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 minutes.
AVI file
AVI video file to file in English
AVI video file to file 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. The engine reads 99+ languages.
3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps
In short
With the AVI video file the engine writes the minutes: the transcript first, then the sections Attendees, Agenda, Discussion by item. The speech is in English, the free plan gives 3 files a day, and one file is up to 30 minutes.
How to get the file and turn it into file
- 1
Take the audio out
The FFmpeg library of Audacity imports the audio of most video files
- 2
Send the recording to the bot
The AVI video file goes to the service through the upload widget; the speech is English, and the minutes comes back into the chat.
- 3
Turn the text into the minutes
The transcript of the AVI video file goes to the instruction that is written for the minutes, and the sections of the answer are Attendees, Agenda, Discussion by item.
- 4
Tell the engine what it hears
The engine reads 99+ languages; the speech of this AVI video file is in English, and the widget carries that setting for the minutes.
- 5
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
Before the minutes there is the file of the AVI video file. The VLC player opens AVI among the input formats it reads, in the same line with MPEG and ASF. The English speech is read once, and the sections Attendees, Agenda, Discussion by item are written from it.
Tips
Read the sections of the minutes before you send it on.
The language of the widget is the language of the AVI video file.
Check who may download the file of the AVI video file.
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 file
What does the AVI keep for the AVI video file?
The preview of Google Drive is a scaled-down version of the complete file. The file of the AVI video file is the input of the engine, and the minutes is written from it.
What comes back after the English AVI video file is read?
the minutes in the sections Attendees, Agenda, Discussion by item, with the time of every line of the recording of the AVI 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 minutes.
Where does the file of the AVI video file wait?
On the AVI. The facts of the table above name the place where the file of the AVI video file is kept and the way it comes off.
Related pages
- The same task on avi video file to text video to blog post ruThe same task on another recording, with the same steps and the same sections.
- Meeting minutes ready to fileThe 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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