Stambeam is in beta and free until the beta ends. After that the app will probably be paid. What this means

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Documentation / AI

Having records read (transcription)

Old handwriting is hard to read. AI can write out a scan of a record for you. The result is an aid to check, never a source.

Transcribing a record

  1. 1
    Open the scan
    Open the scan in the media viewer. When AI is on, you see the Transcript panel on the right.
  2. 2
    Start
    Click Transcribe.
  3. 3
    Look at the preview
    First you see exactly what will be sent. Nothing leaves until you click Send.
  4. 4
    Check the draft
    Read the text against the scan. Uncertain lines are marked.
  5. 5
    Save
    Click Save as note. The text is marked Made by AI.

Getting data out

With Make proposals the AI picks facts, witnesses and sources out of the text. You decide per proposal whether to take it over. For that, the file must first be linked to a deceased person or an event.

Good to know

  • Only images (JPEG, PNG, GIF, WebP) can be transcribed. A PDF cannot yet: save the page as an image first.
  • The scan goes to the provider unchanged. Names on the scan therefore cannot be left out.
  • For a young record (less than 100 years old) or a file of a living person you get an extra warning. Only send it if you really need to.

Stuck? Email [email protected].