Transcription for Journalism – source protection, speed, 99+ languages
Turn research material into quote-ready text in minutes, without routing sources through US servers.
Data stays in Germany · ISO 27001 · DPA ready to sign
Glad the appointment worked out for you.
Of course. Shall we get started right away?
Yes – I'll record the conversation, is that okay?
Source protection under § 53 StPO only works if the tooling chain stays under your control too. DeepScript hosts all recordings on its own servers in Germany, no US subprocessors – no tracking, no training use. Word timestamps make every quote traceable to 100-millisecond precision; 99+ languages cover international reporting. A 30-minute interview is transcribed on Premium for €0.14 in under three minutes.
Compliance
The legal question first – then the workflow
What data-protection officers, internal audit and regulators look at first.
Source protection § 53 StPO
No third-party sharing, no US cloud, full audit log of data access. Account deletion removes all recordings completely.
Servers in Germany
Own infrastructure in German data centres, ISO 27001. Schrems II compliant with no third-country transfer.
No tracking, no training use
No analytics on research data, no use for model training. Default 30-day retention, then automatic deletion.
Typical workflows
What organisations like yours use DeepScript for
Turn research material into quote-ready text in minutes, without routing sources through US servers.
- Transcribing sound-bite interviews – word timestamps for quote-ready segments, diarization between reporter and source.
- Documenting background conversations – encrypted upload, automatic deletion after the story is filed.
- Logging press conferences – fast full-text search across the finished transcript for deadline work.
- Multilingual foreign reporting – 99+ languages, optional automatic language detection for mixed recordings.
Speaker timeline
Glad the appointment worked out for you.
Of course. Shall we get started right away?
Yes – I'll record the conversation, is that okay?
Recommended setup
How to set it up
Highest accuracy, DACH dialect optimisation, priority queue and finer speaker separation – the right choice for terminology in regulated settings.
One click, four formats
Model
Premium · €0.27/hour
Custom Vocabulary
Pre-load source names, place names, topic-specific jargon and acronyms of agencies or organisations into the vocabulary.
Exports
TXT for the article draft, DOCX for the desk, JSON for custom research tooling.
How to get started
From DPA to finished transcript
- 1
Upload the recording encrypted
Drag-and-drop or API. Transfer encrypted with TLS, storage encrypted at rest – even research interns can't access others' recordings.
- 2
Pick a language or use auto-detect
Set the source language for international reporting, or auto-detect for mixed recordings. Premium model for dialects and accents.
- 3
Mark quotes in the editor and export
Jump back into audio at relevant moments via word timestamps in the editor, verify quotes, then pull TXT/DOCX into the article.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Can authorities compel DeepScript to disclose source material?+
Data is held exclusively in Germany and therefore subject to German law. § 53 StPO and German press-law privileges apply as with any German processor. We publish transparency reports on government requests.
How fast is a 60-minute recording transcribed?+
On Premium typically 3-5 minutes, on Standard slightly faster. For deadline work, Premium uses the priority queue.
Are 99+ languages actually production-ready for foreign reporting?+
Yes – for the major languages (EN, DE, FR, ES, IT, PT, AR, RU, ZH, JA) the Premium model consistently delivers above 95 % accuracy. Accuracy drops for niche languages or heavy dialects – custom vocabulary with place and proper names helps a lot.
Are research recordings used for training or analytics?+
No. No training use, no tracking, no analytics cookies on research data. Contractually excluded in the DPA.
Safe enough for regulated environments?
Three transcriptions free, no credit card. Data stays in Germany, and the Art. 28 GDPR DPA is ready to sign.