Video editing transcription

Happy Scribe's automatic and human transcription services can transcribe your videos in 120+ languages and 45+ formats.

Supported Languages

Below is the list of popular languages we support for transcription and subtitles.

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How to transcribe a recording?

1. Upload your video.

With our uploader, you can import your video from anywhere, whether it's on your laptop, Google Drive, Youtube, or Dropbox. The first 10 minutes are free and there's no file limit.

2. Select the language of your video.

We support more than 120 languages, dialects, and accents.

3. Choose "Machine generated" or "Human made".

Our automatic transcription software is lightning fast and 85% accurate. With our human service, your transcript will be transcribed and proofread by an expert and native speaker and delivered with 99% accuracy.

4. Receive your transcript.

Our automatic transcription software will convert your video to text in just a few minutes (depending on the length of your file). If you select our human service, your transcript will be ready within 24 hours.

Click on "Export" and choose your preferred file format.

You can export to TXT, DOCX, PDF, HTML, SRT and many more. It's that easy to have your video transcribed or captioned!

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is transcription necessary for video editors?

When editing a video you might want to make it more accessible for everyone. Using subtitles and closed captions can help you accomplish that. The problem is that generating subtitles takes time. That is where HappyScribe can help. With our transcription offers, you will be able to transcribe and generate subtitles for your videos in a matter of minutes with our automatic transcription software, or 24 hours if you opt-in for our human service with 99% accuracy.

Can I transcribe a YouTube Video?

Yes, of course, you can! With Happy Scribe, you can easily copy and paste the video link that you want to transcribe into our editor and convert your YouTube Video to text instantly.

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