What does the FLAC keep for the FLAC audio file?
The FLAC codec is used by OBS Studio with the MP4 and MKV containers. The file of the FLAC audio file is the input of the engine, and the list of quotations is written from it.
FLAC file
FLAC audio file to quotes with timestamps in English
FLAC audio file to quotes with timestamps 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
Transcribsi reads the FLAC audio file in English and writes the list of quotations. The file comes off the platform as it is, one file may be up to 30 minutes, and the free plan gives 3 files a day.
How to get the file and turn it into quotes with timestamps
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Record it in a container
In OBS Studio the FLAC codec is recorded in the MP4 and MKV containers
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Give the file to the service
The engine takes the FLAC audio file from the widget of the page; the speech is in English, and the list of quotations comes back with the timecodes.
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Turn the text into the list of quotations
The instruction that is set for this task goes through the transcript of the FLAC audio file and writes the list of quotations in the sections Who spoke, Quotes with timestamps, Themes; nothing is added that was not said.
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Tell the engine what it hears
The engine reads 99+ languages; the speech of this FLAC audio file is in English, and the widget carries that setting for the list of quotations.
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Check the file before the upload
FLAC stands in the list of the audio formats of VLC next to ALAC, Musepack, Wavpack and TrueAudio
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 FLAC keeps, and what it says about it
| What | What the platform says |
|---|---|
| Where the file is | Audacity imports FLAC among the formats it reads with its own importer, together with MP3, Ogg Vorbis and MP2. |
| What the file is | The VLC player reads FLAC among the audio formats it plays: the list names FLAC next to ALAC and APE. |
| What can go wrong | The FLAC codec is used by OBS Studio with the MP4 and MKV containers. |
| What the platform says | FLAC stands in the list of the audio formats of VLC next to ALAC, Musepack, Wavpack and TrueAudio. |
| What the platform says | In the table of the codecs and the containers of OBS Studio the FLAC row names the MP4 and MKV containers. |
| 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 FLAC codec is used by OBS Studio with the MP4 and MKV containers. The FLAC audio file is only the input: the engine reads the English speech and writes the list of quotations out of the transcript.
Tips
Send the transcript to the instruction only once.
Set the language of the FLAC audio file before you send the file.
Check who may download the file of the FLAC audio file.
Questions about FLAC audio file and quotes with timestamps
Which problems can come with the FLAC audio file?
A FLAC file that is DRM-protected to work only in a particular software cannot be opened with the FFmpeg library of Audacity. The engine does not change the file of the FLAC audio file; it reads it as it is and writes the list of quotations.
What comes back after the English FLAC audio file is read?
the list of quotations in the sections Who spoke, Quotes with timestamps, Themes, with the time of every line of the recording of the FLAC audio 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 list of quotations.
Where does the file of the FLAC audio file wait?
On the FLAC. The facts of the table above name the place where the file of the FLAC audio file is kept and the way it comes off.
Related pages
- The same task on flac audio file to text meeting action items ruThe same task on another recording, with the same steps and the same sections.
- Interview to quotes with timestampsThe 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
- MAudacity manual: Importing audio (read 2026-10-25)manual.audacityteam.org · checked
- WVLC features: the formats it plays (read 2026-10-25)www.videolan.org · checked
- OOBS Knowledge Base: Audio and Video Formats Guide (read 2026-10-25)obsproject.com · checked
- TTranscription service page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked
- TPricing page (read 2026-10-25)transcrib.si · checked
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