The longest and largest recordings this month
What actually came through in the 30 days to 27 October 2026, from the production record: length, size, format, country and how long each took.
The short answer
The largest file we have transcribed is 297 GB (4 h 32 min of camera footage). In the 30 days to 27 October 2026 the longest single recording was 23.17 hours and the largest upload 3.47 GB; both came back as one transcript, in 52 and 16 minutes.
Production record, anonymised to length, size, format and country. Processing time is worker time; upload time is not included.
The largest files we have transcribed
All time, by the size of the original file. Camera masters on Google Drive are read in place: only the sound is pulled, so a 297 GB video never has to be downloaded or uploaded.
| File size | Length | How it came in | Transcribed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| 297 GB Oct 2026 | 4 h 32 min | Google Drive, audio track only | 8 min |
| 171 GB Oct 2026 | 2 h 36 min | Google Drive, audio track only | 21 min |
| 7.6 GB Sep 2026 | 3 h 15 min | Link | 27 min |
| 5.9 GB Aug 2026 | 2 h 5 min | Link | 22 min |
| 4.6 GB May 2026 | 1 h 7 min | Upload (MKV) | 14 min |
| 4.4 GB Aug 2026 | 2 h 5 min | Link | 19 min |
| 4.1 GB Sep 2026 | 4 h 25 min | Link | 25 min |
| 3.5 GB Oct 2026 | 5 h 47 min | Upload (MP4) | 16 min |
| 3.4 GB Sep 2026 | 3 h 29 min | Link | 19 min |
| 3.3 GB Sep 2026 | 2 h 7 min | Link | 13 min |
“Transcribed in” is worker time once the audio was in; upload time is not included. A link is a YouTube, Drive, podcast or stream address.
Every file, by size
5,811 finished files of a minute or more, grouped by the size of the original.
| File size | Files | Typical length | Typical time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 500 MB | 5,609 | 25 min | 1 min |
| 500 MB to 1 GB | 129 | 1 h 24 min | 4 min |
| 1 to 5 GB | 69 | 1 h 32 min | 7 min |
| 5 to 50 GB | 2 | 2 h 40 min | 24 min |
| Over 50 GB | 2 | 3 h 34 min | 14 min |
Typical = the median file in that row; time is from the audio arriving to the finished transcript.
The ten longest recordings
| Length | Size | Format | Country | Processing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23.17 h | 1.33 GB | MP3 | US | 51.7 min |
| 12.68 h | 0.76 GB | link | IN | 39.9 min |
| 12.19 h | 0.18 GB | WMA | US | 7.4 min |
| 11.94 h | 0.70 GB | link | MK | 22.6 min |
| 11.80 h | 0.65 GB | link | MY | 1.6 min |
| 11.44 h | 0.67 GB | link | AE | 6.6 min |
| 10.93 h | 1.19 GB | link | BR | 27.7 min |
| 10.40 h | 0.44 GB | link | SE | 0.3 min |
| 10.03 h | 0.53 GB | link | IN | 5.0 min |
| 10.00 h | 1.15 GB | WAV | BR | 17.4 min |
The ten largest this month
| Size | Length | Format | Country | Processing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.47 GB | 5.79 h | MP4 | US | 16.0 min |
| 3.41 GB | 3.49 h | link | – | 19.2 min |
| 3.13 GB | 4.53 h | MP4 | – | 7.5 min |
| 3.12 GB | 4.00 h | link | – | 13.5 min |
| 2.84 GB | 1.52 h | link | US | 4.1 min |
| 2.53 GB | 1.71 h | link | – | 11.7 min |
| 2.41 GB | 0.26 h | link | AR | 0.9 min |
| 2.14 GB | 1.77 h | link | US | 12.7 min |
| 2.07 GB | 2.00 h | WAV | MY | 7.3 min |
| 2.02 GB | 1.43 h | MP4 | RU | 2.5 min |
A link row is a YouTube, Drive, podcast or stream address: nothing was uploaded, the audio was fetched from the source.
Questions
What is the longest file WhipScribe has transcribed recently?
23.17 hours in one file (MP3), processed in 52 minutes, in the 30 days to 27 October 2026. The stated limit is 10 hours per file; a longer recording goes up as two files.
What is the largest file WhipScribe has transcribed?
297 GB: a 4 h 32 min camera recording on Google Drive (Oct 2026), transcribed from its audio track without downloading the video. The largest this month was 3.47 GB.
Do I have to split or compress a long recording?
No. One file up to 10 hours or 5 GB uploads as it is. Only the audio is transcribed, so a 4 GB video costs the same minutes as its soundtrack.
Who are these recordings from?
Customers. The table shows length, size, format and country only; no names, titles or transcript text, which stay private. Recordings are transcribed on our own servers and are never used for training.
Speed by length, format and country: /proof/turnaround. Public long-file runs with their transcripts: /proof/long-files.
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