What does the 3GP say about the 3GP video file?
Google Drive keeps a .3GPP among the video files it stores, next to .MPEG4 and .MOV. The engine reads the English speech of the 3GP video file and writes the show notes from that text.
3GP file
3GP video file to show notes in English
3GP video file to show notes in English: send the file and get the text with the timecodes. One file may be up to 30 minutes on the free plan, no minute limit on Pro.
3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps
In short
Transcribsi reads the 3GP video file in English and writes the show notes. The file comes off the platform as it is, one file may be up to 30 minutes, and the free plan gives 3 files a day.
How to get the file and turn it into show notes
- 1
Find the file
The .3GPP is one of the video files that Google Drive stores and previews
- 2
Send the file to the engine
The file of the 3GP video file is attached in the widget of this page, and the speech is marked as English; the answer comes back as the show notes.
- 3
Ask for the show notes
The instruction of the show notes is written for this task already: it reads the text of the 3GP video file and asks for Episode summary, Chapters, Quotes, and it keeps every claim to the transcript.
- 4
Name the language of the speech
The engine reads 99+ languages; the speech of this 3GP video file is in English, and the widget carries that setting for the show notes.
- 5
Check the file before the upload
The audio of the files of the 3GPP standard is AMR, and AMR (3GPP) stands in the list of the audio formats of the VLC player
What comes back from the engine
- TXT
One segment per line, the way a person wrote it down. It is the format to paste into a ticket, a chat or a document.
- TXT, CSV
The start and the end time of every segment, and the speakers named separately when you ask for it.
- SRT, VTT
SRT and VTT with the time of every line, so the recording can carry its own subtitles.
- Markdown, DOCX
The transcript is edited through the API and exported as Markdown for a wiki, or as DOCX for a review.
What 3GP keeps, and what it says about it
| What | What the platform says |
|---|---|
| Where the file is | Google Drive keeps a .3GPP among the video files it stores, next to .MPEG4 and .MOV. |
| What the file is | The VLC player opens 3GP among the input formats it reads, in the same line with MP4 and MOV. |
| What can go wrong | The 3GP container stands in the list of the input formats of the VLC player, next to MP4 and MOV. |
| What the platform says | The audio of the files of the 3GPP standard is AMR, and AMR (3GPP) stands in the list of the audio formats of the VLC player. |
| What the platform says | The list of the video files of Google Drive names .3GPP next to .MPEG4 and .MOV. |
| Length of one file | up to 30 minutes on the free plan, no minute limit on Pro |
| Free plan | $0: 3 files a day, up to 30 minutes per file, no card |
| Pro plan | $10 a month when you pay yearly ($120 a year), or $20 a month |
The case
What the recording does not give you
Google Drive keeps a .3GPP among the video files it stores, next to .MPEG4 and .MOV. The 3GP video file is only the input: the engine reads the English speech and writes the show notes out of the transcript.
Tips
A name that was never said in the 3GP video file stays out of the show notes.
The engine does not translate the 3GP video file from English.
Rename the file of the 3GP video file before you send it.
The preview of Google Drive is a scaled-down version of the complete file.
The AMR of the list of VLC is the narrow band codec of the 3GPP standard.
Questions about 3GP video file and show notes
Which problems can come with the 3GP video file?
The preview of Google Drive is a scaled-down version of the complete file. The engine does not change the file of the 3GP video file; it reads it as it is and writes the show notes.
What comes back after the English 3GP video file is read?
the show notes in the sections Episode summary, Chapters, Quotes, with the time of every line of the recording of the 3GP video file.
How long may the file be, and how much is free?
One file may be up to 30 minutes on the free plan, and the free plan gives 3 files a day for the show notes.
Where does the file of the 3GP video file wait?
On the 3GP. The facts of the table above name the place where the file of the 3GP video file is kept and the way it comes off.
Related pages
- The same task on 3gp video file to text voice memo to todo ruThe same task on another recording, with the same steps and the same sections.
- Podcast episode to show notesThe page of the task: the instruction that is written for it and an example of the answer.
- Transcribe audio to textWhat the service does with a file: the formats of the export, the limits and the plans.
Sources
- SGoogle Drive Help: Files you can store in Google Drive (read 2026-10-25)support.google.com · checked
- WVLC features: the formats it plays (read 2026-10-25)www.videolan.org · checked
- TTranscription service page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked
- TPricing page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked
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