CREMA-D
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7442 audio-visual emotional speech clips from 91 actors — open SER corpus.
Best for open SER with demographic diversity (gender, race, age). Pricing: free.
What it is
CREMA-D is 7442 audio-visual clips from 91 actors of diverse demographics across 6 emotions. The most demographically diverse open SER corpus. License: ODC-By 1.0.
Watch out for: ODC-By 1.0 · 91 actors across ethnicities · 6 emotion classes. Cite: Cao et al., IEEE TAC 2014.
Install / use
What people actually do with CREMA-D-style transcription
The tool is the means. These are the jobs — each one priced at published rates, each one wired up on its own page.
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Features
| Speaker diarization | No |
| Word-level timestamps | No |
| Streaming / real-time | No |
| Languages supported | 1 |
| HIPAA eligible | No |
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CREMA-D vs Whipscribe
| Feature | CREMA-D | Whipscribe |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Open source | Transcription APIs |
| Pricing | free | $6–$24 one-time packs (credits never expire) · first 20 minutes free |
| Speaker identification | No | Named in the summary, key quotes and chapters |
| Word timestamps | No | Yes |
| Streaming | No | No |
| Languages | 1 | 99 |
| Platforms | GitHub | Web, API, MCP |
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Frequently asked about CREMA-D
Is CREMA-D free?
Yes. CREMA-D is free and open source.
Does CREMA-D work on Mac, Windows and Linux?
CREMA-D runs on GitHub. It is not listed for other platforms; check the vendor for anything beyond GitHub.
How many languages does CREMA-D support?
CREMA-D lists 1 languages.
Does CREMA-D identify different speakers?
No. CREMA-D does not label speakers; a conversation comes back as one continuous text. If you need speaker labels, that is a separate tool or a different service.
Does CREMA-D give word-level timestamps?
No — CREMA-D produces segment or sentence timing only, so subtitle cues can land mid-word.
Can CREMA-D transcribe live audio?
No — CREMA-D works on finished files, not a live stream.
Is CREMA-D HIPAA compliant?
CREMA-D does not claim HIPAA compliance. For PHI, run it on infrastructure you control or choose a service that will sign a BAA.
What are the limitations of CREMA-D?
ODC-By 1.0 · 91 actors across ethnicities · 6 emotion classes. Cite: Cao et al., IEEE TAC 2014.
Who is CREMA-D best for?
Open SER with demographic diversity (gender, race, age).
Does CREMA-D run offline?
CREMA-D runs on your own machine — it is open source, so nothing leaves the computer unless you configure it to.
Can I use CREMA-D in the browser?
No — CREMA-D is a GitHub application, not a web app. You install it rather than sign in to it.
Where is the CREMA-D source code?
On GitHub at github.com/CheyneyComputerScience/CREMA-D. It is maintained by CMU / Penn.
What kind of tool is CREMA-D?
In this directory CREMA-D is filed under dataset as a open-source tool.
What are the alternatives to CREMA-D?
There is a side-by-side page at /tools/crema-d-alternatives comparing CREMA-D with the closest tools in the same category on price, platform and features.
Can I automate CREMA-D-style transcription without running it myself?
Yes. If what you want is transcripts rather than the tool itself, Whipscribe does the same job as a hosted API: submit a file or URL, poll a job id, pull the result as txt, json, srt, vtt or docx. $0.012 a minute — about $0.72 an audio hour — bought as credits that never expire. The automation recipes on this site show it wired to Drive folders, Zoom recordings, S3 buckets and no-code platforms.
Whipscribe is a hosted transcription service. If you want transcripts without running infrastructure, paste a URL or drop a file in the form below — you'll have a transcript in seconds.
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