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== Why track translation/transcription progress on Amara? ==
 
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== Our tool to track the progress: ==
 
== Our tool to track the progress: ==
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It looks like this:
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[[File:TxWSpreadsheetSU.png]]
  
 
The spreadsheet below self-updates on your request after you have input all the relevant data:
 
The spreadsheet below self-updates on your request after you have input all the relevant data:

Revision as of 18:56, 23 June 2015

Why track translation/transcription progress on Amara?

There tens of thousands of TEDx talks available for transcription and translation, alongside TED-Ed and TED talks. A 15-minute talk means about 20 hours of work in total, with 6 steps to complete on the way. There are no tools to monitor the process except for the slow "search" option in Amara and looking at each talk individually. To encourage volunteers to get things done we need more control of the pipeline and clear priorities.

Our tool to track the progress:

It looks like this:

TxWSpreadsheetSU.png

The spreadsheet below self-updates on your request after you have input all the relevant data:

Here is the link to the TEMPLATE which you can copy for your team.

Please follow the instructions from the spreadsheet or continue reading.

What to do to make it work?