无论您是第一次上传YouTube 视频(YouTube video)，还是已经拥有一个包含视频的频道，您都可能需要考虑将这些YouTube 视频(YouTube video)转换为文本。为什么？好吧，创作者可能想要这样做有几个原因。
例如，您可能希望重新利用您的YouTube 视频(YouTube video)内容并将其用于您的博客。如果您正在为您的YouTube 游戏频道制作(YouTube gaming)游戏视频(gaming video)，字幕可以帮助您的观众理解有时可能会被背景噪音(background noise)掩盖的评论。
文字记录和字幕还增加了您的视频对残疾人的可访问性，并帮助用户在YouTube 上(YouTube)播放声音时遇到问题。此外，字幕可以帮助改善观看者的视频体验，即使他们没有残疾。
好消息是，将YouTube 视频(YouTube videos)转换为文本并不是很困难。将YouTube 视频(YouTube video)转换为文本或脚本的方法有四种。
1.使用内置转录工具(Built-In Transcription Tool)将 YouTube 视频转换(Convert YouTube Video)为文本
YouTube 有一个内置工具，用于将您的YouTube 视频(YouTube videos)转换为文本。它是免费的，并且直接内置在界面中，因此在大多数情况下，这是您希望用作首选的选项是合乎逻辑的。
YouTube 使用其语音识别技术(speech recognition tech)生成字幕，您还可以在生成字幕后提取脚本。但是，准确性可能会有些偏差，因此您可能需要对文本进行一些更改。
- 登录(Log)您的YouTube 帐户并(YouTube account and head)前往YouTube Studio。从左侧边栏中选择字幕。(Subtitles)
- 选择要转换为文本的视频。在下一个屏幕上，选择一种语言并选择(language and select) 确认(Confirm)。
- 您会看到YouTube会自动为您创建一个脚本，您可以在下一个屏幕上对其进行编辑。要编辑文本，请选择DUPLICATE AND EDIT。
- 这将打开一个对话框(dialog box)，您可以在其中编辑转录。完成编辑后，选择发布(PUBLISH)按钮。
注意(Notice)文本是如何缺少标点符号的。单词也都是小写的。您需要手动修正标点符号和大小写。(punctuation and capitalization)
一旦从视频页面(video page)发布，您还可以查看脚本。转到视频页面(video page)并选择视频底部的省略号。选择打开脚本(Open transcript)，您将在视频右侧看到脚本。
对YouTube(YouTube)生成的成绩单进行快速语法检查(grammar check)总是一个好主意，因为它们几乎总是需要一些修复。如果YouTube无法为特定视频生成字幕，可能是因为您的视频音频质量较差或使用了YouTube不支持的语言。
2.使用(Using)第三方转录工具(Transcription Tools)将 YouTube 视频转换(Convert YouTube Video)为文本
自动转录工具是将YouTube 视频(YouTube video)转换为文本的最快、最有效的方法之一。您可以使用它们来转录几乎所有内容，从视频到播客等纯音频内容。
不过，只有一个警告。大多数体面的转录工具都需要花钱(cost money)。他们要么按月或按年收取订阅费(subscription fee)，要么按每分钟或每小时收费。
如果您想通过投资订阅来试用这些工具之一，您可以使用提供试用版的工具。例如，您可以尝试Temi。它允许免费转录长达 45 分钟的音频。
- 转到Temi 的网站(Temi’s website)并选择Select audio/video file按钮。
- 让Temi处理您的文件。这可能需要一段时间，具体取决于您上传的文件的时长。
- 完成处理后，Temi会询问您的电子邮件。成绩单将通过电子邮件发送给您。
使用好的视频转文本工具的好处是准确性。他们可以以大约 90%（在某些情况下甚至更高）的准确度转录语音清晰且几乎没有背景噪音的视频。
3.使用视频编辑器将 YouTube 视频转换(Convert YouTube Video)为文本(Text Using Video)
当您使用视频编辑器来润色您的 YouTube 视频(video editor for polishing your YouTube video)时，该编辑器可能还有一个转录工具(transcription tool)。当然，并非每个视频编辑器(video editor)都具有视频到文本的功能。但是您始终可以使用编辑器将(just)YouTube视频(YouTube)转换为文本，或者如果您愿意，可以做更多的事情。
例如，VEED有一个视频转文本工具，可让您为自己的YouTube 视频(YouTube videos)生成转录。
- 转到VEED 的视频到文本页面(VEED’s video-to-text page)并选择选择视频(Choose Video)按钮。
- (Enter)在对话框(dialog box)底部的字段中输入指向您的YouTube 视频(YouTube video)的链接，然后选择字段右端的页面图标。(page icon)
- 让工具导入(tool import)视频。完成后，您需要选择自动字幕(Auto Subtitle)才能继续。
- 然后，选择音频使用的语言并选择开始(Start)。
- 在下一个屏幕上，您将看到YouTube 视频(YouTube video)的字幕和一些其他视频编辑选项，以防您需要对视频进行一些修剪或拆分。
4.使用 Google Docs(Text Using Google Docs)将 YouTube 视频转换(Convert YouTube Video)为文本
您(Did)知道Google 文档(Google Docs)还可以帮助您将YouTube视频转换为文本吗？它有一个内置的语音听写工具(voice dictation tool)，可以完成工作。但是，该选项仅适用于基于 Chromium 的浏览器，例如Google Chrome 和 Microsoft Edge(Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge)。
您可以通过两种方式使用语音输入工具。
首先(First)，您可以打开语音输入(Voice typing )功能，像往常一样播放视频，然后让Google Docs完成剩下的工作。
但是，背景中可能存在一些干扰或音频回声。要解决此问题，您需要先在 PC 上调整一些设置。
这就是第二种(second )方法的用武之地。您可以更改 PC 上的声音设置，这样它就可以在内部收听音频，而无需使用扬声器。
由于第一种方法是第二种方法的子集，我们将在这里说明第二种方法。如果要使用第一种方法，请从步骤 3(step 3)开始。
- 在 Windows 11 上，按Ctrl + I启动“设置”应用(Settings app)，导航至“系统(System )” > “声音(Sound )” > “所有声音设备”( All sound devices ) > “立体声混音”(Stereo Mix)，然后选择“允许(Allow)” 。
- 接下来，返回“设置”主屏幕并导航(Settings home screen and navigate)至“系统(System )” > “声音(Sound )” > “混音器”( Volume mixer)。从下拉列表中选择输入设备(Input device )作为立体声混音。
此时，您在计算机上播放的任何声音都将直接转发到使用您的麦克风的工具——在本例中为 Google Docs 。
- 接下来，打开一个新的Google 文档(Google Doc)并选择工具(Tools )>语音输入(Voice typing)。
- 您现在会在文档上看到一个麦克风图标。当您希望Google 文档(Google Docs)开始收听和转录(listening and transcribing)时，请选择麦克风图标。然后，播放要转换为文本的YouTube 视频。(YouTube video)
请记住(Remember)，在使用该工具时，您无法离开Google 文档标签(Google Docs tab)，否则它将停止转录。
如果您使用立体声混音方法(stereo mix method)，则只需播放视频。但是，如果您使用的是扬声器，请确保不要将它们放在离麦克风太近或太远的地方。
如果可能的话，通过事先从您的扬声器录制几分钟的音频来进行试运行，以确保声音(voice isn)不会太大或太慢。如果是，请调整扬声器和麦克风的位置。音频质量越好，转录越准确。
准备好阅读您的视频了吗？
希望您即将使用其中一种方法将YouTube 视频转换为文本。(YouTube videos)您也可以聘请某人为您手动转录视频，但这有时可能既昂贵又耗时。如果您经常创建YouTube 视频(YouTube videos)，除了如何将YouTube 视频(YouTube videos)转换为文本之外，您还应该知道一些方便的YouTube黑客。(YouTube)
4 Ways to Convert YouTube Video to Text or Transcript
Whether you’re uploading a YouTube video for the first time, or already have a channel populated with videos, you may want to consider converting those YouTube videos to text. Why? Well, there are several reasons creators may want to do this.
For instance, you may want to repurpose your YouTube video content and use it on your blog. If you’re creating a gaming video for your YouTube gaming channel, captions can help your viewers make sense of the commentary that could sometimes get buried under the background noise.
Transcripts and captions also increase your video’s accessibility for the disabled and help users facing issues with playing sound on YouTube. Plus, captions can help improve a viewer’s experience with your video even if they don’t have a disability.
The good thing is, converting YouTube videos to text isn’t very difficult. There are four ways of converting a YouTube video to text or transcript.
1. Convert YouTube Video to Text Using the Built-In Transcription Tool
YouTube has a built-in tool for converting your YouTube videos to text. It’s free and built right into the interface, so it’s only logical that this is the option you’d want to use as a go-to in most cases.
YouTube generates captions using its speech recognition tech, and you can also extract the transcript once the captions are generated. However, the accuracy can be a little off, so you may need to make some changes in the text.
- Log into your YouTube account and head over to YouTube Studio. Select Subtitles from the left sidebar.
- Select a video you want to convert to text. On the next screen, choose a language and select Confirm.
- You’ll see that YouTube will automatically create a transcript for you, that you can edit on the next screen. To edit the text, select DUPLICATE AND EDIT.
- This will open a dialog box where you’ll be able to edit the transcription. Once you’re done editing, select the PUBLISH button.
Notice how the text lacks punctuation. Words are also all lowercase. You’ll need to fix the punctuation and capitalization manually.
You can also view the transcript once it’s published from the video page. Go to the video page and select the ellipsis at the bottom of the video. Select Open transcript and you’ll see the transcript at the right of the video.
It’s always a good idea to do a quick grammar check on transcripts generated by YouTube, because they’ll almost always need some fixing. If YouTube failed to generate subtitles for a particular video, it’s probably because your video has poor audio quality or in a language not supported by YouTube.
2. Convert YouTube Video to Text Using Third-Party Transcription Tools
Automatic transcription tools are one of the fastest, most efficient ways of converting a YouTube video to text. You can use them to transcribe pretty much everything from videos to audio-only content like podcasts.
There’s only one caveat, though. Most decent transcription tools cost money. They either charge a monthly or annual subscription fee, or charge a per-minute or per-hour rate.
If you want to take one of these tools for a spin before you commit by investing in a subscription, you can use the ones that offer a trial. For instance, you could try Temi. It allows free transcription for audio of up to 45 minutes.
- Go to Temi’s website and select the Select audio/video file button.
- Let Temi process your file. This could take a while depending on how long the file you’ve uploaded is.
- Once it completes processing, Temi will ask for your email. The transcript will be sent to you over an email.
The benefit of using a good video to text tool is the accuracy. They can transcribe videos with a clear voice and little to no background noise with roughly 90% (or more in some cases) accuracy.
3. Convert YouTube Video to Text Using Video Editors
When you use a video editor for polishing your YouTube video, it’s possible that the editor also has a transcription tool. Of course, not every video editor has video-to-text functionality. But you can always use an editor just to convert YouTube videos to text, or do a little more if you so wish.
For instance, VEED has a video-to-text tool that allows you to generate transcriptions for your YouTube videos.
- Go to VEED’s video-to-text page and select the Choose Video button.
- Enter the link to your YouTube video in the bottom field in the dialog box, and select the page icon at the right end of the field.
- Let the tool import the video. When it’s done, you’ll need to choose Auto Subtitle to continue.
- Then, select a language that the audio is in and select Start.
- On the next screen, you’ll see the subtitles for your YouTube video and a few other video editing options, in case you need to do some trims or splits on the video.
4. Convert YouTube Video to Text Using Google Docs
Did you know that Google Docs can also help you convert YouTube videos to text? It has a built-in voice dictation tool that can get the job done. However, the option is only available on Chromium-based browsers like Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge.
You can go about using the voice typing tool in two ways.
First, you can turn on the Voice typing feature, play the video like you normally would, and let Google Docs do the rest.
However, there’s a possibility that there are some disturbances in the background or that the audio echos. To remedy this, you’ll need to tweak a few settings on your PC first.
That’s where the second method comes in. You can change the sound settings on your PC so it will internally listen to the audio without you having to use the speakers.
Since the first method is a subset of the second method, we’ll illustrate the second method here. If you want to use the first method, start from step 3.
- On Windows 11, press Ctrl + I to launch the Settings app, navigate to System > Sound > All sound devices > Stereo Mix, and select Allow.
- Next, return to the Settings home screen and navigate to System > Sound > Volume mixer. Select the Input device as Stereo Mix from the dropdown.
At this point, the sound from whatever you play on your computer will be directly relayed to the tool that is using your microphone—Google Docs in this case.
- Next, open a new Google Doc and select Tools > Voice typing.
- You’ll now see a mic icon appear on the document. Select the mic icon when you want Google Docs to start listening and transcribing. Then, play the YouTube video you want to convert to text.
Remember that you can’t navigate away from the Google Docs tab while you’re using the tool, or it will stop transcribing.
If you’re using the stereo mix method, you’ll only need to play the video. But if you’re using your speakers, make sure you don’t place them too close or too far away from the mic.
If possible, do a trial run by recording a few minutes of audio from your speakers beforehand to make sure the voice isn’t too loud or slow. If it is, adjust the placement of the speakers and the mic. The better the quality of the audio, the more accurate will be the transcription.
Ready to Read Your Videos?
Hopefully, you were about to convert your YouTube videos to text using one of these methods. You can also hire someone to manually transcribe videos for you, but that can sometimes be expensive and time-consuming. If you regularly create YouTube videos, you should also know a few handy YouTube hacks, in addition to how to convert YouTube videos to text.
