Samoan Transcription Services

GoLocalise offers transcription services for audio and video files in over 100 languages as well as English.

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GoLocalise offers Samoan transcription services for audio and video files for business and individual purposes. Our expert team of transcribers will create a text version of your video or audio file, and we can also translate and/or voice over your transcript.

We are your reliable Samoan transcription company!

What Is Transcription?

No, this isn’t a trick question and you might be surprised how many people get this wrong. In simple terms, transcription is the process of listening to audiovisual content and writing down what is heard.

Seems simple enough, so what exactly is the part that confuses people?

We used GoLocalise to voice several of our films in Vietnamese. The service was friendly and professional. Being able to attend the recording sessions gave me confidence; the sound engineer had taken a lot of time to familiarise himself with our films and scripts, and the voice talents were incredibly competent and good at adapting to any changes in the scripts as we recorded. The whole process was incredibly smooth and I felt in safe hands.

Josie Gallo

Content Co-ordinator at Medical Aid Films

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Understanding The Difference Between Transcription and Translation

Many people confuse transcription with translation.

If you need a text version of your audiovisual content in a language which is different to the original language of your source material then you need translation (which, by the way, we can also help you with).

If you’re simply in need of a written transcript in the same language as your original audiovisual materials, that is transcription and you’re in the right place.

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What Do Our Samoan Audio and Video Transcription Services Include?

Verbatim Transcriptions

A voice-to-text method that captures everything spoken, including interjections, signs of emotion (coughs, sighs, chuckles), false starts, and thought process shifts. It’s useful for reference during editing, but not ideal for finished, polished content.

Word-for-word transcription

This captures the speech exactly as it’s spoken, omitting filler words but without correcting grammar or sentence structure. It’s useful when accuracy is needed, but without polishing the final result.

Grammatically correct transcriptions

Filler words, false starts, and mispronunciations are eliminated, with grammar corrected. This creates a refined document that reads more like proper text, ideal for publishing or any public-facing material.

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What Are the Benefits of Transcribing Your Samoan Audio or Video Content with GoLocalise?

There is often confusion between transcription and translation. If you need a version of your audiovisual content in a different language, the you you require translation (which we can also assist with). However, if you simply need a written transcript in the same language as your original content, then transcription is what you need — and you’ve come to the right place.

Makes Your Content More Discoverable

Take a podcast, for instance. By providing a text version of your audio content, search engines like Google can easily index and include it in their search results. When people search for keywords related to your subject matter, they’re far more likely to come across your material. This not only boosts your visibility but also significantly increases traffic to your site, expanding your reach and enhancing your online presence.

Increases the Likelihood of Your Content Being Quoted

Journalists, bloggers, and other content creators often rely on quotes and citations to back up their arguments. When faced with two equally credible sources, one of which has already been transcribed, the transcribed version is much more likely to be chosen. Having your content available in written form makes it far easier for others to reference and quote, increasing the chances of your material being used in a variety of publications and discussions.

Repurpose Your Content for Greater Reach

Creating high-quality audiovisual content, whether a podcast or a video, is both time-consuming and expensive. Why restrict it to just one format or platform? With a transcript, you can repurpose your content into a range of new formats, such as blog posts, social media updates, or short teaser clips that can attract new audiences. This process not only drives more traffic to your site but also ensures that your original content continues to serve a variety of purposes, maximising its value and impact.

Makes Your Content Accessible to a Wider Audience

One of the most important benefits of transcription is the increased accessibility it provides, particularly for people with hearing impairments. Without a written transcript, your audio or video content remains completely inaccessible to the deaf and hard-of-hearing communities. Providing a transcript ensures that everyone, regardless of their hearing ability, can engage with your content, helping to make your message more inclusive and far-reaching.

Connects You with People Who Speak Other Languages

In the UK alone, there are approximately 550,000 Polish speakers, along with over a million speakers of languages such as Punjabi, Gujarati, Bengali, and Urdu. For many second-language speakers, especially when the content involves complex topics or colloquial expressions, following along with audio in a non-native language can be challenging. By providing a written transcript, you give these audiences a valuable resource to help them understand and engage with your content more effectively, bridging the gap between language barriers.

And There are Many More Reasons

Creating your audiovisual content, whether that's a podcast or a video of some kind, is often an incredibly time-consuming and expensive process. So why use it for only one purpose? You can use a transcription to repurpose your materials into a blog or social media post, to drive traffic to your website, to use as a teaser to bring people to a full-length podcast, and many more uses too.

Can I Use a Transcription As Subtitles?

Yes, and no. GoLocalise specialises in anything audiovisual so of course if you’re in need of a full subtitling service we can absolutely help with that too, and in fact transcription is an integral part of the process when creating a same-language subtitle file.

The main difference here would be that subtitling also requires very precise technological know-how so that the resultant subtitles follow subtitling conventions and don’t prove to be distracting to the viewer.

A transcription by default won’t necessarily follow these guidelines and is better suited for other purposes, such as the ones listed above.

Tap Into Our High Quality Samoan Transcription Services Now!

So, whatever your reason for transcribing your audio or video content in Samoan, we’re happy to help.

Whether it’s to make your Samoan podcast more accessible to people with hearing impairments, for use as a starting point for a video localisation project, or for any other reason, our experience in these fields has made us the top choice for clients all over the world who want to get more out of their audiovisual content.

Our transcriptionists specialise transcribing Samoan content, but also other audiovisual content from many other languages, consistently ensuring high-quality results.

Every single detail will be analysed, studied and looked after so that you do not need to worry.

Some would say it’s not too classy to blow our own trumpet… but we just like to point out two very important details.

We have achieved ISO 9001 Quality Management certification in recognition of our consistent performance and high standards, and ISO 14001 Environmental Management because we care about our planet!

And if you are still curious and want to know more about us, why not have a look at our studio page.

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Don’t leave your important communication to chance. Make sure your message is clearly understood by your audience and choose GoLocalise for your next voice over project. Check out our latest case studies.

We have thousands of passionate and professional voice over artists ready to work with you. Meet some of them in our blog stories.

No matter the type of voice you are looking for, we’ll either have it in our books or find it and source it for you. We’ll organise a casting and ensure you get the perfect voice to suit your needs.

You will also benefit from having your own dedicated project manager – a single point of contact – to guide you through your project, answer any questions you may have and make things a whole lot easier.

Meet your dedicated project manager

Your project will be in the safe hands of one of our multilingual project managers. They will guide you through every step and ensure you understand the process.

Our industry has a tendency to use lots of technical jargon but your dedicated project manager will be on-hand to untangle the mess and explain all you need to know to ensure you only pay for what you need.

If you need help in choosing the right voice over talent to deliver your message then just ask your project manager.

From booking our voice over recording studios to ensuring you project is delivered on time in your chosen media, relax and let your experienced project manager take care of everything.

You will receive unparalleled attention to detail and customer focus at competitive prices. You’ll wish everything was as easy as a GoLocalise voice over agency!

Perfect voice over recording studios

Your most discerning customers will thank you for choosing our modern state-of-the-art recording studios. Every detail has been carefully thought through for your comfort, leaving you to simply focus on what matters most – the voice over session.

Your recordings will sound beautiful and crystal clear thanks to our high-end studio sound-proofing and audio equipment, i.e. ProTools HD and Neumann microphones.

Maximise your budget by reducing the need for retakes with the help of our experienced in-house sound engineers who will professionally capture and edit your audio.

And for those recordings in languages which neither you nor your client speak, we’ll bring a qualified pro to your session to add that essential ingredient.

To make you feel right at home, we provide high-speed Wi-Fi Internet and air-con is available. And last but not least, we have the biggest cookie jar you’ve ever seen, that’ll make your custom brew taste even sweeter!

What our happy customers say

It was a pleasure to work with David and the team at GoLocalise. David gave me lots of help and advice, guiding me through my first subtitling project. He really knows his stuff! The experience was completely pain-free. I would not hesitate to recommend GoLocalise – outstanding work at a good price.

Kerry Gillies

Director at Synergy Language Services

Friendly and professional – made everything easy for our whole co-hort of third year acting students to record their voice demos. Thank you for great service!

Philippa Strandberg-Long

Deputy Course Leader - Acting, Italia Conti

We used GoLocalise to voice several of our films in Vietnamese. The service was friendly and professional. Being able to attend the recording sessions gave me confidence; the sound engineer had taken a lot of time to familiarise himself with our films and scripts, and the voice talents were incredibly competent and good at adapting to any changes in the scripts as we recorded. The whole process was incredibly smooth and I felt in safe hands.

Josie Gallo

Content Co-ordinator at Medical Aid Films

I really love working with GoLocalise. Their subtitling department takes care of everything and they always deliver the best quality files. I’m also very happy that they’re willing, and capable, to work with all kinds of requests, and are always happy to help me and make the process better. The team is also so very helpful, and very nice to work with. I always recommend their services to everybody.

Patricia Leon-Fedorko

Account Specialist at Advanced Language

We’ve worked with the GoLocalise team on countless video projects and have always had the same consistent, great experience. Not only are they responsive and quick on turnaround, I can always trust the VO will be done right – they are always 100% clear with communication and ensure their talent is prepared to record by asking necessary questions upfront before recording. Highly recommended and will definitely work with them on future projects.

Jonathan Lapps

Account Manager at Epipheo

In my third year at drama school I recorded a demo at GoLocalise and it was the best thing I could have done before entering the industry. I highly recommend actors to use their studio and services to record a demo. Since recording, I have booked for a paid VO job too! Not only are they professional, provide a great service and produce top quality work; the whole team are wonderful and make you feel very welcome. 100% recommend!!!

Nicola

English UK Voice Over Talent

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A Brief History Of Samoan

Samoan, also known as Gagana Samoa, is the language spoken by the Samoan people, who primarily reside in the islands of Samoa and American Samoa in the South Pacific. It is an Austronesian language and is closely related to other Polynesian languages such as Hawaiian, Tahitian, and Maori.

The Samoan language holds great cultural significance to the Samoan people. It is not only a means of communication but also a vehicle for preserving their rich traditions, customs, and oral history. The language is deeply intertwined with Samoan identity and is considered a symbol of national pride.

Samoan is characterized by its unique phonology, grammar, and vocabulary. It has a relatively small phonemic inventory, consisting of a set of consonants and vowels. The language is known for its melodic and rhythmic nature, with an emphasis on long vowels and syllable timing. Samoan also has a system of glottal stops, indicated by an apostrophe, which can significantly alter the meaning of words.

In recent years, there has been a growing demand for Samoan voice-over services. Voice-over refers to the process of recording and providing audio content in a specific language for various purposes such as commercials, films, documentaries, e-learning modules, and more. Samoan voice-over allows businesses and organizations to reach the Samoan-speaking audience and connect with them on a deeper level.

Samoan voice-over artists play a crucial role in accurately conveying the intended message while preserving the cultural nuances of the language. They possess a deep understanding of the Samoan language’s intonation, rhythm, and expressions, ensuring that the audio content resonates with the target audience. Whether it’s a heartfelt narration, a captivating advertisement, or an informative video, Samoan voice-over adds an authentic touch that engages the listeners.

The availability of professional Samoan voice-over services has contributed to the promotion of Samoan language and culture on a global scale. It allows Samoan communities living outside of Samoa to maintain a connection with their heritage and language. Additionally, it enables non-Samoan individuals to appreciate and experience the beauty of the Samoan language through various media platforms.

As the demand for multicultural content continues to grow, the significance of Samoan voice-over services becomes more prominent. It serves as a bridge between cultures, promoting understanding, and fostering inclusivity. By embracing the power of language and communication, Samoan voice-over contributes to the preservation and celebration of the Samoan language in the modern world.