Transcribe an audio or video file

Add a recording you already have and Recordstead processes it like a live meeting. The meeting appears in the list as soon as you add it.

Your original file

Leave Delete the original file after adding off to keep your source. If you turn it on, Recordstead moves the source to the Trash only after its own encrypted copy is stored.

Three ways in

In Meetings, click the plus button below the list. You can also choose Recording ▸ Add Meeting from File… (⌘P), or drop a file on the main window. All three open the same sheet.

The sheet

1. Click Choose… or drop files onto the sheet. Several files become several meetings. A pair named like call_app.wav and call_mic.wav in one folder stays one meeting.
2. Optionally enter a title for one meeting; otherwise the file names it until a summary supplies a title. Choose its workspace.
3. Check I wasn't in this meeting if you did not attend it. Recordstead then skips the speaker-naming pause; you can name speakers later.
4. Leave the original-file option off unless you want the source moved to the Trash. Click the Add button to store the files and start processing.

Your result: the meeting is listed with its current processing step. Its own encrypted copy is stored before the transcript work begins.

Which formats

WAV, MP3, AIFF, M4A, FLAC, MP4 and MOV are selectable without extra software. MKV, WebM and OGG require ffmpeg on your Mac. If a file is refused or processing stops, resolve the import problem.