Company
Date Published
Author
-
Word count
1153
Language
English
Hacker News points
None

Summary

In response to the increasing demand for accurate and immediate video captions, this guide provides a detailed approach to building a Whisper YouTube transcription generator using Gladia's optimized Whisper API. The process involves downloading YouTube videos with the yt_dlp tool, transcribing the audio using the Gladia API, and converting the transcription into subtitle files such as SRT. These subtitles can then be integrated back into the video with ffmpeg. The guide highlights the efficiency and accessibility of automated transcription, emphasizing how it enhances content discoverability and engagement by providing creators with an easy-to-use solution for adding high-quality captions to their videos.