Limecraft’s automatic transcription turns your audio into searchable, timed text in seconds. Beyond a simple transcript, you can use this data to create subclips, generate subtitles, and use AI-powered summarisation to build chapters in any language.
Whether you are creating paper edits, enabling multi-language search, or improving accessibility, this guide will walk you through the steps to start your first automatic transcription.
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How to Start a Transcription Job
Find the Go to transcript action on a clip thumbnail and click it.

To start a batch job, select several clips simultaneously. Then, locate and click the Transcription icon in the top toolbar to open the configuration dialogue for all selected media.

In the dialogue box that appears, select the first option to begin your automatic transcription. You can also use the Advanced Options to refine your results:
Remove Disfluencies: Automatically strip out filler words like "uhm" or "uh." NOTE: This is only available for English.
Adjust Speaker Sensitivity: Set this to High for many speakers or Low if there are only a few speakers.

Quality Control and improve the AI generated transcript in the Limecraft Transcript Editor.
Leveraging Transcription in Your Workflow
Limecraft Workspace transforms your transcribed audio into a versatile production asset. By turning spoken word into metadata, you can:
- Build Global Libraries: Make your media searchable across borders with automatic translation into multiple languages.
- Speed Up Review: Get an instant overview of your content with AI-generated summaries, chapters, and titles.
- Boost Engagement: Improve accessibility and SEO visibility by automatically generating subtitles.
- Streamline Editing: Create collaborative paper edits directly in the browser and export them straight to your NLE (edit suite).
Cheat Sheet
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