Orcast → Interview transcription
Transcribe an interview while editing the video
Transcription and camera editing solve different tasks. In Orcast, speech recognition is optional and uses a cloud service for selected audio. Check names, punctuation and timing before publishing subtitles, and check the current recognition allowance before processing a long interview.
How did the idea begin?
It started with a conversation.
Transcription is usually a separate tool and a separate upload
The usual flow: finish the edit, export the audio, upload it to a transcription service, wait, download the text, then hunt for the good moments and cut captions by hand. The whole recording has to go up to a separate service and come back before you see a single line.
Speech recognition is a separate action you start in Orcast. It sends the selected audio to a cloud service and saves a transcript and a separate SRT file next to the source recording. It uses its own plan allowance or configured provider access; the free 5-minute editing limit is not a promise of unlimited transcription.
From interview to text — four steps
Drop in the interview
Open the folder containing your camera and microphone recordings. Check that Orcast can read the files and that tracks intended for audio sync share usable sound; unsupported files may need conversion.
Start speech recognition
Speech recognition runs over the internet only: the audio of the recording you picked goes to a cloud service — never the video. The transcript follows the recording, so you can read the interview as text and find the moment you're after.
Get the subtitles as an SRT file
Alongside the transcript, Orcast saves the subtitles as a separate SRT file next to the recording they were recognised from. Load it into your editor or upload it with the clip, so silent-scroll viewers still get the line — Orcast cannot burn the subtitles into the picture.
Export text, subtitles and the edit
Take the transcript and the SRT file sitting next to your recording, and export the video itself — a finished mp4 or a layered timeline as an interchange XML (FCP7 XML): Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve open that file directly.
Download it and get started: the first 5 minutes of every edit are free, and you can export them. Full-length editing and its export come with a Pro subscription, available now.
Made for interviews, not just dictation
Review your camera edit in Orcast, then start speech recognition when you need text. Transcription is optional and saves its own transcript and subtitle files.
Speech recognition runs over the internet only: the audio of the recording you picked goes to a cloud service — never the video.
It sends the selected audio to a cloud service and saves a transcript and a separate SRT file next to the source recording.
Your video files stay on your computer. Building the cut sends technical audio data to the online engine; optional speech recognition sends the selected audio recording to a cloud service.
The transcript is part of a bigger edit — see how the whole thing works in video podcast editing, or how to edit a podcast step by step.
Interview transcription FAQ
Does Orcast transcribe interviews?
Yes. Start speech recognition for the selected recording to get a transcript and a separate SRT file. It requires a cloud connection and an available recognition allowance or configured provider access.
Is my interview uploaded to transcribe it?
Your video files are never uploaded. Speech recognition runs over the internet only: the audio of the recording you picked goes to a cloud service — never the video. To work out the cut plan, Orcast's online engine receives only technical audio data.
Can I get subtitles as well as a transcript?
Yes — Orcast produces both. The transcript is the full text to read and search; the subtitles arrive as a separate SRT file next to the recording they were recognised from. Orcast cannot burn them into the picture.
What languages does it transcribe?
Orcast transcribes the main widely-spoken languages. Accuracy is best with clear audio — good mics and low background noise — which is exactly the setup a recorded interview usually has.
Is it free to try?
The Free plan includes the first 5 minutes of each edit and their export, without a payment card. Pro covers full-length editing and export. Speech recognition has a separate allowance; check the current plan details.
Also see: Podcast editing software that does the edit for you
One interview.
Picture and words.
Review the camera cut in Orcast. Start optional speech recognition for the selected audio, then check the transcript and separate SRT file.
Choose your computer
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