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- 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
- Click Transcript
The transcript area will open
- Click Choose file
The file browser for your operating system will open
- Open your transcript
- Make sure your file follows the formatting requirements at Transcript Formats (Archived).
The file browser will close
- 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
- Click Upload
You’ll see a confirmation message, and the transcript wizard open
- Under "Timecodes", choose your unit delimiter
If you have timestamps, you won't see the "Timecodes" section; you can skip this stepInclude Page Timestamps (definition) Timestamps (definition) - The unit delimiter is the character you used to separate out sections in your transcript; see Transcripts without Timestamps for help
- Under "Languages," choose whether your transcript has one or multiple languages
- If your transcript has more than one language:
- Enter the “Language Delimiter”
- This is the character you used to separate out languages; see Transcripts with Timestamps or Transcripts without Timestamps for help
- Select your languages in the order in which they appear
- Remember, you should keep the language order consistent in your transcript file
- Enter the “Language Delimiter”
- 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
- Click Save at the bottom of the editor
The media asset with your transcript will appear
Transcript processing may take a few minutes