# Transcriptions
If first time using the tool go ahead and [setup the STT API system first](https://autoedit.gitbook.io/user-manual/master-1.0.13/setup-stt-apis).
## 1. Adding a video/audio
1. Click on `new`
2. Chose the media you want to open, audio or video.
3. Fill in title and description
4. Chose Speech To T ext system you want to use (IBM American English is the default)
5. `Save Transcription`
[For a list of supported media file type see ffmpeg(which is what has been used for the file conversion under the hood)](https://ffmpeg.org/general.html#Supported-File-Formats_002c-Codecs-or-Features)
The transcription will take a round **5 minutes** process regardless of the length of the media
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## 2. Selecting text from a transcription
If you click on a word the video starts playing from that point.\
Make a selections of text you’d like to include in your video sequence.
## 3. Exporting a video sequence(EDL)
Export an EDL, which is an[Edit decision list](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edit_decision_list).
You can export a video sequence of selection as they appear chronologically in the video.
### Other export options
There are other export options such as plain text or timecode text, as well as `srt` captions.
### Note on Paper-editing
If you want to work with more elaborate selections pulling from multiple transcriptions, deciding the order to craft it into a story script [check out the paper-editing section.](https://autoedit.gitbook.io/user-manual/master-1.0.13/paperediting)
## 4. Reconnect in video editing software of choice
[Checkout this section on how to open an EDL](https://autoedit.gitbook.io/user-manual/master-1.0.13/opening-edl-in-video-editing-software) in a video editing software of choice to get a video sequence of your selections.
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