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Transcript Formats helps you format your transcript file. 

1. Edit or create a media asset at audio-video.shanti.virginia.edu
   • Learn more at Upload an Audio File, Upload a Video File, and Edit Your Media
2. Click Transcript

   • The transcript area will open

3. Click Choose file 

   • The file browser for your operating system will open

4. Open your transcript 
   • Make sure your file follows the formatting requirements at Transcript Formats.  

   • The file browser will close

5. If you're using a custom format with approval from the Mandala team, choose A Mandala AV Supported Custom Format
   • If you're not sure what that means, skip this step
6. Click Upload

   • You’ll see a confirmation message, and the transcript wizard open

7. Under "Timecodes", choose your unit delimiter

   • Include Page
     Timestamps (definition) Timestamps (definition)

     If you have timestamps, you won't see the "Timecodes" section; you can skip this step 
   • The unit delimiter is the character you used to separate out sections in your transcript; see Transcripts without Timestamps for help
8. Under "Languages," choose whether your transcript has one or multiple languages
9. If your transcript has more than one language:
   1. Enter the “Language Delimiter” 
      • This is the character you used to separate out languages
      • If you used the example above, choose Custom: /
      • ; see Transcripts with Timestamps or Transcripts without Timestamps for help
   2. Select your languages in the order in which they appear
      • Remember, you should keep the language order consistent in your transcript In the formatting example on this page, "Language 1" is English, "Language 2" is Spanish. file
10. Check your processed transcript at the bottom of the section
    • Click each language tab to make sure Mandala assigned the correct language
    • Make sure the text is separated into shorter units
11. Click Save at the bottom of the editor

    • The media asset with your transcript will appear

    • Transcript processing may take a few minutes