Podcast Transcripts

Upload your audio file to Panopto, where Panopto will auto-transcribe it. NOTE: This transcript will need to be reviewed, and potentially edited, for clarity. Having Panopto auto-transcribe your podcast is one of the fastest ways to built a transcript. 

How to upload an audio file: 

How to download your automated transcript:

1. Upload your .txt file to Notepad++
   • Select "File"
   • Select "Open"
   • Select the .txt file you want to upload 
2. Remove all empty/blank lines 
   
   • Select "Edit" in the top menu
   • Select "Line Operations" 
   • Select "Remove Empty Lines"
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3. Remove the line markers. 
   • Delete the "1" and move your first timestamp to the first line.  
   • Select "CTRL+H". This will open the "Replace" panel and will let us edit the entire document at one time. 
   • In the "Find what" panel, insert this: (?:[^\r\n]+\R){2}\K[^\r\n]+(?:\R|\z)
   • Leave the "Replace with" blank. 
   • Check "Wrap around"
   • Check "Regular expression" 
   • Select "Replace All" 
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4. Remove the time-stamps.
   
   • Select "CTRL+H". This will open the "Replace" panel and will let us edit the entire document at one time. 
   • In the "Find what" panel, insert this: .+\r\n(.+(\r\n|$))
   • In the "Replace with" panel, insert this: $1
   • Check "Wrap around"
   • Check "Regular expression" 
   • Select "Replace All" 
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5. Put all the information on one line. 
   • Select "CTRL+H". This will open the "Replace" panel and will let us edit the entire document at one time. 
   • In the "Find what" panel, insert this: (\h*\R)+
   • In the "Replace with" panel, insert this: \x20
   • Check "Wrap around"
   • Check "Regular expression" 
   • Select "Replace All" 
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6. Copy and Paste this line of text into a Word Document or other word processing software. 

Be aware: auto-transcription tools are nice, but they aren't perfect!

Transcripts should be formatted in a way that is easy for someone to read without any audio. Be sure to make sure the information is spelled correctly and that different speakers are identified. 

Before Editing:

This unedited transcript has:

• No speaker identifiers 
• Misspelled words and phrases 
• Difficult to understand sentence structure

After Editing: 

This edited transcript has: 

• Speaker identifiers 
• Correct spelling 
• Easy to understand sentence structure