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Transcription guides & tips

Practical guides on turning audio and video into text, subtitles and documents.

A step-by-step 2026 guide to transcribing audio to text accurately with AI, including formats, timestamps, translation and tips for clean results.

Learn how to add subtitles to a video using AI-generated SRT and VTT files, including how to create, time and use subtitle files correctly.

SRT vs VTT subtitle formats compared: structure, compatibility, styling and when to use each. Plus how to generate both automatically.

How to extract audio from a video and save it as MP3, plus how to get a transcript or subtitles from the same file in one step.

A practical guide to transcribing interviews accurately with AI: recording tips, timestamps, quoting, and exporting to Word or PDF.

Which audio formats transcribe best? Compare MP3, WAV, M4A and more, and learn recording settings that maximize transcription accuracy.