The sources of OBS Studio cover a game, a window, a capture card, an image, a text or the whole display, and the resolution of the source should match the resolution of the game.
gameplay recording
Recording of a game to file in English
Recording of a game to file 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
The Recording of a game from the Gameplay becomes the minutes: the engine reads the English speech and the sections Attendees, Agenda, Discussion by item are written from the transcript. The free plan gives 3 files a day of up to 30 minutes.
How to get the file and turn it into file
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Set the output
In the Output section the resolution of the recording and the scale filter are chosen
- 2
Attach the recording
The Recording of a game goes to the service through the upload widget; the speech is English, and the minutes comes back into the chat.
- 3
Apply the instruction of the task
The text of the Recording of a game is given to the instruction of the minutes, and the answer is written in the sections Attendees, Agenda, Discussion by item, one after another.
- 4
Tell the engine what it hears
The engine reads 99+ languages; the speech of this Recording of a game is in English, and the widget carries that setting for the minutes.
- 5
Check the file before the upload
The MKV container is the default one of OBS Studio, it supports every single codec combination of the program and it is not corrupted as a whole when the recording stops without a graceful ending
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 Gameplay keeps, and what it says about it
The resolution of the recording is set in the Output section with the scale filter: a source in 1080p can be recorded in 720p.
The name of the file of the recording holds the year, the month, the day and the time with hours, minutes and seconds.
The MKV container is the default one of OBS Studio, it supports every single codec combination of the program and it is not corrupted as a whole when the recording stops without a graceful ending.
In the table of the codecs and the containers of OBS Studio the MKV takes the H.264, HEVC, AV1 and ProRes video codecs and the AAC, ALAC, FLAC, Opus and PCM audio codecs.
up to 30 minutes on the free plan, no minute limit on Pro
$0: 3 files a day, up to 30 minutes per file, no card
$10 a month when you pay yearly ($120 a year), or $20 a month
The case
What the recording does not give you
The resolution of the recording is set in the Output section with the scale filter: a source in 1080p can be recorded in 720p. The Recording of a game from the Gameplay is only the input: the engine reads the English speech and writes the minutes out of the transcript.
Tips
The instruction of the minutes is already written.
Set the language of the Recording of a game before you send the file.
Take the file of the Recording of a game as soon as you have it.
Questions about Recording of a game and file
What does the Gameplay say about the Recording of a game?
The name of the file of the recording holds the year, the month, the day and the time with hours, minutes and seconds. The engine reads the English speech of the Recording of a game and writes the minutes from that text.
What does the Gameplay keep for the Recording of a game?
An MP4 file has to be finalised to be playable: if the writing is interrupted for any reason, the file may not be recoverable. The file of the Recording of a game is the input of the engine, and the minutes is written from it.
Who reads the minutes after the Recording of a game is sent?
the person who keeps the record. The transcript of the Recording of a game is read first, and the minutes comes out of it in the sections Attendees, Agenda, Discussion by item.
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 minutes comes back in every one of them.
Do I need an account for the Recording of a game?
The file of the Recording of a game and the widget are enough: the engine reads the English speech and writes the minutes.
Related pages
- The same task on gameplay recording to text video to blog post ruThe same task on another recording, with the same steps and the same sections.
- Meeting minutes ready to fileThe 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
- OOBS Knowledge Base: OBS Studio Overview (read 2026-10-25)obsproject.com · checked
- OOBS Knowledge Base: Standard Recording Output Guide (read 2026-10-25)obsproject.com · 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
Reading: 4 minutesUpdated 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