diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index c56b025..69cd7d2 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ with open('README_PYPI.md') as file:
 
 setup(
     name="tpro",
-    version="0.12",
+    version="0.13",
     url='https://github.com/zevaverbach/tpro',
     install_requires=[
         'Click',
diff --git a/transcript_processing/converter.py b/transcript_processing/converter.py
index 66254cf..4456584 100644
--- a/transcript_processing/converter.py
+++ b/transcript_processing/converter.py
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ class TranscriptConverter:
                 tagged_words
                 )
 
+    @property        
+    @abc.abstractmethod
+    def transcript_type(self):
+        pass
+
     @abc.abstractmethod
     def get_word_objects(self, json_data):
         pass
diff --git a/transcript_processing/converters/amazon.py b/transcript_processing/converters/amazon.py
index 55348ed..275a990 100644
--- a/transcript_processing/converters/amazon.py
+++ b/transcript_processing/converters/amazon.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from .. import helpers
 class AmazonConverter(TranscriptConverter):
 
     name = 'amazon'
+    transcript_type = dict
 
     def __init__(self, json_data):
         super().__init__(json_data)
diff --git a/transcript_processing/converters/gentle.py b/transcript_processing/converters/gentle.py
index 2d4defc..f6a0016 100644
--- a/transcript_processing/converters/gentle.py
+++ b/transcript_processing/converters/gentle.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ from ..converter import TranscriptConverter
 class GentleConverter(TranscriptConverter):
 
     name = 'gentle'
+    transcript_type = dict
 
     def __init__(self, json_data):
         super().__init__(json_data)
diff --git a/transcript_processing/converters/google.py b/transcript_processing/converters/google.py
index 8a8d262..d85f6d3 100644
--- a/transcript_processing/converters/google.py
+++ b/transcript_processing/converters/google.py
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ from .. import helpers
 
 class GoogleConverter(TranscriptConverter):
 
+    transcript_type = str
+
     def __init__(self, transcript_data: str):
         super().__init__(transcript_data)
         self.json_data = self.pre_process(transcript_data)
diff --git a/transcript_processing/converters/speechmatics.py b/transcript_processing/converters/speechmatics.py
index 37204b5..b63a0f8 100644
--- a/transcript_processing/converters/speechmatics.py
+++ b/transcript_processing/converters/speechmatics.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from .. import helpers
 class SpeechmaticsConverter(TranscriptConverter):
 
     name = 'speechmatics'
+    transcript_type = dict
 
     def __init__(self, path):
         super().__init__(path)
diff --git a/transcript_processing/outputs.py b/transcript_processing/outputs.py
index 5c76ac0..d435f8e 100644
--- a/transcript_processing/outputs.py
+++ b/transcript_processing/outputs.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ def vo(self):
         if word['always_capitalized']:
             word_word = word['word'].title()
         else:
-            word_word['word']
+            word_word = word['word']
 
         transcript.append({
             'start': word['start'],
diff --git a/transcript_processing/tpro.py b/transcript_processing/tpro.py
index 59e1d11..cc32867 100644
--- a/transcript_processing/tpro.py
+++ b/transcript_processing/tpro.py
@@ -23,10 +23,15 @@ def cli(print_output,
         input_format,
         output_format):
 
-    json_data = json.load(transcript_data_path)
-    service = services[input_format]
+    transcript_data_file_handle = transcript_data_path
 
-    converter = service(json_data)
+    service = services[input_format]
+    if service.transcript_type == dict:
+        transcript_data = json.load(transcript_data_file_handle)
+    else:
+        transcript_data = transcript_data_file_handle.read()
+
+    converter = service(transcript_data)
     converter.convert()
     converter.save(output_path, output_format)