Get a transcript of your video for quick reading. 📝
Transcription allows you to automatically convert the speech in a video to text and display it alongside the video player for easy reading.
👉 Transcripts are available on all Loom plans (50+ distinct languages are supported).
Here's how to use the transcription feature:
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You should see a Transcript option on the side panel of your video after you're done recording.
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Your transcript will expand to the right of your video, separated into time stamps for easy tracking. From here, you can click on different timestamps in your video or different time stamps of the transcript, and each will jump around accordingly.
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You can also copy the entire transcript to your clipboard using the copy button above the transcript or search for specific words or phrases using the search button.
Why doesn't my video with audio have a transcript? How do I fix it?
If your video has no transcript, this could be caused by a couple of different things such as the video length (over 3 hours), a delayed processing time or the video was recorded before the transcript feature launched (over 2 years ago).
To fix this: we recommend downloading the video and re-uploading if you are on a paid plan. If re-uploading does not work or you are on a Starter free plan, feel free to reach out to our Support team here for assistance.
Closed captions & Subtitles
If you're watching a video that has a transcript, you can also view closed captions while the video plays. At the bottom of the player, you can toggle closed captions (CC) on and off, and you can drag them around.
Important note: If you've disabled transcription from your video settings, your viewer will
not see the option to watch your Loom with closed captions.
Stylized Captions (available on Loom Business + AI & Enterprise plans only)
If you want to add some more flare to your captions, you can toggle on Stylized captions from the video settings. See below the difference between standard and stylized captions.
Download Closed Captions
You can download an SRT file of your Caption. To download click the "..." above your video and then Download captions.
Note: downloadable captions are only available to creators & admins on a Business/Business+ AI plan, and members & admins on an Enterprise plan.
Questions, comments, concerns? Contact us here.
Happy recording! 🎥😄