This script creates a txt transcript file for VTT or SRT transcripts. It will create a transcript for every vtt and/or srt file in the inputted filepath.
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Have python installed
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Open a command line terminal
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Download this script
git clone https://github.com/dnoneill/captiontotranscript.git
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Go to captiontotranscript folder
cd captiontotranscript
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Create a virtual environment
python3 -m venv /path/to/new/virtual/environment
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Enable virtual environment
source /path/to/new/virtual/environment/bin/activate
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Install libraries
pip3 install -r requirements.txt
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Run script
python3 captiontotranscript.py
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Enter the filepath where the captions are located. This script will find all vtt and srt files in a folder, even if they are nested so only worry about giving the path of the topmost folder.
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Transcript files will be located in the captiontotranscript folder.
- Go to the Terminal > Preferences
- In the line Shell opens with: if the line says /bin/tsch change it to /bin/bash