Zoom offers its Live Transcription feature free users. Paid users have access to the service for a while, but free users will soon too has the option to add automatic, AI-powered lockedcaption to them meetings.
Live transcript roll out to all accounts this fall, but you can apply for early access through this request form. Multilingual Zoom hosts, please note: At launch, the only knows English.
We’m not sure how long it will take before early access is granted, but here’s how to turn on Zoom’s Live Transcript once it’s available:
- Log in to the Zoom website.
- Go on Settings> Meeting.
- Turn on “Closed heading.” Note: If you see the feature but cannot enable it, you may need to request permission from the Zoom group or account manager. You can find more information on Zoom’s support page.
- Sit on “Enable live transcription service to show transcript on sidebar during meeting.”
How to turn on Live Transcript during a meeting you are hosting
- Make sure Live Transcript is enabled using the steps above
- Zoom in and out start a new meeting or join one.
- Click on “Closed heading” or “Live Transcript” from the call controls.
- Choose “Enable Auto Transcription”
After enabling Live Transcript, continue your call as normal. The app will handle all the captions for you.
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The app automatically recognizes speech and types it on the screen, but there is a chance that there are errors. According to Zoom’s support page, a live trewritingaccuracy can be influenced by:
- Background noise
- Volume and clarity of the speaker’s voice
- Speaker’s proficiency in the English language
- Lexicons and dialects specific to a geography or community
If Live Transcription does not work, Zoom recommends typing manual captions for your Zoom meeting or breakout room in real time.
Google Measure also works as an emergency plan if Zoom’s auto-generated captions are not available. Meet’s automatic captions is easy to turn on and recognize English, French, German, Portuguese and Spanish. If all else fails, you can use third-party tools such as Description or even a paid transcription service to add captions to a previously recorded meeting.
[The Verge]