How to Transcribe Video & Audio to Text

Updated: Jan 12, 2026

In this guide, we'll show you how to transcribe video or audio to text with VMEG.

Submit Your Transcription Task

Go to VMEG Transcription Tool, and follow these steps to transcribe and translate audio or video files quickly and accurately:

Upload Your File
Click the upload area to add your audio or video file.You can upload directly from your device, or paste a YouTube link to transcribe an online video.
Choose Transcription Mode
Select your preferred transcription mode:
• Balanced Mode for consistent speed and solid quality
• Accurate Mode for faster results with higher precision
Set Language & Speaker Preferences
• Indicate the number of speakers to help the system separate voices accurately.
• If your content contains multiple languages, enable Multi Languages for proper detection.
• Choose the original language, or use Auto Detect to let the system identify it.
• Toggle on "Translate Transcript Into" to convert the transcription into another language if you need multilingual transcripts.

Click Submit to start. After processing, review and edit the transcription or translation as needed.

For a clear visual walkthrough, please watch the demo here.

Edit & Download Your Transcript

The transcript appears in the editor, with each speech segment labeled by speaker. Click any part of the transcript to sync instantly with the corresponding video scene.

Here, you can:

Edit the script
Click Edit to modify, add, or delete lines in both the original and translated text.
Download transcripts
Once satisfied, export the original or translated transcript in multiple formats: TXT, SRT, VTT, STL, XML, and SBV.