Steno Edition

Realtime transcription is the process of converting steno notes or voice dictation to text instantly. Winner realtime transcription enables court reporters to use their stenotype or mask to instantly convert shorthand notes/voice dictation to text.

Winner realtime transcription systems represent over two decades of research and development. It offers a host of artificial intelligence features that enhance the quality of the realtime text produced by the reporter. For example, as a reporter writes on a stenotype or dictates into a mask, Winner analyzes the output to locate certain keywords such as amounts. When this keyword is located, Winner will display this amount in the local currency.

Features

Features

Realtime — There has been many advances in the field of artificial intelligence since the introduction of the first realtime software in 1986. These advances have helped the court reporters to produce a “cleaner” transcript with minimum effort.

	Winner’s automatic number processing continually scans the realtime text to locate a sequence of events that would trigger the formatting of numbers (either numerals or words). This process automatically formats: telephone numbers, Social Security numbers, dollar amounts, measurements, caliber, date, and time. It is important to emphasize the fact that there is no need for the user to change their writing style to accommodate the number conversion. Winner does it automatically!
	Automatic conflict (homonym) resolution agent monitors the translation and traps the homonyms. Then using a knowledgebase it selects the appropriate word that completes the sentence. The knowledgebase grows as a user uses the software.
	Instant editing enables a user to translate and edit simultaneously. This feature makes daily and expedited jobs a breeze.
	Morphological analysis controls the word endings. There is no need to predefine every word. Enter root words and word endings and let Winner connect them.
	AudioTrack™ is an automatic sound recording and synchronization feature in realtime. Activate this feature in realtime to record the spoken word and then play them back while editing to proof your transcript.
	The Super Token feature enables a user to define speakers names on the fly and change them as needed.
	Automatic punctuation maintains a grammatically correct format.
	Proper noun recognition and formatting assures correct case.
	Winner offers several time-stamping formats to choose from. The time stamps may appear on every line, every paragraph, or every occurrence of a question or answer. Time stamping features are designed to meet the Canadian format requirements.
	Enlarge the screen or zoom to make the text more readable or reduce the zoom to create space on the screen. This feature is ideal for CART reporters needing to display their text on a large screen for the hard of hearing or visually impaired person.
	Connect your realtime translation output to any popular attorney browser.
	Access any dictionary during realtime. The dictionary juggle function enables the user to view the dictionary entries before adding an entry to a dictionary.
	Unparalleled speed and performance. Winner realtime is optimized to translate and display a word immediately.
	Control the flow of the realtime from your steno keyboard.
	Issues keyboard commands (i.e. cursor movement, text editing, etc.) from the steno keyboard.
	View translation statistics.

Editing — What makes Winner unique is its two decades of research and development that has made it powerful, yet easy to learn and use. Reporters and transcribers will spend about 60-70% of their time on editing a transcript. Using a software that has been designed specifically for reporters make their job much more efficient. Here are some of the unique features that has made Winner the choice of thousands of professional reporters:

	AutoEdit™ — probably one of the most powerful features of the editor is the automatic suggest translation feature. This feature automatically suggests an English definition for an untranslated word. This will save you thousands of keystrokes per job.
	AutoProof™ — with the press of a single key, Winner will automatically proof an entire transcript. It searches for common grammatical and style errors. When it locates an inconsistency, it offers a correcting action.
	AutoIndex™ — Talk about timesavers, this Winner-first saves the reporters hours because it will automatically produce an index page.
	Super Token and Form Fields are placeholders in your transcripts and include files. Placing the cursor on a field and pressing the lookup key will offer a list of replacements for the field (i.e. names and addresses of law firms in an appearance page).
	PowerKeys™ — Use this feature to create keyboard shortcuts to make your editing even more efficient.
	Dictionary juggle enables the user to lookup entries in the dictionaries from the editor.
	AudioTrack™ lets the user playback audio synchronized with the text.
	The scan function jumps to untranslated steno outlines and it plays back the audio corresponding to the steno outline.
	Embed exhibits in a transcript. Use an off-the-shelf flatbed scanner and convert your exhibit to a digital format then embed them into a transcript.
	Embed an audio message in your transcript to remind yourself or a transcriber(scoper) of an event.
	And many more…

Form Fields — Form fields are placeholders in your include files. You can replace these fields in an include file with the actual name from a database. This feature eliminates the need to repeatedly enter the same text into the editor.

3D-transcript™ — With the advent of the 32-bit technology it is possible to combine various data formats (i.e. text, audio, and video) in single bundle (in a universal format) for delivery to an end-user. You can use your Winner editor to embed audio, video, and images into a transcript and deliver the same to your clients using a standard format such as RTF or HTML.

Dictionary Maintenance — A well-tuned steno or voice dictionary is the foundation for efficient realtime translation and editing. Winner offers the most robust dictionary maintenance functions that enable users to access their dictionary quickly.

Here are some of the functions offered in Winner Dictionary Maintenance:

	Import dictionary from other CAT systems
	Import/Export globals
	Import globals from Stentura8000
	Export dictionaries to Stentura 8000
	Add entries
	Change entries
	Remove entries
	Spell check a dictionary
	Find/Replace dictionary entries (global search)
	Optimize dictionary
	Dictionary statistics
	Steno-based pattern search
	English-based pattern search
	View conflicts only

Note Scan — From time to time it may be necessary to scan a note file to search and translate only a portion of a steno file. The Note Scan function has been provided to enable a user to create an excerpt or to merge several note files into a single file. Note Scan also provides:

	Review steno files
	Create job dictionary entries
	Cut and paste note
	Merge note files
	Search and display steno marks

Importing & Exporting — Maintaining compatibility and offering seamless data exchange with other popular transcription products or word processors is central to Winner’s continued popularity and growth. Winner supports data import and export using pure RTF and its variation as adopted by the RTF/CRE pact amongst the CAT vendors.

Winner supports the following export formats:

	Print image ASCII
	Pure ASCII
	Amicus
	HTML
	RTF
	RTF/CRE
	PDF

Backup and Restore — No matter how reliable a computer may be, it is still necessary to keep an accurate and complete backup of your files. Winner offers two backup methods:

	Archive Wizard — It is by far the easiest and the most complete file backup and restore program. It is designed to be very simple to operate. It is based on Microsoft’s wizard technology. It simply walks a user step-by-step through a file backup and restore process, and it will automatically compress the files in the universal zip format.
	WinARC — More advanced users may apply their knowledge of Windows interface to navigate this explorer-like archive program to select a job, compress it, and back it up onto another drive.

Features

Features