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How to transcribe Google Drive video

How to transcribe Google Drive video: the steps that take the recording in Drive and turn it into text, with the export that comes back. Free $0, 3 files a day.

3 files a day up to 30 minutes, free99+ languagesSpeaker separation and timestamps
In short

The recording in Drive is the only thing this service needs from Google Drive. Every segment of the text keeps the moment it was said. The file of the recording may be 30 minutes, and the free plan is $0 with 3 files a day.

How it works

How to transcribe Google Drive video, step by step

  1. 1

    Find the file in Drive

    The recording is found in the folder of Drive where it was put, and the folder is yours to name.

  2. 2

    Download it to the disk

    The file is downloaded to the computer, and a downloaded file is a separate copy that Drive does not change afterwards.

  3. 3

    Send it to the engine

    The file of the recording goes to the widget above, and the text comes back one segment per line.

  4. 4

    Do not convert the file first

    The engine reads the file the way the platform made it: MP4, MP3, M4A, WAV and the other containers of the recorders.

  5. 5

    Fix the names in the editor

    A wrong name in the text is corrected in the editor. The correction moves no timestamp: the line keeps the moment it was said.

The result

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.

The facts

How Google Drive stores the file, and what it says about it

How the file of the recording in Drive comes off Google Drive, and what it says about it
WhatWhat the platform says
What can go wrongOrganizing a lot of files or folders at once takes time, and the changes may not appear right away.
What usually failsThe name of a file is yours to choose: the page advises short, simple and meaningful names, and a date, hashtags or numbers in them.
Length of one fileup 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
The case

What the recording does not give you

Say one word of a decision three weeks later and see whether you can find it in the recording in Drive. Nobody plays a recording twice from the beginning, which is why the text of it has to exist on its own. The file of the recording in Drive is read by our own engine, and what comes back is a document with the time in it.

Tips

  • Turn on the split by speaker when more than two people talk in the recording in Drive.

  • Give the speakers of the recording in Drive their names in the editor, one time, and export again.

  • Send the audio track of the recording in Drive when the platform gives you both.

  • The audio of the recording in Drive is smaller than the video of the same call.

  • Export SRT when the recording in Drive has to become a subtitled video.

FAQ

Questions about how to transcribe Google Drive video

Can I search the text after I transcribe Google Drive video?

Our own engine reads the recording in Drive and gives the text back; the part the platform decides is only the download.

What are the steps to transcribe Google Drive video?

For how to transcribe Google Drive video, the text comes out of one upload: the file of the recording in Drive goes to the engine and the text comes back.

What do I need before I transcribe Google Drive video?

The recording of Google Drive is enough for the engine, and the text of it comes back with the time of every line.

Do I need an account to transcribe Google Drive video?

Upload the recording in Drive and read the result: our own engine writes down what it hears, with the time of every piece.

What is in the file after I transcribe Google Drive video?

The file is all it takes: the recording in Drive goes to our own engine and a document comes back.

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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