GUIDE
Multilingual Transcription: Source and Output Languages
Spoken language and transcript language are separate choices. BigTranscribe can detect speech automatically in about 100 languages, while translation changes the language of the written output.
For People working with recordings in languages other than English or with translated output needs.
Separate spoken and output language
The source language is what people speak. The transcript language is what you want to read. Keeping the detected language produces an original-language transcript; choosing another available output language requests translation.
Correct detection when needed
Listen to a short opening passage and review the source-language control. Mixed-language recordings, names and short samples can make automatic detection less certain, so select the appropriate language when you know it.
Do not assume that translation preserves every proper name, idiom or technical term. Review important passages against the recording or with a qualified reader.
Choose the right download
Download TXT, DOCX or PDF for translated or original text. SRT and VTT are useful timed subtitle formats when available. Captioned video is a separate output and may use a selected caption language.
Translation adds $0.05 per minute to the existing pay-per-file workflow. Review the total before checkout.
Frequently asked questions
- Does automatic detection support every language?
- BigTranscribe supports automatic detection for about 100 languages; the available language controls show the applicable choices.
- Is an original-language transcript the same as a translation?
- No. An original-language transcript keeps the spoken language; translation produces text in a selected output language.
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