scottheath

I don't get the spinning wheel. I have 10.4.6 on a dual G3 with 1GB RAM. The folder-first file loading is a bit unusual (see the MP3 thread), but the app itself loads and runs OK (ES 4.05).

I just downloaded Express Scribe for the Mac half an hour ago, and couldn't load any .mp3 files from within it, but discovered that if I open two finder windows, one showing the unopened Express Scribe application and one showing my .mp3 files, I can drag an mp3 file onto the Express Scribe app and it will then appear in the app's own window! Then I have to click on that .mp3 file in Express Scribe's main window to select the .mp3 file. I came here to see if I could find a better way, but thought I'd better share with you what I found. I'm using a Mac, but Windows may work the same way (Microsoft did a pretty good job of duplicating the Mac desktop). (half hour later) OK, here's the process: ES does not load individual files directly, but first must load the names of all the sound files that it finds in an entire folder. The folder must be selected in the ES "Browse Folders" window, which pops up when you click on "Load". Then you can select any listed files from that window. When you click on a file, then click on the new "Load" button of the folder browser (or the "OK" button in the Windows version), the file magically appears in the ES main window. If you have a PC, some instructions are at a vendor site in Austria: http://www.audiotranskription.de/english/express_scribe.html (the instructions are in English, but the screenshots are from a XP installation set to German). From the number of puzzled users posting here, I'd say you and I aren't the only ones stumped by the peculiar way ES opens files.