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How to Generate Transcripts and Summaries from Videos with AI

Updated this week

Make your videos in courses’ content more accessible, searchable, and learner-friendly in just a few clicks:

EducateMe now offers automatic AI-powered multilingual transcripts and subtitles for any video. This feature helps learners find key moments faster and supports global teams with content in multiple languages. However, only English support chapters and summary.


How to Generate a Transcript?

  1. Open an activity that includes a video.

  2. Click the “Generate content” button.

  3. In a moment, AI will automatically create:

• A transcript

• An optional summary with chapters (English only)

• Captions in 16 supported languages.

You can also disable following options: AI captions, transcription and summary:


AI-Powered Video Tools

Transcript

Appears alongside the video. Learners can scroll through it and click any line to jump to that exact moment.

Summary and Chapters (English only)

A quick overview of the video content broken down into sections, making it easier to digest and revisit specific parts.

Subtitles

AI automatically adds subtitles in 16 languages, enhancing accessibility for international learners.


Integrated with Ask AI

The new transcript and summary features are connected to Ask AI, providing learners with smart, contextual support based on the content of the video.


FAQ

Q: Which languages support transcript and subtitles?

Currently, 16 languages are supported for transcript and subtitles. Only English supports full summaries and chapter generation.

Q: Can I turn these features off?

Yes, you can toggle the transcript, captions, and summary display on or off at any time.

Q: Do I need to upload anything?

No uploads are required, just click “Generate content,” and the system does the rest.

Q: Can learners interact with the transcript?

Yes! Learners can search, scroll, and click any sentence to jump directly to that point in the video.

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