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eSuite Receives 2006 Citation of Merit from AIA Chicago
April 26, 2007
A high-tech classroom that Inquirium helped to design at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry recently earned the 2006 Citation of Merit at the 51st Annual Design Excellence Awards of the American Institute of Architects of Chicago
Inquirium teamed up with a team of architects, AV specialists, and museum educators to conceive the eSuite, an adaptable, technology-rich learning space that integrates networked computing, distributed displays, and teleconferencing capabilities.
According to the Museum’s project manager, Inquirium “was very instrumental in the success of the space.”
InqScribe 2.0 Released
April 15, 2007
Inquirium announces the immediate release of InqScribe 2.0, our cross-platform solution for transcribing, annotating, and subtitling digital media files. New features include:
- Automatic backup of unsaved documents
- Improved foot pedal support
- Support for embedded time code tracks and reel names
- Export to Spruce STL, Subrip, or Final Cut Pro XML format
- Anamorphic video display at 4:3, 16:9, or 2.35:1
- New transcript-specific settings
- More keyboard shortcut commands
- Native Intel support on Mac OS X (Universal Binary)
InqScribe 2.0 is a free update for owners of InqScribe 1.5. Available immediately for Mac OS X and Windows, InqScribe is on sale for $69 through May 15, $99 thereafter. Academic, student, and site licenses are available on request.
Designed for researchers, transcriptionists, and film and video professionals who work with extensive audio and video data, InqScribe features a flexible editing environment, QuickTime and Windows Media support, foot pedal support, customizable keyboard shortcuts for controlling media playback and inserting repetitive text, and a range of import and export options. InqScribe transcripts contain embedded timecodes that allow instant access to arbitrary times within the media file. Extensive subtitling support make it easy to generate captioned media from transcript files. Unregistered versions of InqScribe have limited functionality; users may request free, time-limited evaluation licenses to explore the full capabilities of the application.
Inquirium creates compelling problem-based environments for learners and innovative information analysis tools for teachers and researchers. As professional educators, designers, developers, and researchers, we bring a unique combination of skills to the design of any learning environment. We have a deep understanding of how people learn, as well as the experience and technical capacity to design and develop robust software solutions for a variety of learning contexts.
Auto-saves coming in InqScribe 2.0
January 22, 2007
It’s so easy to forget to save when you get sucked into a rhythm of transcribing or video analysis. Everyone has their own techniques, but I like to save files with progressively numbered names, so that I have older versions in case I need to go back to a previous incarnation, or in case the latest file gets corrupted, e.g. “ClassAlpha_v1.inqscr” and “ClassAlpha_v2. inqscr”. I do this with all of my software work: Microsoft Word, Adobe Photoshop, etc. Each day gets a new name, and I’m in the habit of hitting Command/Ctrl-S every 5 minutes.
To make life a little easier, we’ll be adding an auto-save/auto-backup feature in InqScribe 2.0, to be released shortly (You can buy now, and upgrade for free). But don’t let that stop you from saving frequently!