AVI video file to a blog post in English
AVI video file to a blog post 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.
Upload the AVI video file and ask for the blog post. 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 a blog post
- 1
Take the audio out
The FFmpeg library of Audacity imports the audio of most video files
- 2
Hand the file over
The AVI video file goes to the service through the upload widget; the speech is English, and the blog post comes back into the chat.
- 3
Ask for the blog post
The ready instruction reads the transcript of the AVI video file as the author of the post, and the blog post comes in the sections Headline and lead, Outline, Draft.
- 4
Name 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 blog post 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
- 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
What the recording does not give you
The AVI video file holds the voices and the order of the words. The VLC player opens AVI among the input formats it reads, in the same line with MPEG and ASF. From that text comes the blog post, in the sections Headline and lead, Outline, Draft.
Tips
Read the sections of the blog post before you send it on.
Set the language of the AVI video file before you send the file.
Rename the file of the AVI video file before you send 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 a blog post
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 blog post.
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 blog post is written from it.
What comes back after the English AVI video file is read?
the blog post in the sections Headline and lead, Outline, Draft, 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 blog post.
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 interview to quotes ruThe same task on another recording, with the same steps and the same sections.
- Video to a blog postThe 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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Speakers by name, a time on every line, export to TXT, SRT, VTT, CSV and Markdown.