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Media > Transcript Reader

This page allows for points on an audio recording to be synched with sections of text. This can be used to synch a transcript with an audio recording, but as the written text does not have to match the audio, the range of potential uses is broader.

The Synched Video page type produces similar effects for video.

Example demo

or view at Xerte Page Types - Media: Transcript Reader (opens in new tab)

Editor interface

Screenshot of Media > PDF File in editor

Top Level: Core Properties

Property Description Type Additional information
Page Title Text that appears in the header of the published page Text
Page Text This is some text, for example instructions or explanations, that displays in the left-hand panel. It is always visible on the page. Text+ (Toolbar) You can also include images, tables, diagrams etc, through the Page Text editor.
Sound Add your audio file here, through the Media Browser Link to Media Browser
Panel Width Dimension of the right panel where the synched text is displayed. Choose from {Small/Medium/Large/Full}. Drop-down Full will mean that any Page Text you have added is not visible to learners.

Top Level: Optional Properties

Page-specific

Property Description Type Additional information
Timed Text File As an alternative to adding each Synch Point and associated text manually, you can upload a Timed Text File here. Link to Browser

See General Optional Properties

There are no Language Options for this page type.

After you have created the settings and added the link to the audio file, you need to add the synch points and the text that appears at each one. Click on New Text.

xerte-media-transcriptreader-newtext.jpg

New Text

Property Description Type Additional information
Label Adds a label which appears in the page structure for authors, but is not visible to learners. Text
Text Add the text you want synched with a particular section of the audio Text+ (Toolbar) You can also include, images, diagrams, tables etc, through the Text editor.
Synch Point Add the Synch Point as the number of seconds into the audio. For example, to synch at 2 minutes 15 seconds into the audio, enter “135”. Number
media_transcript_reader_page.txt · Last modified: 2023/09/25 09:08 by jsmith