Transcript Format
Multilingual Transcripts
- include each language within each transcript units
- keep language order consistent within transcript units
- separate languages with specific characters, like /
Here's an incorrectly formatted text transcript with multiple languages.
Inconsistent order of languages in the second transcript unit
No separator between languages in the first transcript unit
Here's the same transcript, corrected:
The separator / appears consistently between languages in a unit
Languages always appear with English first, then Spanish
Uploading Your Transcript
- Edit or create a media asset
- Learn more at Upload an Audio File, Upload a Video File, and Edit Your Media
- Click Transcript
The transcript area will open
- Click Choose file
The file browser for your operating system will open
- Open your transcript
Make sure your file follows the formatting requirements above
The file browser will close
Click Upload
You’ll see a confirmation message, and the transcript wizard open
Don’t worry about the “empty timecode have been inserted” message; this won’t affect your final transcript
Under “Timecodes” choose the unit delimiter
This is the character you used to separate out sections in your transcript for readability
If you followed the formatting example above, the unit delimiter is “Empty Line”
Under "Languages," choose whether your transcript has one or multiple languages
If your transcript has more than one language:
Enter the “Language Delimiter”
This is the character you used to separate out languages
If you used the example above, choose "Custom: /"
Select your languages in the order in which they appear
Remember, you should keep the language order consistent in your transcript
* Verify that the correct language label was assigned using the tabs under the language section