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 task list is written from it.
FLAC file
FLAC audio file to a task list in English
FLAC audio file to a task list 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
What the FLAC stores is what the engine needs. The English speech becomes the task list in the sections Topic, Tasks, Ideas for later; 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 task list
- 1
Open it in an audio program
The FLAC files are imported into Audacity together with MP3, Ogg Vorbis and MP2, without the FFmpeg library
- 2
Upload the file
The recording of the FLAC audio file is attached to the widget of the page with the language of the speech set to English, and the task list comes back as a file of text.
- 3
Apply the instruction of the task
The instruction of the task asks for the task list and puts the answer about the FLAC audio file into the sections Topic, Tasks, Ideas for later; a claim that is not in the recording is not written.
- 4
Name the language of the speech
The engine reads 99+ languages; this FLAC audio file is in English, so the language of the widget is set to English for the task list.
- 5
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
Audacity imports FLAC among the formats it reads with its own importer, together with MP3, Ogg Vorbis and MP2. the FLAC is only the place where the recording waits; the text and the task list are made by the engine, in English.
Tips
Send the transcript to the instruction only once.
Mark the language of the speech of the FLAC audio file.
Rename the file of the FLAC audio file before you send it.
Questions about FLAC audio file and a task list
What does the FLAC say about 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 reads the English speech of the FLAC audio file and writes the task list from that text.
Who reads the task list after the FLAC audio file is sent?
the person who made the memo. The transcript of the FLAC audio file is read first, and the task list comes out of it in the sections Topic, Tasks, Ideas for later.
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 task list 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 English speech and writes the task list.
Related pages
- The same task on gameplay recording to text lecture to flashcards ruThe same task on another recording, with the same steps and the same sections.
- Voice memo to a task listThe 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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Speakers by name, a time on every line, export to TXT, SRT, VTT, CSV and Markdown.
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