Coder
Digital Video Coding Software
Coder was developed to be a simple and fast way to code directly from digital
video. It does not transcribe, nor can it facilitate coding off of a
transcript. It only does coding directly from video. There is free software
that does a decent job of transcribing, such as
Transtool and Transana, but the
coding software currently available is quite expensive and complicated (such
as GameBreaker).
Coder is ideally suited for a situation where 1-4 students are seated at a table. It is not possible to code for over 4 students at a time; however, some researchers may want to treat the entire group as a unit, not distinguishing among individuals.
Coder also facilitates the creation and testing of coding schemes. Schemes can be designed, saved, and shared with others. Coding schemes can also be hierarchical, that is, you can have various categories or sub-categories in your coding scheme.
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