What does the AVI say about the AVI video file?
Google Drive keeps an .AVI among the video files it stores, next to .MOV and .MPEGPS. The engine reads the English speech of the AVI video file and writes the list of quotations from that text.
AVI file
AVI video file to quotes with timestamps in English
AVI video file to quotes with timestamps 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
What the AVI stores is what the engine needs. The English speech becomes the list of quotations in the sections Who spoke, Quotes with timestamps, Themes; one file may be up to 30 minutes, and 3 files a day are free.
How to get the file and turn it into quotes with timestamps
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Check the player
AVI stands in the list of the input formats that the VLC player opens
- 2
Attach the recording
The engine takes the AVI video file from the widget of the page; the speech is in English, and the list of quotations comes back with the timecodes.
- 3
Ask the task for the list of quotations
The text of the AVI video file is given to the instruction of the list of quotations, and the answer is written in the sections Who spoke, Quotes with timestamps, Themes, one after another.
- 4
Set the language of the speech
The speech of the AVI video file is English, one of the 99+ languages the engine reads, and the widget is left on English while the list of quotations is written.
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Check the file before the upload
AVI stands in the list of the input formats of the VLC player, next to MPEG (ES,PS,TS,PVA,MP3) and ASF / WMV / WMA
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 AVI keeps, and what it says about it
| What | What the platform says |
|---|---|
| Where the file is | Google Drive keeps an .AVI among the video files it stores, next to .MOV and .MPEGPS. |
| What the file is | The VLC player opens AVI among the input formats it reads, in the same line with MPEG and ASF. |
| What can go wrong | The FFmpeg library of Audacity imports the audio of most video files, so the sound of an AVI file is taken out without a converter. |
| What the platform says | AVI stands in the list of the input formats of the VLC player, next to MPEG (ES,PS,TS,PVA,MP3) and ASF / WMV / WMA. |
| What the platform says | The list of the video files of Google Drive names .AVI next to .MOV, .MPEGPS and .WMV. |
| 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
The file of the AVI video file is what the AVI keeps. The FFmpeg library of Audacity imports the audio of most video files, so the sound of an AVI file is taken out without a converter. The engine reads the English speech, and the sections Who spoke, Quotes with timestamps, Themes come out of it.
Tips
A name that was never said in the AVI video file stays out of the list of quotations.
The engine does not translate the AVI video file from English.
Rename the file of the AVI video file before you send it.
The FFmpeg library of Audacity cannot open a file that is DRM-protected to work only in a particular software.
The preview of Google Drive is a scaled-down version of the complete file.
Questions about AVI video file and quotes with timestamps
Which problems can come with the AVI 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 AVI video file; it reads it as it is and writes the list of quotations.
How is the list of quotations built from the AVI video file?
The engine reads the English speech and the instruction writes the list of quotations in the sections Who spoke, Quotes with timestamps, Themes; every line comes from the transcript of the AVI video file.
Is there a limit to the length of the AVI video file?
One file of the AVI video file may be up to 30 minutes on the free plan; the free plan gives 3 files a day.
Is a link enough for the AVI video file?
Bring the file of the AVI video file to your own disk and upload it here; the engine returns the list of quotations with the time of every line.
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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
- MAudacity manual: FFmpeg Import/Export Library (read 2026-10-25)manual.audacityteam.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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