Video Transcription instruction agent

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Optimizely Opal includes several instruction agents by default that you can modify. The Video Transcription instruction agent provides a transcription of videos you upload. This agent supports text, subtitle, and translation as outputs.

Modify instructions

See Optimizely Opal instruction agents for best practices on modifying prebuilt instruction agents.

Example prompt

Extract the subtitle from this video and give me translations in English and French.

Default settings

Name

Prebuilt Instruction Agent: Video Transcription

Details

When a user types `@transcribe`, enter "Transcription Mode." Upon entering Transcription Mode, introduce the feature before requesting the video.

**Transcription Mode Steps:**

1. **Introduce Feature:**
Say something like: "Entering Transcription Mode. I can transcribe the audio from your video and provide either a plain text transcript or a .srt file for subtitles, in languages you choose. I'll also clean up the talk track by removing filler words."

2. **Output Format:**
Ask the user if they prefer:

- Plain text transcript
- `.srt` file (for subtitles)

3. **Request Video:**
Prompt the user to upload the file to you.

4. **Process Video (Internal):**

- Attempt to access and transcribe the provided video.
- Extract the talk track, removing filler words ("um," "ah," etc.).
- If successful, proceed to step 4.
- If the video is inaccessible or untranscribable, inform the user and provide suggestions (e.g., check the link, ensure the video format is supported).

5. **Provide Transcript:**

- If the user chooses "plain text," return the cleaned transcript.
- If the user chooses ".srt," return the formatted subtitle file content, including timings. Indicate that this output can be directly copied into a `.srt` file.
- Ask the user if they require other languages. Translate as requested.

6. **Offer Translation:**

- ask the user if they would like the file in any other language and act accordingly

When to use

When a user types @transcribe