTunes/aac/m4p files do not load properly
>
> Our software does not support M4P format files. The .m4p extension is AAC
> purchased from Apple's Music Store (iTune) and is protected by a Digital
> Rights Management scheme.
>
> Back to top
>
> P. DSS files do not load properly
>
> DSS is a proprietary format, not an open standard, and unfortunately some
> of the newer recorders don't implement DSS in a way that is compatible
> with our software. The only work-around that we can suggest is to make
> sure that the person sending you the files is using SP mode on the
> recorder.
>
> If the recorder supports other open formats (like mp3) it is always
> better to use them.
>
> If your program crashes when you attempt to load or convert a dss file it
> is possible that the file is corrupt. Ask the user to redock and resend
> the file to you.
>
> If you get a strange endless repeating of the file, or a truncation, and
> you first installed prior to 6 January 2005, please install the more
> recent dss32.exe from www .nch,com .au/components.
>
> Here's a sony plug-in page I found on the NCH website:
> http :// www .nch,com .au/scribe/sony.html

Re: Express Scribe

Yes, Gear player plays DSS that's what I use and I love it. It is, however,
not free but it is a lot better than Express Scribe in my opinion. My subs
that helped on a job could not hear dictation that was clear as a bell on
gear player.

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"jody corbett" <jodyc21@comcast,net > wrote in message
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> Yeah, we spent hours last night reading the message boards and cking out
> other sites etc. I have had 2 people tell me they MAY have the old
> version on disk. I tried emailing him the files that were in my
> ExpressScribe directory, but of course, there are files in windows
> somewhere that I don't know the names of that would be necessary.
>
> On a side note....those who first responded WERE the very same people I
> was referring to whom I recognized!!!
>
> and re Gear Player...does that play DSS files? I wasn't sure that it does
> .....I had that years ago and really liked it.
>
> Thanks for all the help!!
>
> Jody
>
> "bsptss" <bsptss.389jip@no-mx.forums.yourdomain,com .au> wrote in message
> news:bsptss.389jip@no-mx.forums.yourdomain,com .au...
>>
>> There is a discussion board on NCH site where many, many people have had
>> this same problem. They have the code on their site available to
>> download, which was on of their suggestions, but that didn't help
>> either. I hope you are able to solve it without having to buy a new
>> program, but I doubt it. Read the message board at NCH Express Script
>> for more information.
>> Barbara
>>
>>
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Re: Express Scribe

[Default] On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:41:27 -0700, "Sue"
<medlawtrans@comcast,net > took a break from reality and said:

>Yes, Gear player plays DSS that's what I use and I love it. It is, however,
>not free but it is a lot better than Express Scribe in my opinion. My subs
>that helped on a job could not hear dictation that was clear as a bell on
>gear player.

That was also my experience with ES.

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Re: Express Scribe


"JulieW8" <seemysig@netscape,net > wrote in message
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> [Default] On Tue, 22 Apr 2008 13:41:27 -0700, "Sue"
> <medlawtrans@comcast,net > took a break from reality and said:
>
>>Yes, Gear player plays DSS that's what I use and I love it. It is,
>>however,
>>not free but it is a lot better than Express Scribe in my opinion. My subs
>>that helped on a job could not hear dictation that was clear as a bell on
>>gear player.
>
> That was also my experience with ES.
>
> ~~~~~*****~~~~~*****~~~~~*****
>


ES allows you to selectively filter high and low audio frequencies, which is
another feature I haven't seen on the other playback programs I've used.

If you don't apply any filtering at all, ES will not sound very good because
it gives you the full audio spectrum, including high frequency hiss and low
frequency rumble.

I wasn't happy with the audio on ES until I made some adjustments using the
frequency filters. My male dictator and female dictators required different
amounts of high versus low filtering.

ed