You can convert AU to text into an audio file using transcription services/text-to-speech features as well as video converters and online tools, regardless of the file size, format, or language used in the audio/video files. This service saves a lot of time and has excellent accuracy for the price.
How to Convert AU to Text
You can use transcription software programs/automatic speech recognition (asr) software, as well as transcription tools, to convert video (wmv, mov, avi, flv…) or audio files (webm, mp3 file, au, wav,…) to text files.
Also, video-to-text converter apps that will play the videos and type the transcripts in the same window can be helpful. They are compatible with Mac, ios, and Android devices.
Transcription services have greatly improved manual transcription. To learn how to convert audio to text:
1) Select your AU file
- To transcribe audio, first, upload your AU file.
- Then click on ‘Choose AU File’ and select the file from your folder. You can import your file from anywhere, whether it’s on your laptop, Google Drive, Youtube, or Dropbox.
- Or drag and drop it into the box.
2) Select the language
- Select the language that was spoken in your AU transcription
- Also, select the language your audio transcripts into
3) Click ‘Auto Transcribe’
- Select “Machine generated” or “Human created” (which are available in some transcription services)
- You can remove background noise from your audio, and cut, split, and trim your audio file before transcribing it.
- Go to Elements from the left menu and click on ‘Auto Transcribe’ under Subtitles.
- Your automatic transcription will have appeared. Edit the transcription as needed with the help of a text editor.
4) Export the TXT file
- Click on Options without exiting the Subtitles page and select the file format that you want
- After choosing the text used, click on the Download button.
- That’s all, you have your text transcription. Easily search, edit, and share your media files
How to Open an AU File?
You should not open AU files individually. Instead, open the Audacity (cross-platform) project that contains your AU file. Select File Open… from Audacity’s menu bar to do so. Then, in your project’s my project data folder, open the AUP file that is alongside your AU file.
Frequently Asked Questions
Audacity, a free, cross-platform audio editor, produces AU files. It’s saved in a proprietary audio format that only Audacity understands. Audacity projects, which are saved as.AUP files, contain AU files.
Depending on the software program you use, you will be able to convert it into multiple languages. The majority of them support over 120 languages, dialects, and accents, such as English and French.
AU’s automatic and human transcription services have accuracy rates of 85% and 99%, respectively. They can achieve near-human-level accuracy using artificial intelligence and natural language processing.
You can export your AU transcripts to a variety of text and subtitle formats, including Plain Text formats (.txt), Microsoft Word documents (.docx), PDF (.pdf), SubRip (.srt), VTT… It is possible to export timestamps, highlights, and speaker names. A free subtitle file converter and transcription editor are also included in the majority of the programs.
You could watch a video without headphones on a crowded train or in a library without a sound system. Subtitles can be added by AU transcriptions. AU-to-text converters can also help you overcome language barriers.
