Google Drive keeps an .AVI among the video files it stores, next to .MOV and .MPEGPS.
AVI video file to flashcards for revision in English
AVI video file to flashcards for revision 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.
What the AVI stores is what the engine needs. The English speech becomes the revision deck in the sections Cards, Terms to define, Self-check questions; one file may be up to 30 minutes, and 3 files a day are free.
How to get the file and turn it into flashcards for revision
- 1
Take the audio out
The FFmpeg library of Audacity imports the audio of most video files
- 2
Upload the file
The AVI video file goes to the service through the upload widget; the speech is English, and the revision deck comes back into the chat.
- 3
Run the instruction of the revision deck
The instruction of the task asks for the revision deck and puts the answer about the AVI video file into the sections Cards, Terms to define, Self-check questions; a claim that is not in the recording is not written.
- 4
Mark 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 revision deck is written.
- 5
Check the file before the upload
The list of the video files of Google Drive names .AVI next to .MOV, .MPEGPS and .WMV
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
The VLC player opens AVI among the input formats it reads, in the same line with MPEG and ASF.
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.
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.
The list of the video files of Google Drive names .AVI next to .MOV, .MPEGPS and .WMV.
up to 30 minutes on the free plan, no minute limit on Pro
$0: 3 files a day, up to 30 minutes per file, no card
$10 a month when you pay yearly ($120 a year), or $20 a month
What the recording does not give you
The file of the AVI video file is what the AVI keeps. The VLC player opens AVI among the input formats it reads, in the same line with MPEG and ASF. The engine reads the English speech, and the sections Cards, Terms to define, Self-check questions come out of it.
Tips
A name that was never said in the AVI video file stays out of the revision deck.
Set the language of the AVI video file before you send the file.
The file of the AVI video file stays on your own disk.
The preview of Google Drive is a scaled-down version of the complete file.
The FFmpeg library of Audacity cannot open a file that is DRM-protected to work only in a particular software.
Questions about AVI video file and flashcards for revision
What does the AVI keep for the AVI video file?
Google Drive keeps an .AVI among the video files it stores, next to .MOV and .MPEGPS. The file of the AVI video file is the input of the engine, and the revision deck is written from it.
What does the AVI say about the AVI video file?
The preview of Google Drive is a scaled-down version of the complete file. The engine reads the English speech of the AVI video file and writes the revision deck from that text.
How is the revision deck built from the AVI video file?
The engine reads the English speech and the instruction writes the revision deck in the sections Cards, Terms to define, Self-check questions; 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 revision deck with the time of every line.
Related pages
The same task on another recording, with the same steps and the same sections.
Lecture to flashcards for revisionThe 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
- 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
Drop a recording — the text arrives in a minute
Speakers by name, a time on every line, export to TXT, SRT, VTT, CSV and Markdown.