Transcripts

Tired of scrubbing through long recordings to find a specific moment? With Media Extended, you can link a transcript to your media. This makes your audio and video content fully searchable and easy to navigate, right inside Obsidian.

Adding a Transcript

You can add a transcript to your media automatically or manually.

Match the Name

The simplest method is to place your transcript file next to your media file and give it the same name.

For example, if you have My Lecture.mp4, name your transcript My Lecture.srt. Media Extended will automatically connect them.

/My Vault/Lectures/
├── My Lecture.mp4
└── My Lecture.srt

We support .srt, .vtt, and .ass transcript formats.

Manual Import

What if your transcript is online or has a different name? No problem. You can use the import wizard.

1. In the media player, click the "More options" menu (...) and select Add text track.
2. Choose to import from a local file or a remote URL.
3. Fill in the details in the import wizard. You can set the language and give your track a custom label.
   • To always open media with subtitle enabled, check the "Default" checkbox.
4. Click Import, and you're all set. The link between the media and transcript will be saved.

Interactive Transcripts

Once linked, your transcript becomes a powerful navigation tool.

• Click to Navigate: Click any line in the transcript, and the media will jump to that exact moment.
• Copy Timestamped Quotes: Select text in the transcript and copy it. When you paste, you'll get the text with a special link that points back to that point in the media.

  > [00:00:35](mx-media://...) Truth be told I never graduated from college

• Full-Text Search: Need to find a keyword? Just click the transcript pane and use Cmd/Ctrl+F to search everything.
• Auto-Scroll: The transcript automatically highlights the current line and scrolls as the media plays, keeping you in sync.

Advanced Details

For those who want to customize their experience further:

• Open Linked Media: You can quickly open the linked media from the transcript's panel header.
• Opening Linked Files: You can quickly open a transcript from the media player's menu, or open the linked media from the transcript's panel header.
• Disable Auto-Scroll: If you prefer to scroll manually, you can disable the sync feature by clicking the "Stop syncing with media" button in the transcript panel's header.