Timestamps
Markers showing the exact point in the recording at which each word, sentence or paragraph of a transcript was said.
Timestamps link the text to the moment in the recording when it was said. They can be per paragraph, per sentence or per word, and are usually written as [mm:ss] or hh:mm:ss.
Example: “[12:30] Laura: We’ll sign off the budget on Friday.” With that marker anyone can jump to 12:30 and hear exactly how it was said, without hunting blindly through an hour of audio.
- Checking a quote or a figure before using it.
- Making subtitles, which need the in and out time of every line.
- Creating chapters or cutting out a clip.
In Echo every word has its time: click a word and the audio jumps there. Summary chapters, tasks (“Said at 12:30”) and Ask answers cite the minute, and clicking it plays that moment. You can also export with timestamps to Word, PDF, TXT, SRT or VTT.
