Importing Transcripts
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      Supported File Types in TranscriptPad

      Use supported transcript and media formats for accurate review and playback in TranscriptPad.

      TranscriptPad is designed to analyze and annotate official transcript text files. Import transcripts in their original ASCII TXT format for full functionality, including Issue Codes, flags, and reports.

      Transcript Formats

      ✔️ Text File (.TXT) - This is the standard transcript format created by court reporters and stenographers. It’s the only file type that supports TranscriptPad’s transcript review and reporting features.

      If a transcript is only available as a PDF file, it cannot be reviewed or annotated in TranscriptPad. Import PDF transcripts into DocReviewPad instead, where you can assign Issue Codes to pages and add sticky notes referring to specific lines.

      If you experience issues with a transcript file, please review Transcript File Format Requirements in our Help Center.

      Exhibit Formats

      ✔️ Adobe Acrobat (.PDF) - PDF exhibits can be imported into the Imported Exhibits folder.

      Note: Remove any password protection before importing, as password-protected files cannot be opened in TranscriptPad.

      Video and Audio Formats

      Video and audio files are not imported in to TranscriptPad, they are linked to an imported transcript. For more information on linking a video to a transcript, please review Syncing Video with a Transcript in our Help Center.

      Video Files

      Supported for playback of video  recordings such as depositions, interviews, or other evidence.

      ✔️ QuickTime (.MOV)

      ✔️ MPEG-4 (.MP4)

      ✔️ M4V (.M4V)

      Audio Files

      Supported for playback of audio recordings such as depositions, interviews, or other evidence.

      ✔️ Waveform Audio (.WAV)

      ✔️ MPEG Layer-3 (.MP3)

      ✔️ M4A (.M4A)

      ✔️ Audio Interchange File Format (.AIF, .AIFF)

      ✔️ Core Audio Format (.CAF)

      If you experience issues playing audio or video, please review Ensuring Video and Audio Compatibility in our Help Center.

      Unsupported File Types

      TranscriptPad does not support Word documents, image files, or other file formats not listed above. 

      For more information on converting Microsoft Office files, please review Converting Microsoft Office Files in our Help Center.

       

      For more information on the supported file types, please review Supported File Types in LIT SUITE in our Help Center.