What does the FLAC say about the FLAC audio file?
The FLAC codec is used by OBS Studio with the MP4 and MKV containers. The engine reads the Russian speech of the FLAC audio file and writes the blog post from that text.
FLAC file
FLAC audio file to a blog post in Russian
FLAC audio file to a blog post 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
What the FLAC stores is what the engine needs. The Russian speech becomes the blog post in the sections Headline and lead, Outline, Draft; one file may be up to 30 minutes, and 3 files a day are free.
How to get the file and turn it into a blog post
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Record it in a container
In OBS Studio the FLAC codec is recorded in the MP4 and MKV containers
- 2
Attach the recording
The file of the FLAC audio file is attached in the widget of this page, and the speech is marked as Russian; the answer comes back as the blog post.
- 3
Ask the written instruction for the blog post
The instruction of the task asks for the blog post and puts the answer about the FLAC audio file into the sections Headline and lead, Outline, Draft; a claim that is not in the recording is not written.
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Set the language of the speech
The engine reads 99+ languages; the speech of this FLAC audio file is in Russian, and the widget carries that setting for the blog post.
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Check the file before the upload
In the table of the codecs and the containers of OBS Studio the FLAC row names the MP4 and MKV containers
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 Russian speech and writes the blog post out of the transcript.
Tips
The instruction of the blog post is already written.
The language of the widget is the language of the FLAC audio file.
The file of the FLAC audio file stays on your own disk.
Questions about FLAC audio file and a blog post
What does the FLAC keep for 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 file of the FLAC audio file is the input of the engine, and the blog post is written from it.
What comes back after the Russian FLAC audio 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 FLAC audio file.
What do I get without a card?
3 files a day of up to 30 minutes every day, and the export of the text in the formats of the service, so the blog post comes back in every one of them.
Do I need an account for the FLAC audio file?
The file of the FLAC audio file and the widget are enough: the engine reads the Russian speech and writes the blog post.
Related pages
The same task on gameplay recording to text lecture to flashcards en
The 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
- 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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