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Video Transcription
Video transcription works by extracting the audio track and running ASR on it — same engine, same accuracy as audio-only files.
TL;DR
Video transcription accepts MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, WEBM, WMV, and direct YouTube/TikTok/Instagram/Facebook/X URLs. We extract the audio track on our servers (FFmpeg), transcribe it with Whisper, and return clean text plus optional SRT/VTT captions for re-import into your video editor.
10+
video formats supported
5
platforms with direct URL
200MB
max file size (Premium)
SRT/VTT
captions formats out
Video transcription isn't fundamentally different from audio transcription — every video file contains an audio track, and that's what gets transcribed. What the video version adds is the workflow on either end: extracting the audio (handled automatically), and producing time-coded outputs (SRT, VTT) that drop straight back into your video editor.
For online videos — YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X — you don't have to download anything first. Paste the URL into the right tool and we handle the fetch + extract + transcribe pipeline. For local video files, drop them into the upload form. Either way, the transcript shows up in 1-3 minutes for typical clips.
Common downstream uses: pulling quotes for blog posts, generating burn-in captions for social-media reposts, producing accessibility-compliant captions for compliance, and translating videos into other languages by combining transcription with our Translation AI feature.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is covered by the video transcription section?
This section focuses on extracting speech from MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, WEBM, online video URLs, and other video-first sources.
Why are video file pages separate from audio file pages?
Video pages need to explain audio-track extraction, larger uploads, editor handoff, and caption outputs that do not matter as much for audio-only files.
Should I use video transcription or subtitle generation?
Use video transcription when you need readable text first. Use subtitle generation when the main deliverable is a timed SRT or VTT file.
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Transcribe a fileLast updated: September 20, 2026 · Reviewed and maintained by the Transcript.you team.