Transcribe long Sony ZV-1 II vlog sessions read the raw take before you cut it.
Two hours of raw talking-head footage from a Sony ZV-1 II comes back as text in about 4 minutes when you upload an audio export, which is a small file compared with the 4K video. The first 20 minutes are free on a first visit; four weekly two-hour sessions are 480 minutes, inside the $6 pack of 500.
Vlog camera, script out
The ZV-1 II is built for talking to the lens. A transcript of the raw take is the fastest way to find the version worth keeping.
Where the files land
The ZV-1 II records XAVC S video, usually as MP4 files on the SD card. Use a card reader, or move clips to a phone with Sony's app, then copy them to a computer. Long takes may be split into several files depending on the card format, so sort by time before you join them.
Video size versus voice size
At 4K and around 100 Mbps, an hour of video is about 45 GB, far over the 5 GB a file can be. Export audio only from your editor and the same hour is a few dozen megabytes as MP3, comfortably inside this page's box.
Already on YouTube?
If the finished video is published, paste its YouTube link and the audio is fetched from there; live replays work too. Unlisted videos usually work as long as the link opens without a sign-in. The raw take still gives you more, since it holds the parts you cut.
A cut plan from the text
Each session returns with a brief of what you covered, timestamped chapters, and every product name, number and date you said. Use the quotes for the title and thumbnail text, the chapters for YouTube timestamps, and SRT or VTT for captions on the finished edit.
Long takes, short videos
You filmed two hours to make a twelve-minute video. Watching the raw take back is the slow part.
✗ Scrubbing
The editor's timeline, played at double speed.
- The best take hidden among retakes
- Fluffed lines found by ear
- 4K files too heavy to send anywhere
- Chapter timestamps typed by hand
- Captions left for later
- Descriptions written from memory
✓ Reading
Every word of the session, searchable.
- About 4 minutes for 2 hours of talk
- Chapters you can paste into a description
- Product names and figures listed
- SRT and VTT ready for captions
- Chat to find the clean version of a line
- Four sessions on the $6 pack
Sample
A raw two-hour vlog session, read back.
Illustrative only: written for this page, not taken from a real channel. Timestamps span a two-hour raw take.
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 $6 (500 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
$6/500 min
8 hours of audio — $0.72 an hour. One-time — credits never expire.
- 500 minutes of audio
- All export formats
- AI chat over the whole transcript
- Executive summary & key quote
Best value
$12/2,000 min
33 hours of audio — $0.36 an hour. Credits never expire.
- 2,000 minutes of audio
- Summary, chapters and key quotes
- All export formats
- AI chat over the whole transcript
Bulk pack
$24/5,000 min
83 hours of audio — $0.29 an hour. Credits never expire.
- 5,000 minutes of audio
- Summary, chapters and key quotes
- API access for batch pipelines
- All export formats
FAQ
Sony ZV-1 II sessions: common questions.
How long does a two-hour ZV-1 II session take?
About 4 minutes, at roughly 2 minutes per hour of audio. A twenty-minute take is done in under a minute.
Can I upload the MP4 straight from the card?
Yes, if the file is 5 GB or less once a pack is on the account, or 2 GB or less before the first pack. At 4K that is only a few minutes of video, so an audio export is the easier route for a long session.
What does a month of vlogging cost?
Four two-hour sessions are 480 minutes, inside the $6 pack of 500. Daily uploaders filming 30 hours a month, 1,800 minutes, fit the $12 pack of 2,000. Credits never expire.
How does this relate to the older ZV-1 page?
The workflow is the same for both cameras: export the audio or paste a link. The ZV-1 II's wider lens suits sit-down setups, which tend to produce longer takes, so the arithmetic on this page is built around those.
Do I need to set the language?
No. 99 languages are detected automatically, and English terms dropped into another language are handled. A session that switches language is detected on its main one.
Which exports come back, and is the footage private?
TXT, DOCX, SRT, VTT and JSON. Recordings are transcribed on our own servers and are never used for training. WhipScribe has no connection to Sony's apps; you send the file or the link.
Related
Vlog cameras and creator pages
Export the session audio and upload it. The opening 20 minutes are free.
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