Audio/Video Recordings — Transcripts (revised 2017) are documents that contain an exact written record of audio or video recordings. The transcripts are written in a specific format and are used to accurately capture, preserve, and analyze content from interviews, lectures, podcasts, and other audio/video recordings. Transcripts can be used for a wide variety of purposes, including investigative journalism, legal proceedings, and archiving. There are two main types of Audio/Video Recordings — Transcripts (revised 2017): verbatim transcripts and edited transcripts. Verbatim transcripts contain every single utterance, including pauses, false starts, and stuttering. Edited transcripts are transcripts that have been edited to remove any unnecessary words or phrases and to improve readability. Both types of transcripts are useful for different purposes, depending on the need.