How do video transcripts work in Mindstamp?

1. Open the video in the editor and select Transcript in the video menu.
2. Select Create Transcript. It usually takes about half the length of the video.
3. When it is ready, select Edit to correct names and terms, then Save. The English caption track updates.
4. Use Search transcript to find a phrase, or Download to save a copy.
5. To hide the transcript button from viewers, go to Design > Behavior and turn off Show Guide Transcripts.

Captions show the words on the video as it plays. A transcript is the full text beside the player, which viewers can read, search and use to jump to a moment. Mindstamp makes an English caption track from your transcript, and you can also upload your own caption files.

• Videos you upload to Mindstamp.
• Videos added with an MP4 link.
• Not HLS links or YouTube. The page shows "Transcription not available for this video" for these sources.
• While an upload processes, the page shows "Video processing in progress". Try again when processing ends.

During a free trial, Mindstamp can create the transcript automatically for an uploaded video up to 60 minutes long.

• Generate questions suggests quiz questions from the transcript.
• Genie AI needs a transcript to answer viewer questions about the video.
• Translate uses the transcript to time translated audio and captions. See how to translate a video.

If you see Transcript Failed, select Retry. If it fails again, contact support with the video link.

If you replace the video file, the old transcript stays. Select Delete Transcript and create a new one if the words changed.

• Transcripts
• Captions tutorial