Google Drive keeps an .AVI among the video files it stores, next to .MOV and .MPEGPS.
AVI file
AVI video file to structured notes in English
AVI video file to structured 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
Upload the AVI video file and ask for the written notes. The speech is in English, the engine keeps the time of every line, and one file may be up to 30 minutes. The free plan gives 3 files a day.
How to get the file and turn it into structured notes
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Find the file
The .AVI is one of the video files that Google Drive stores and previews
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Send the recording to the bot
The file of the AVI video file is attached in the widget of this page, and the speech is marked as English; the answer comes back as the written notes.
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Ask the written instruction for the written notes
The transcript of the AVI video file goes to the instruction that is written for the written notes, and the sections of the answer are Thesis, Key ideas, Definitions.
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Tell the engine what it hears
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 written notes 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
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
The case
What the recording does not give you
The AVI video file holds the voices and the order of the words. Google Drive keeps an .AVI among the video files it stores, next to .MOV and .MPEGPS. From that text comes the written notes, in the sections Thesis, Key ideas, Definitions.
Tips
Send the transcript to the instruction only once.
The language of the widget is the language of the AVI video file.
A file over 30 minutes has to be cut into parts; the Pro plan takes a recording of any length.
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 structured notes
Which problems can come with the AVI video file?
Google Drive keeps an .AVI among the video files it stores, next to .MOV and .MPEGPS. The engine does not change the file of the AVI video file; it reads it as it is and writes the written notes.
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 written notes from that text.
How is the written notes built from the AVI video file?
The engine reads the English speech and the instruction writes the written notes in the sections Thesis, Key ideas, Definitions; 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 written notes with the time of every line.
Related pages
- The same task on avi video file to text podcast show notes ruThe same task on another recording, with the same steps and the same sections.
- Lecture to structured 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
- 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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