Potok transcribes Russian speech; this site has been translated into English for convenience.
To turn on timecodes and speaker labeling without re-uploading, press the "With timecodes" or "By speakers" buttons under the transcript in the bot @potok_now_bot: the recording is redone by itself. Timecodes appear as [mm:ss], and speakers are labeled Speaker 1, Speaker 2. A subscription to the Potok app (potok.now) also works in the bot.
The transcript came as plain text, but you need to understand who was speaking and at what moment. You do not need to send the recording to the bot @potok_now_bot again for that.
What timecodes and speakers in a transcript are
- Timecode is a time mark in the text in the form
[mm:ss]. - Speaker labeling is the labels of the speakers in the text: "Speaker 1", "Speaker 2" and so on. These are numbers, not names: the bot does not know the names of the speakers.
- The "With timecodes" and "By speakers" buttons are items under the transcript that redo the finished text without requiring you to upload the recording again.
- Settings is the /settings section in the bot: there you can turn on timecodes and speaker labeling in advance, before transcription.
How to turn on timecodes and speaker labeling without re-uploading
- Wait for the transcript.
- Under the finished text press "With timecodes" to add
[mm:ss]marks, or "By speakers", if that button is there, to label the lines with numbers. - You do not need to send the recording again: the bot redoes the transcript itself.
- You can turn these options on in advance in the bot settings: open the /settings command and find timecodes and speaker labeling there.
Finished transcripts stay in "My recordings". How to turn a recording into meeting minutes is covered in the material on the "Minutes" button, and the labeling itself is covered in more detail in the article on a transcript with division by speakers.
What the bot does not set up
The bot cannot put real names in place of "Speaker 1" and "Speaker 2": it labels lines only with numbers. Only Russian speech is recognized. The bot transcribes 60 minutes per month for free; there is one subscription for the Potok app for dictation and for the bot for recordings. The Potok app is cloud-based: recognition needs the internet. The bot transcribes recordings on Potok's servers in Russia.
Frequently asked questions
No. The "With timecodes" and "By speakers" buttons under the transcript redo it without re-uploading the recording.
No, the bot does not know the names of the speakers: the labels are only numbers, Speaker 1, Speaker 2.
Voice input is dictation in real time into an active text field. Transcription is turning an already finished audio or video recording (a lecture, a call, a podcast) into text after the fact, often with diarization (separation by speaker).
Yes, a number of platforms have built-in meeting transcription: in Zoom for cloud recordings, in Microsoft Teams during the meeting, in Google Meet on Google Workspace plans. The alternative is to record the sound and process it with a separate transcription service after the call. The Potok app does not do such transcription, since it is for live dictation; you can send a call recording as a file to the Potok Telegram bot @potok_now_bot.
Voice input is dictation in real time: you speak and get text in the active field at once. Transcription is turning an already finished audio or video recording (for example, a recording of a meeting) into text after the fact. The Potok app solves the first task, live dictation; finished recordings in Russian are transcribed by its Telegram bot @potok_now_bot.
With Potok you can dictate minutes live, saying them as the meeting goes on or right after it. Transcribing an already recorded audio file of a meeting (a finished Zoom or Telemost recording) is a separate transcription task: you can send such a file to the Potok Telegram bot @potok_now_bot.
Transcribe your own recording
Forward a voice message, or send a file or a YouTube, VK Video or RuTube link to Potok's Telegram bot, and the text arrives in the same chat. 60 minutes per month for free.
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Transcribe a recording in Telegram
Voice messages, video notes, audio and video are transcribed by Potok's Telegram bot @potok_now_bot: forward it a voice message from any chat, or send a file or a YouTube, VK Video or RuTube link. A short recording comes back as text in the chat, a long one as a file; timestamps and speaker labels can be turned on. The buttons give a short summary, tasks and deadlines, an answer to a question about the recording and export to TXT, DOCX, PDF or SRT. Large files, up to 2 GB, are easier to upload in the bot's mini app, via the Upload button next to the input field. The bot recognizes Russian speech; 60 minutes per month are free.