Convert Video to Text Online
Extract accurate text transcripts from your videos in minutes with NovaScribe's AI-powered video to text converter. Upload MP4, MOV, AVI and other video formats to quickly transcribe speech into editable text with speaker detection, timestamps, and ready-to-use subtitle files.
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What is Video to Text Conversion?
Video to text conversion extracts the spoken words from a video file and converts them into written text. This process, also called video transcription, is essential for creating subtitles, making video content accessible, repurposing video into written articles, and searching through video archives for specific content. NovaScribe is commonly used by YouTubers, video editors, marketers, educators, and media companies who need fast and accurate video transcription.
NovaScribe handles the entire process automatically. When you upload a video, our system extracts the audio track and runs it through our AI-powered speech recognition engine. The result is an accurate transcript with timestamps that match your video timeline, making it easy to create subtitles or find specific moments in your footage.
Common use cases include adding captions to YouTube videos for better accessibility and SEO, transcribing webinars and online courses for students who prefer reading, converting video interviews into written content for blogs or articles, and creating searchable archives of video content. If you have audio-only files, check out our audio transcription or MP3 to text tools.
How Video to Text Conversion Works
Upload Your Video File
Drag and drop or browse to select your video file. NovaScribe supports all major video formats including MP4, MOV, AVI, MKV, WebM, and WMV. Files up to 2GB are supported for longer video content.
AI Extracts Audio & Transcribes
Our system automatically extracts the audio track from your video and runs it through our AI transcription engine. The AI converts speech to text, identifies different speakers, detects the language, and generates precise timestamps.
Download Transcript or Subtitles
Review and edit your transcript in our built-in editor. Export as plain text (TXT), Word document (DOCX), or subtitle files (SRT, VTT) that you can import directly into video editing software or media players.
Why Choose NovaScribe for Video Transcription?
Professional-grade video to text conversion with features designed for content creators and businesses
High Accuracy Transcription
Our video transcription AI is trained on diverse content including YouTube videos, films, webinars, and recorded presentations. This helps deliver accurate results for different types of video content, speaking styles, and audio qualities.
Fast Video Processing
Video transcription is quick despite the larger file sizes. A typical 1-hour video completes in 5-10 minutes. You can close your browser while processing—your transcript will be saved and ready when you return.
Automatic Speaker Detection
When your video features multiple people—like interviews, panel discussions, or meetings—our AI identifies and labels each speaker separately. This makes it easy to follow who said what throughout the video.
99 Languages Supported
Transcribe videos in 99 languages including English, Spanish, French, German, Chinese, Japanese, Arabic, and many more. Language is detected automatically, making it easy to work with international video content.
Ready-to-Use Subtitle Files
Export your transcript as SRT or VTT subtitle files with precise timestamps. These files work directly with video players, YouTube, social media platforms, and professional video editing software like Premiere Pro or Final Cut.
Private & Secure
Your video files are encrypted during upload and processing. You maintain full control over your content and can delete files at any time. We never share your videos with third parties.
Frequently Asked Questions About Video to Text
Converting video to text with NovaScribe is straightforward. Upload your video file using drag-and-drop or the file browser. Our system automatically extracts the audio track from your video and processes it through our AI transcription engine. The AI converts speech to text, detects different speakers, and generates timestamps that match your video timeline. Once processing is complete, review your transcript in the editor, make any corrections, and export as text or subtitle files.
NovaScribe supports all major video formats used today. This includes MP4 (the most common format for online video), MOV (Apple's QuickTime format), AVI (Windows video format), MKV (Matroska container), WebM (web-optimized video), and WMV (Windows Media Video). When you upload a video, we automatically extract the audio track for transcription, so you don't need to convert your video to audio format first.
Accuracy depends primarily on the audio quality within your video. For videos with clear speech, minimal background noise, and good recording quality, NovaScribe delivers high accuracy suitable for professional use. Factors that can affect accuracy include background music, multiple people talking at once, low-quality microphones, and heavy accents. Our AI is trained on diverse video content including YouTube videos, webinars, and recorded presentations, which helps it handle various video types.
Yes, creating subtitles is one of the primary use cases for video to text conversion. NovaScribe exports transcripts in SRT and VTT format—the standard subtitle formats used by YouTube, Vimeo, social media platforms, and professional video editing software like Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, and DaVinci Resolve. The timestamps are precisely aligned with your video, so subtitles appear at exactly the right moments.
NovaScribe supports video files up to 2GB in size. This accommodates most video content including hour-long webinars, recorded meetings, and documentary-length footage. For very large files, you might consider compressing the video or splitting it into segments. The audio quality matters more than video resolution for transcription, so reducing video quality won't affect transcript accuracy.
Yes, NovaScribe includes automatic speaker detection (also called speaker diarization) for video transcription. When your video features multiple people—such as interviews, panel discussions, meetings, or podcasts—the AI identifies and labels each speaker separately. This makes the transcript much easier to read and helps you know who said what. You can also rename speakers in the editor for clarity (e.g., changing 'Speaker 1' to 'John').
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