New on the Blog: Effortless Gentle transcript alignment in Aviary

[Kevin Glick]

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We are excited to share a new deep dive into a feature that is transforming how archivists and researchers manage their audiovisual collections: Gentle transcript alignment in Aviary.

If you have legacy transcripts that lack timecodes, you know how difficult it is to make that content searchable and accessible. Our latest post explores how Aviary utilizes the Gentle application to bridge this gap.

What is Gentle?

Gentle is a forced alignment tool integrated into Aviary that takes a plain text transcript and syncs it with a media file. It is specifically designed to be lenient and robust, making it the perfect choice for historical or field recordings.

Why this matters for your workflow:

• Align Without Timecodes: Easily sync text files that were created without any timestamps.

• Handle Edited Text: Gentle can align transcripts that add or omit words relative to the recording, making it ideal for highly edited oral histories.

• Format Preservation: The service maintains your original paragraph structure and spacing, ensuring your curatorial work is preserved.

• Automatic Accessibility: Gentle generates sentence-level captions that integrate directly into the Aviary media player.

You can read the full post and see how to get started here: 👉 Read the Full Post: Forced Transcript Alignment with Gentle

We would love to hear how you are using (or plan to use) transcript alignment in your own collections!