Languages and translation
Auto-detect, choosing a language yourself, mixed-language recordings, and translating the result.
We transcribe in a long list of languages and detect the language automatically by default. Detection is decided from the opening stretch of audio, which is worth knowing about.
When to pick the language yourself
- The file is short. There is less for detection to work with.
- The first minute is in a different language from the rest — a greeting in English before an hour of Spanish will send the whole file the wrong way.
- The speaker has a strong accent in a language close to another one.
- You are transcribing the same kind of file repeatedly and already know the answer.
Recordings with more than one language
A file is transcribed as one language. Where a conversation genuinely switches back and forth, pick the language that dominates and expect the other passages to be weaker. If the two halves are cleanly separated, splitting the file in two and uploading each half gives a much better result.
Translating
Open a finished transcript and use the Translation tab. The translation sits beside the original rather than replacing it, and you can download it in the same formats as the source — see which download format to pick.
Astuce pro
Correct the transcript before translating. The translation is made from the text, so a fixed name or term carries through instead of being mistranslated twice.
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How to get a cleaner transcript
The handful of things that genuinely change accuracy, and the ones that do not.
Which download format to pick
Seven formats, one line each on what they are for, and which plan they need.
Summaries, key points and insights
What each tab above the transcript produces, and when it is worth using.
The transcript looks wrong
Empty, cut short, in the wrong language, or full of mistakes — each has a different cause.