Anybody using a Web-based editor with an integrated audio player?
Posted By: Frank Ruscica on 2008-01-30
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Hello,
I'm trying to source this kind of editing environment. Ideally, the player could be controlled by a foot pedal. Thanks kindly for any pointers.
Best,
Frank
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The onboard integrated sound should be fine.
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and what number they used.
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You listen to the audio with
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fast forward audio?...
what does that mean? and are you really editing all for 99% QA or just fixing the "bigger issues." i'm not being snide, i really want to know your secret; my system is anywhere between regular typing speed to 1500 per report but averages out much lower than what you are getting.
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Questions like these should really be directed to your supervisor for the best answers.
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I called. No audio hot keys on iPlayer.
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drag it into your open gear player box. You should be able to play the windows media file there, and use your foot pedal.
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working hard and trying my hardest to do my job well. Both jobs are tough and we all need to be working together. While it not's always comfortable to have my errors pointed out to me, you can be sure that I probably will not make the same error again. As far as getting feedback, well as the old saying goes, "No news is good news." If one works in DocQ, one can go back and pull up the "finished" product that has been corrected if blanks were left in it; so, that's good enough feedback right there. You can read the report as it was sent to the client after it has been through QA.
BUT I am not an editor
I was offered 2 cpl.
Editor
What is the standard "going" rate for an Editor position? 
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Editor pay
I've worked for 5 a line and 4 a line.
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