Focus Forward

Focus Forward turns recorded audio and video into written text for businesses and institutions. Its main service is human transcription by a US-based team, backed by automated drafts for faster turnaround.

What Focus Forward offers

• Human transcription — transcripts produced by speech specialists in the US.
• Automated transcription — machine drafts delivered ahead of the finished human transcript.
• Enhanced interactive transcription — a richer transcript format alongside standard outputs.
• Translation and captioning — translated text and captions for recorded content.
• Coding, editing and proofreading — coding research data and checking written material.
• Enterprise API — an interface for large clients to send files automatically.

Who it works with

It covers market research, academic, legal, medical, podcast, broadcast production, corporate and general audio and video work, from meetings and lectures to depositions and mock juries.

Key facts

• Transcriber team: based in the US
• Formats: five transcript formats, plus video clipping and custom industry options