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 Russian speech of the AVI video file and writes the show notes from that text.
AVI file
AVI video file to show notes in Russian
AVI video file to show notes in Russian: 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
With the AVI video file the engine writes the show notes: the transcript first, then the sections Episode summary, Chapters, Quotes. The speech is in Russian, 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 show notes
- 1
Take the audio out
The FFmpeg library of Audacity imports the audio of most video files
- 2
Attach the recording
The engine takes the AVI video file from the widget of the page; the speech is in Russian, and the show notes comes back with the timecodes.
- 3
Apply the instruction of the task
The instruction of the task asks for the show notes and puts the answer about the AVI video file into the sections Episode summary, Chapters, Quotes; a claim that is not in the recording is not written.
- 4
Set the language of the speech
The speech of the AVI video file is Russian, one of the 99+ languages the engine reads, and the widget is left on Russian while the show notes 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
| 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 VLC player opens AVI among the input formats it reads, in the same line with MPEG and ASF. The engine reads the Russian speech, and the sections Episode summary, Chapters, Quotes come out of it.
Tips
Read the sections of the show notes before you send it on.
The language of the widget is the language of the AVI video file.
Take the file of the AVI video file as soon as you have it.
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 show notes
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 show notes.
How is the show notes built from the AVI video file?
The engine reads the Russian speech and the instruction writes the show notes in the sections Episode summary, Chapters, Quotes; every line comes from the transcript 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 show notes.
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 dictation recording to text customer call to ticket en
The 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
- 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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Transcribsi editorial team
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.
3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps