Recording environment
Poor audio quality will lead to poor transcription results, so please follow these:
Speak clearly and audibly.
Avoid talking over other people.
Use quality recording equipment, such as an external or dedicated microphone or recorder.
Supported file formats
We support nearly all audio and video formats and encodings (over 100) and here are the most common we process frequently:
audio:
.aac,.aif,.flac,.flv,.m4a,.m4b,.m4p,.mp3,.mpga,.ogg,.oga,.mogg,.opus,.wav,.wmavideo:
.avi,.mp2,.mp4,.m4p,.m4v,.mov,.mts,.m2ts,.mxf,.ts,.webm
Pre-processed recording
Don't pre-process audio or video files, even if it may result in faster file uploads. This can distort the audio and reduce the transcript accuracy. Our speech engine is very robust and has been designed to handle a large variety of audio recordings.
File size & duration
The maximum file size is 7 GB, either audio or video.
The maximum duration we can transcribe is 17 hours.
Uploading the recording
You can upload a recording either in video or audio format. Video is preferred, as it is easier for everyone to see how the meeting went, replay important moments and see motions being held. Recordings can be uploaded in 2 ways:
Upload an audio/video file
Add a YouTube/Vimeo/Zoom link
Upload a recording file
On the meeting page, locate the Transcript & Speakers section on the page.
Either drag & drop a file in the recording area, or start the upload process by clicking on Upload audio or video button and choosing a file.
Add a video link
If your meeting recording is already uploaded on a video hosting platform, you can paste the link to the recording in ClerkMeetings.
Supported platforms: YouTube, Vimeo, Zoom.
Important: the video needs to be public, and not require authentication or password to access.
The transcript
After the uploading is completed, ClerkMeetings will automatically start the process to transcribe the recording. Usually it takes 1-2 minutes per hour of recording, so a 2-hour meeting will be transcribed in 3-4 minutes.
đĄ Tip: Don't stress over a perfect transcript! đ You do not need a 100% accurate transcript to generate highly accurate meeting minutes. Instead of spending time fixing every minor typo, just ensure you have uploaded the meeting recording and the agenda. You can also add custom instructions to guide the system before generating the final minutes.
When the transcript is ready, hereâs how it looks:
No automatic transcription is perfect, some manual revision will always be necessary. Review the transcript lines, make edits and fix typos where needed.
To save you time from following the full recording, we added markers where the transcribing AI has lower confidence about what it heard.
Edit a transcript line
If you notice some text in a transcript line thatâs not quite right, you can click the text to make changes. Once satisfied, click save.
Downloading the transcript
You can Download the transcript by clicking the Download Transcript dropdown and selecting your desired format.
Note: By uploading the CSV in Excel you can the tabular format of the transcript, with columns for timestamp, speaker index, person and text.
Next steps
If you have any further questions, please donât hesitate to reach out to us at [email protected]