# Transcriptions

If first time using the tool go ahead and [setup the STT API system first](https://autoedit.gitbook.io/user-manual/master/setup-stt-apis).

## 1. Adding a video/audio <a href="#adding-a-videoaudio" id="adding-a-videoaudio"></a>

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`

![](https://476305039-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LKETZisqiBNpYXfFMzt%2F-LKEUVC84akkW9lpSkbg%2F-LKEUW9k9rtO9EtuN7ag%2F1_getting_started.gif?generation=1534636993877656\&alt=media)

[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 <a href="#selecting-text-from-a-transcription" id="selecting-text-from-a-transcription"></a>

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.\
![Transcription](https://476305039-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LKETZisqiBNpYXfFMzt%2F-LKEUVC84akkW9lpSkbg%2F-LKEUW9oWnHheJICZM6A%2F3_transcription_2.gif?generation=1534636994002150\&alt=media)

## 3. Exporting a video sequence(EDL) <a href="#exporting-a-video-sequenceedl" id="exporting-a-video-sequenceedl"></a>

Export an EDL, which is an[Edit decision list](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edit_decision_list).

![Transcription](https://476305039-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LKETZisqiBNpYXfFMzt%2F-LKEUVC84akkW9lpSkbg%2F-LKEUW9qRME9kkcX0nw0%2F4_export.gif?generation=1534636994099450\&alt=media)

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/paperediting)

## 4. Reconnect in video editing software of choice <a href="#reconnect-in-video-editing-software-of-choice" id="reconnect-in-video-editing-software-of-choice"></a>

[Checkout this section on how to open an EDL](https://autoedit.gitbook.io/user-manual/master/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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