Transcript Formats helps you format your transcript file. 

1. Edit or create a media asset at audio-video.shanti.virginia.edu
   • Learn more at Upload an Audio File, Upload a Video File, and Edit Your Media
2. Click Transcript

   • The transcript area will open

3. Click Choose file 

   • The file browser for your operating system will open

4. Open your transcript 
   • Make sure your file follows the formatting requirements at Transcript Formats  

   • The file browser will close

5. If you're using a custom format with approval from the Mandala team, choose A Mandala AV Supported Custom Format
   • If you're not sure what that means, skip this step
6. Click Upload

   • You’ll see a confirmation message, and the transcript wizard open

7. Under "Timecodes", choose your unit delimiter
   • If you have timestamps, you won't see the "Timecodes" section; you can skip this step 
   • The unit delimiter is the character you used to separate out sections in your transcript; see Transcripts without Timestamps for help
8. Under "Languages," choose whether your transcript has one or multiple languages
9. If your transcript has more than one language:
   1. Enter the “Language Delimiter” 
      • This is the character you used to separate out languages; see Transcripts with Timestamps or Transcripts without Timestamps for help
   2. Select your languages in the order in which they appear
      • Remember, you should keep the language order consistent in your transcript file
10. Check your processed transcript at the bottom of the section
    • Click each language tab to make sure Mandala assigned the correct language
    • Make sure the text is separated into shorter units
11. Click Save at the bottom of the editor

    • The media asset with your transcript will appear

    • Transcript processing may take a few minutes