How to Transcribe Audio or Video to Text
Upload a recording with clear English speech to SceneDub's audio transcriber, generate a draft, check it against the audio, and download TXT for readable notes or SRT/VTT for captions. The file extension determines the container, not the quality of the speech inside it.
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Open Audio transcriberStart with the clearest source
Prefer the original recording over a copy repeatedly compressed or played through speakers. A video file must contain an audible speech track; converting silent footage to MP3 will not create dialogue. Listen to a representative section before uploading. If people speak over each other, plan to review those passages carefully rather than expecting perfect separation.
Review meaning, not just spelling
Check names, numbers, dates, and technical vocabulary first. Listen again wherever a sentence seems implausible. A fluent-looking transcript can still be wrong, especially in noisy passages. Formatting cleanup removes clutter, but does not validate the content. Keep an unchanged source transcript so you can compare edits and recover information later.
Choose an export for the next task
TXT is useful for notes and quotations. SRT and WebVTT add timed cues for captions. SceneDub uses temporary private media storage for cloud recognition; it is not a fully offline transcriber. Signed-in users can access saved transcripts and exports in their workspace. The first generation is available signed out, and Google sign-in unlocks the rest of the five daily cloud generations.
The workflow
- Select a supported recording containing English speech.
- Generate the draft and check uncertain passages against the source.
- Download TXT for notes or timed SRT/VTT for captions.
One recording, three useful exports
Input / starting point
Spoken audio: Welcome to the recording.Output / result
TXT: readable notes
SRT: numbered subtitle cues
VTT: a web caption trackThis illustrates the export choices, not a promised recognition result. Downloaded subtitles contain timestamps; plain text does not.
