Using Limecraft Flow you can automatically transcribe audio, which allows users to accurately search for media fragments, to create subclips, and ultimately to create subtitles to improve accessibility and boost engagement of content. This article describes the steps you need to take to automatically transcribe audio into timed text.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. How to Activate the Transcriber application

Find the Go to transcript action on a clip thumbnail and click it.


When you open the Transcript for a clip which has not been transcribed, you’ll see a window similar to the one below:


2. How to use automated speech recognition

Limecraft Flow’s transcript editor is integrated with our powerful automatic transcription engine. Instead of creating a transcript manually, you can let our services do the work for you.

Open the transcript editor on a clip that doesn't have a transcript yet (see image above). Before you hit “CONVERT AUDIO TO TEXT”, please make sure to indicate the main language above.

Automatic transcription might take a while depending on the length of your material. You don’t have to keep the page open for the automatic transcription to continue. When the automatic transcription has finished, the right side of the screen will display the transcription:


Please bear in mind that machine transcription can be prone to errors, depending on the quality of the audio. So in case you need an accurate transcription, we recommend you spend some time reviewing and correcting before using it.

To do so, switch to the edit mode by clicking the EDIT button above the transcript text. Each word is synced to a position in the video. Clicking a word while holding down the Ctrl key will seek the player to that position.

You can simply edit the transcript like you would do in a text editor. The software will keep the link with the timecode positions in your media intact. To correct more than simple typos, we recommend using the “Change text of selection” tool.

3. Use Cases

3.1 Sync pulls

If you want to use the transcript to select subclips and create quotes to make up a storyboard for a project ("sync pulls"), click the VIEW button. Also make sure that the subclips are visible by activating the subclips app.

Limecraft screenshot illustrating how you can create sync pulls by marking quotes in the transcript and using this selection to create subclips. A process referred to as text-based editing.

Note: The player controls and the subclips sidebar are explained in detail here. This article is about using the transcript text to create subclips.

Creating a new subclip using the transcript is as easy as marking the text in the transcript, and then clicking the ‘add subclip’ button.

The timing is filled in automatically, and the quote is included. You can add a description with tags and mentions as usual.

More info about creating sync pulls or text-based editing.

3.2. Creating Subtitles

If you have the intention to use the transcript as the starting point for making intralingual or translated subtitles, start by activating the Subtitle Editor.

 

Limecraft screenshot illustrating how you can create subtitles based on the transcript

More info about using Limecraft for Subtitling and Localisation.


Cheat Sheet

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