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MP4 to Text
Step-by-Step Guide
After signing up, simply click the Import button at the top-right corner of the Otter dashboard. Drag and drop your MP4 file directly or select it from your computer or cloud storage.
Otter.ai automatically gets to work. Within minutes, it can process your video and generate a full, detailed transcript — complete with speaker identification and timestamps. When it’s ready, click on Go to Transcript.
Review the transcript within the interactive editor. With the Edit button at the top-right corner of the screen, you can easily correct any terms, assign speaker names, and highlight important sections for quick reference. After editing, click on the Done button at the top-right corner to save the transcript.
When you’re ready, just hit Export. Choose from TXT, DOCX, PDF, or SRT formats to save to your device. For easy collaboration, you can also share a direct link to the interactive transcript with colleagues. And that’s it!
Features & Benefits
- High accuracy video transcription
With multi-speaker identification and free audio transcription, Otter’s MP4 to text converter is perfect for interviews, lectures, tutorials, and more.
- Shareability
Export your finished text transcription in the format you need. Otter supports many file formats for seamless integrations in your workflow, including TXT, DOCX, PDF, or SRT for subtitles.
- Speed
With Otter, you can get your MP4-to-transcript results in minutes.
- Otter AI Chat
Go beyond the transcript. Use Otter’s AI Chat to instantly summarize your video content, pull out key quotes, identify action items, and repurpose content for blogs, social media, or newsletters.
- Search, edit, and share
With Otter, your transcripts are fully editable and searchable. Easily find key information, make corrections, and share the document with your team or collaborators.
- Interactive timestamps
Quickly navigate your video by clicking on any word in the transcript. The aligned timestamps make it easy to locate key moments and edit or add captions.
- Try it for free
Transcribe MP4 to text for free by signing up for an Otter.ai trial to see how our powerful import and transcription tools work. The pricing for paid plans starts at $8.33/month.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Otter’s AI transcription typically achieves 85–90% accuracy for clear audio. The only reason it can’t be 100% is that accurate transcription can be affected by background noise, speaker accents, and overlapping conversations.
Yes! While Otter’s Basic plan is designed for live recording, you can sign up for a free trial of a paid plan to import and transcribe existing MP4 files.
Otter is designed for speed. Usually, it takes as long as the video is. A 10-minute video takes 10 minutes to transcribe.
The maximum length depends on your plan. The Free plan allows for conversations of up to 30 minutes, the Pro plan of up to 90 minutes per transcription, and the Business plan of up to 4 hours per transcription.
You can export your transcripts into several standard formats, including TXT (plain text), DOCX (Microsoft Word), PDF, and SRT (for video captions).
Otter excels at both! You can use the MP4 to text converter for your pre-recorded files, and then use Otter.ai to transcribe meetings and conversations in real time.
Your privacy and security are a top priority. Otter.ai is SOC 2 Type 2 compliant and uses AWS S3 storage with server-side encryption (AES-256) to protect your data. By default, all conversations are private and only accessible to you unless you choose to share them.
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