speech-to-text software?

[tamaranth]

Any recommendations for free / trial versions of speech-to-text software? Linux for preference as the audio files are on my EEEE! Windows software also considered, though the trial version I just downloaded was full of virus glee ...

[context: am transcribing interview, which I have in MP3 and WAV format, and would much sooner edit error-rich text than type it from scratch. This is an occasional event so a trial version would be fine.]

Comments

[gummitch.livejournal.com]

The drawback you'll probably encounter is that most speech-to-text software has to be 'trained' to understand one particular voice.

[tamaranth.livejournal.com]

would still be better than transcribing an hour-long interview and then editing ... still, suspect this is my only realistic option. Roll on the future! I've seen it on TV.