Can I transcribe a recording on an SD card? Yes, once it is copied off.
Yes: copy the file from the SD card to your computer or phone with a card reader or the device's own cable, then upload it as it is, one file up to 10 hours or 5 GB. Packs start at $4 for 300 minutes, and credits never expire.
Card to transcript
What is on the card, and how to get it here.
Where the files sit
Cameras usually store video under a DCIM folder or a folder named after the maker; field recorders tend to use their own folder per project or date. Look at the size and date of each file to find the take you want, then copy it to your computer.
Video, or just its audio
Camera video is heavy, often several gigabytes an hour. An MP4 uploads as it is up to 5 GB, with or without a pack; exporting the audio track as MP3 or M4A keeps every word and makes the file a fraction of the size.
Through this box or the main page
Files up to 500 MB go through the box on this page; anything larger continues on the upload page with the same 10-hour, 5 GB limit. On a phone with a card slot, pick the file from the card in the upload dialog.
What you get back
Timestamped text, a brief with the thesis and takeaways, chapters at each change of subject, the names, numbers and dates that were said, and a chat over the transcript. Speakers are named in the summary, key quotes and chapters.
Before and after
A full card, or a day you can search.
✗ Footage waiting on a card
Cards get filled at an event and sit in a drawer until someone has a free afternoon to watch them back.
- Hours of footage, no notes
- Files split at the card's limit
- Video too big to send easily
- One card reader for the whole team
- Card reformatted before anyone listened
- Quotes recalled from memory
✓ A searchable record
Copy the file once, and the day comes back as text with an outline.
- Card file uploaded as is
- Or just its audio, much lighter
- Chapters per session
- Names and figures listed
- Speakers named in the summary
- SRT and VTT for captions
Sample output
A conference day from a camera card.
An illustrative excerpt written for this page; no real event.
Export
One transcript. Five clean formats.
Every pack exports all five — no format is held back for a higher tier.
Plain text
De-ummed paragraphs. Ready to paste.
SRT captions
Timed to the speech. Every video editor reads this.
WebVTT
HTML5 player + YouTube uploads.
Show notes
Formatted with chapters and pull-quotes.
Machine-readable
Timestamped text for your own tools.
Pricing
Honest pricing, no surprises.
A pack from $4 (300 minutes) opens the full transcript. After that, no subscription and no auto-renew — every tier is a one-time minute pack, and credits never expire. Buy once, use the minutes whenever you need them.
Casual pack
$4/300 min
5 hours of audio — $0.80 an hour. One-time — credits never expire.
- 300 minutes of audio
- All export formats
- AI chat over the whole transcript
- Executive summary & key quote
Best value
$18/3,000 min
50 hours of audio — $0.36 an hour. Credits never expire.
- 3,000 minutes of audio
- Summary, chapters and key quotes
- All export formats
- AI chat over the whole transcript
Bulk pack
$32/6,000 min
100 hours of audio — $0.32 an hour. Credits never expire.
- 6,000 minutes of audio
- Summary, chapters and key quotes
- API access for batch pipelines
- All export formats
FAQ
SD card recordings, answered.
My camera split the day into several files on the card.
Many cameras write files no larger than about 4 GB and start the next automatically. Upload each part, or join them and export the audio as one file under 10 hours or 5 GB for a single transcript.
Can I upload directly from the card?
Often yes, when the card is mounted on your computer, but copying to the computer first is safer for large files and keeps a backup before the card is reused.
What does a busy month of events cost?
Four 7-hour event days is 1,680 minutes, which fits the $18 pack of 3,000 minutes. One event day alone, 420 minutes, fits the $18 pack of 3,000 minutes. Packs are one-time and never expire.
The camera file is over 5 GB.
Export the audio track as MP3 or M4A, which is far smaller, or cut the recording into two files. If it runs longer than 10 hours it has to be two files in any case.
Which file types from a card work?
Common ones such as MP4, MOV, M4A, MP3 and WAV upload as they are. If a device saves in an unusual format, convert it to MP3 or MP4 with the software that came with it or a converter you trust.
Is the footage stored or used for training?
Card footage you upload is transcribed on our own servers and is never used for training. You can delete the file and its transcript from your Library at any time.
Related
More on device recordings.
A full card from the day. A transcript within minutes.
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