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Substack audio post to action items in English

Substack audio post to action items 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

With the Substack audio post the engine writes the table of action items: the transcript first, then the sections Summary, Decisions, Action items. The speech is in English, the free plan gives 3 files a day, and one file is up to 30 minutes.

How it works

How to get the file and turn it into action items

  1. 1

    Open the transcript

    The transcript icon is pressed, and the transcript can be corrected or replaced by the file of the author

  2. 2

    Attach the recording

    The widget takes the file of the Substack audio post as it is and marks the speech as English, so the engine does not have to guess what it is about.

  3. 3

    Ask for the table of action items

    The text of the Substack audio post is given to the instruction of the table of action items, and the answer is written in the sections Summary, Decisions, Action items, one after another.

  4. 4

    Set the language of the speech

    The recording of the Substack audio post is in English, and that is one of the 99+ languages the engine reads; the setting of the widget says English and the table of action items follows.

  5. 5

    Check the file before the upload

    The audio file of a post is an MP3, a WAV or an ACC file

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

What Substack keeps, and what it says about it

Where Substack keeps the file, and what it says about it
WhatWhat the platform says
Where the file isAn audio post is made in the web version of the publication: Create and then Podcast.
What the file isThe audio file is recorded in the app or uploaded, and the transcript is opened with the transcript icon when the file has been processed.
What can go wrongA video post is recorded in the browser with the Recording Studio of Substack or uploaded with Select file.
What the platform saysThe audio file of a post is an MP3, a WAV or an ACC file.
What the platform saysThe transcript of a post can be edited, and a transcript file of the author can be uploaded as a .txt, .srt or .vtt file.
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
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

A video post is recorded in the browser with the Recording Studio of Substack or uploaded with Select file. The English speech of the Substack audio post is read first, and the table of action items is what the project manager gets out of the transcript.

Tips

  • The instruction of the table of action items is already written.

  • The engine does not translate the Substack audio post from English.

  • Check who may download the file of the Substack audio post.

FAQ

Questions about Substack audio post and action items

What does the Substack say about the Substack audio post?

An audio post is made in the web version of the publication: Create and then Podcast. The engine reads the English speech of the Substack audio post and writes the table of action items from that text.

Which problems can come with the Substack audio post?

The recommended maximum size of a video upload is 20 GB, with a H.264 codec and an AAC audio codec. The engine does not change the file of the Substack audio post; it reads it as it is and writes the table of action items.

How is the table of action items built from the Substack audio post?

The engine reads the English speech and the instruction writes the table of action items in the sections Summary, Decisions, Action items; every line comes from the transcript of the Substack audio post.

Is there a limit to the length of the Substack audio post?

One file of the Substack audio post may be up to 30 minutes on the free plan; the free plan gives 3 files a day.

Is a link enough for the Substack audio post?

Bring the file of the Substack audio post to your own disk and upload it here; the engine returns the table of action items with the time of every line.

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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