Generate Transcript

Flixier can recognise voices from video or audio files and generate accurate transcriptions from them. There are two main ways to generate transcripts: through the main video editor or through Flixier’s dedicated dashboard tool.

Generate a Transcript From the Video Editor

In the video editor, we will use the automatic subtitle generation feature to create a transcript. If you just need the text document, don’t worry about the visual subtitle styling on the screen and just follow the next steps to download the raw transcript in minutes:

By Right-Clicking on a Video in the Timeline

1. Upload your video by clicking the Import or Record button, then drag it onto the timeline.
2. Right-click on the video and select Generate Subtitles.
3. The video will be processed and in a few minutes the subtitle will be created.
4. Processing time depends on the length of your audio or video and in some cases it may take a while.

From the Subtitles Tab

1. Head to the Subtitles tab on the left side of your screen to choose the Auto Subtitle option.
2. In the Auto Subtitle menu, you can either use the automatic language detection feature or manually select the language spoken in your video.
3. Then, click the Start Auto Subtitle button.
4. The system will then process the video, and within a few minutes, the subtitle will be automatically created.
5. It's important to note that the processing time may vary depending on the length of your audio or video, and in some cases, it may take longer.

Download the Transcript

• Click on the subtitle file in your timeline, then head over to the Subtitle tab in the right-hand Properties menu.
• Under the Download Text or Subtitle section, select your preferred format from the dropdown menu and click the download icon next to it.

Generate a Transcript From the Dashboard Tool

If you don’t want to open a full video project, you can use the standalone tool.

• Head over to the All Tools section of Flixier’s main dashboard and select the Transcribe Video to Text tool.
• Upload your media file, or browse through your existing library to select one.
• You will be taken to the generation page. Here, you can preview the media file, manually select the language spoken, or let Flixier detect it automatically.
• Start the generation process. Once your transcript finishes processing, the page will update.
• Each subtitle line is organised in text boxes.
• At the top of each text box, you will see when the subtitle appears (IN) and when the subtitle ends (OUT).
• For maximum precision, you can manually enter the second, minute and hour when you would like the subtitle to appear and end.
• This precision is helpful if you want to use this transcription on YouTube as a timed subtitle file. Otherwise, if you just need the text, you can ignore these timings because they won’t be shown in the plain text file you download.
• On the bottom left of your screen, select the desired transcript format and click download.

Available Transcript Download Formats

You can choose from the following formats:

• .TXT, .TXT No Timestamps: which can be opened on a simple notepad. The only difference is that .TXT No Timestamps will only contain text making it easy to edit and re-use in other contexts like document creation or video descriptions.
• .SRT, .VTT, .STL, .SBV, .SUB, .ASS, .DXFP, .TTML: are commonly used subtitle formats, the most used and compatible being .SRT and .VTT.