Why is my recording split into several files? And how to transcribe the parts.
A long recording usually arrives in pieces because the device writes to a memory card formatted with a 4 GB file ceiling, or because it starts a new file at a set length, when you pause, or when the take is stopped and restarted; nothing is lost, the parts simply play one after another. You can upload each part as it is, or join them into one file of up to 10 hours or 5 GB (2 GB before your first pack); either way it is transcribed at about 2 minutes per audio hour, the first 20 minutes are free, and a 5-hour seminar (300 minutes) sits on the $6 pack of 500 minutes.
Why the device cuts
The common reasons for chunks, and the two ways to handle them.
The 4 GB card ceiling
Many cameras and recorders format cards in a file system that cannot hold a single file larger than 4 GB, so the device closes one file and opens the next without stopping. Video reaches that ceiling quickly; an audio recorder writing high-quality WAV can too, after several hours.
Time limits and pauses
Some devices start a new file every so many minutes, and most create a fresh file whenever you pause or press stop. Call recordings that were stopped and started again do the same. The numbering in the file names tells you the order.
Option one: upload each part
Every part becomes its own transcript with timestamps starting at zero. This is the quickest route and works well when each part is a session or a speaker. Parts bigger than the 500 MB this box takes continue on the upload page.
Option two: join them first
If you want one transcript and one timeline, join the parts in an audio or video editor and export a single file. Exporting audio only keeps a long video recording small: five hours of speech as an MP3 is usually a few hundred megabytes rather than many gigabytes.
Before and after
From a folder of numbered chunks to a readable day.
✗ A pile of parts
Split files are easy to lose track of, and playing them back to find one moment means guessing which chunk it is in.
- Files named with numbers only
- No clue which part holds what
- Video too heavy to upload as is
- Gaps feared where there are none
- Scrubbing across five files
- Notes that never got typed
✓ Text in the right order
Each part, or the joined file, comes back as a transcript with chapters and a brief.
- Parts kept in their recorded order
- One timeline if you joined them
- About 2 minutes per audio hour
- Chapters across the session
- Speakers named in the summary
- TXT, DOCX, SRT, VTT, JSON
Sample output
Where one part ends and the next begins.
An illustrative excerpt made up for this page, from a joined recording.
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
Split recordings, answered.
Is anything lost between the parts?
Normally not. When a device splits at a size limit it carries on recording into the next file, so the parts join end to end. If a part was created by a pause, the gap is the pause itself.
Should I join the parts or upload them separately?
Upload separately if you want results fast or the parts are natural sections. Join them if you want one transcript with one set of chapters and timestamps across the whole event, staying under 10 hours or 5 GB per file.
What does a split 5-hour seminar cost?
Five hours is 300 minutes whether it is one file or four. The first 20 minutes are free on a first visit and the $6 pack of 500 minutes covers the rest, with room for another 3-hour session.
My camera parts are each close to 4 GB. Will they upload?
Each part over 2 GB starts once a pack is on the account, and can be as large as 5 GB. Exporting the audio track alone is the lighter route: it holds every word and is a fraction of the size.
The joined file is longer than 10 hours.
Keep it as two files, for example morning and afternoon. Each becomes its own transcript; a 14-hour recording split into two 7-hour halves is 840 minutes in all and goes on the $12 pack of 2,000 minutes.
Can I paste a link instead?
Yes, if the recording is on YouTube, Vimeo, Twitch, Kick, a podcast feed or a Google Drive share link; a whole Drive folder of parts can be pasted too. However they arrive, the parts are transcribed on our own servers and never used for training.
Related
More on long files.
Five numbered parts. One readable record.
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