ginger_hoffman

Downloaded and installed, thank you.

Tested with original WMA audio file 0:07:20.4 with resulting DCT file size of 3.8 MB.

Ginger

Thank you VERY much!

Forwarded DCT's are always created using GSM codec, which should create much smaller files than you're seeing.

 

Are you using Windows? Which version of Scribe?

Express Scribe v 5.06

Windows 7 Home Premium

But I have always had this problem so I avoid sending dictation files with ES altogether. I still love the program, though.

Whenever I have attempted to forward dictation from ExpressScribe, the resulting .dct file is so big it's nearly impossible to get it sent to anyone else. I don't think I've ever actually succeeded in doing so. The last attempt (from transcriptionist back to me) resulted in a file size of 1.15GB (!!) and a very long upload/download time even with cable internet, and then the file crashed ES every one of the three times I tried loading it. I've looked everywhere I can think of for how to change the format it saves/forwards in but have yet to find the answer. I have only attempted to upload to an FTP site and save as a .dct file since it seems there'd be no way to email a 10MB file let alone something over 1GB. This was a 2-hour audio file; longer than usual but even 30-minute files turn into monsters.

How do you reduce the file sizes of audio forwarded using ES? Usually it's easy to upload an MP3, WAV, DSS, DVF, etc. file to an FTP site and then load that into ES but sometimes the original audio is just not accessible and I need it from ES.

Thank you!

Ginger

I have ES version 4.10 installed on two computers, both running Windows XP. With both, when I attempt to load either msv or dvf, a file consumes 100% of the CPU, and takes forever to load, shutting out any other use of the PC. In a few of the times I was able to sit it out, it took well over an hour to load a 20 minute file. DVF might load slightly faster or consume slightly less of the CPU, but it's a distinction without a difference... it makes ES dysfunctional vis a vis the Sony extensions. As I noted in my earlier posts, and as I believe some others may have also noticed, the problem does not occur with the same files with either SwitchPlus or WavePad, so it's not a problem with the plug-in.

 

I should add that I am not plugging a Sony recorder into my computer, but downloaded and saved the files to my HDD, as I do with all files, regardless, and then load into ES.

 

Clearly one reason users are so terribly frustrated is that earlier versions of ES slipped msf/dvf files in like a hand in a glove. This time last year, I was able to load msv files of up to several hours, with no problem.

 

I do very much hope this can be fixed soon. I've been using ES now for at least 5 years.

Exact same problem here but I am using ES Version 4.09 (previous version was just fine). It loads most every audio file without difficulty, but every single DVF file I try to load requires 100% of my system resources and takes a very, very long time to load. I am also using XP (home); also have no trouble with DVF files using WavePad or Switch.

Hope there is a simple fix!!

Thank you for really wonderful a/v support.

Very, very frustrating!! PLEASE somebody from NCH FIX this problem. I used to love ExpressScribe so much and this is so very irritating.

I cannot handle attempts at loading dvf files any longer. Conversion always seems to degrade the audio. The old version of ES worked fine. What the heck happened?! Where can I find the old version again?

G. Hoffman