Live transcription, captions and accessibility
Written by the AttestVoice team. Updated .
Beyond file transcription: live text while a conversation happens, and captions plus an accessibility report for the videos you publish.
Live transcription
Live transcription shows text as a call or meeting happens. Three things to know before you start:
- Consent: before turning it on, make sure every participant is aware of the transcription and agrees to it
- Audio is not stored: in live mode no recording file is kept, only the text
- Not evidence: without a source file there is no hash and no chain of custody; a live transcript is not evidence-grade and cannot go into a court package. Need evidence? Record on a device and upload the file
SRT/VTT captions: every tier
Upload a video and get synchronized SRT/VTT captions with precise per-cue timestamps, on every tier, within your subscription minutes. Fix them in the editor before publishing; exports always use the latest version, for any player.
Accessibility report and caption burn-in: Pro and up
On Pro and up you can also produce an accessibility check report (TXT/DOCX) documenting the captioning work and the quality checks, and an MP4 copy with burned-in captions, accessible in every player and on social media. The source file remains unchanged.
Good to know
Captions are one of IS 5568's requirements for recorded content, but full compliance depends on your whole service. Consult a certified accessibility professional; nothing here is legal advice.