AI-generated readable transcript
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George Kao
This would get me to upgrade my Simplero account 😊
Now that transcripts are available, I'd love to see it go the next step -- use AI / software to automatically create a version of the transcript that is readable (correct grammar) without the timestamps, so that those who don't want to watch the video can quickly read it.
Youtube kinda already does this for free, so it'd be awesome to see Simplero take it to the next level!
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Calvin Correli
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Marking this complete as we now do generate a transcript without the timestamps.
Automatically showing the transcript is a separate issue.
Colleen Adrian
I would absolutely love to have easy access to transcripts for your lessons!
Kara Goodwin
Where are transcripts already available, please?
George Kao
Kara Goodwin: I suggest contacting Simplero Support - they'll help you out!
Ali Ryder
Kara Goodwin: Skyrocket plan only, as far as I understand
Kara Goodwin
Ali Ryder: Thank you!
Sonja Amundson
I would suggest as well that you consider having transcripts available at all paid plan levels, because it's such a fundamental accessibility feature. Someone with a small audience/budget should be able to have their content be accessible to those who need the written text to consume the content.
Kayli Larkin
Sonja Amundson: I agree, transcripts seem like an accessibility feature. I don't know what the behinds-the-scenes costs are for transcipts, but I do know in Squarespace I can very easily provide text, and I'm still looking for something similar to make the switch to Simplero.
Calvin Correli
We'll incorporate the transcript more into the new lesson design, and make it available in admin.
George Kao
Calvin Correli: I'm so looking forward to this -- having transcripts automatically available to students, without having to download then upload it. Once that happens, I'm upgrading to Skyrocket :)
Calvin Correli
George Kao: The full text transcript is available on videos now.
And we've got a better transcription engine.
Also does summaries and keywords.
George Kao
Why I'm not upgrading to Simplero's highest level yet:
- I'd have to manually take the transcript link from each lesson (and some courses have more than 100 lessons!) and put it somewhere that students can access, i.e. it's not automated that the student can easily get to the transcript.
- The transcript isn't very readable... it has a bunch of timestamps with the written part being quite choppy.
Calvin Correli check out what chatGPT can easily do with a messy Youtube transcript... https://www.facebook.com/groups/simplerogroup/posts/5785119814900441/
...I imagine Simplero can integrate GPT engine to run its transcripts through? It'd be well-worth upgrading to the Skyrocket plan, and this feature would make a splash in the course platform industry, especially with AI being so big in the news these days...