aviz85 Transcribe
First time? If
setup_complete: falseabove, run./SETUP.mdfirst, then setsetup_complete: true.
Generate SRT subtitle files from audio/video using ElevenLabs Scribe v2.
Quick Start
cd ~/.claude/skills/transcribe/scripts
# Basic transcription (auto-detect language)
npx ts-node transcribe.ts -i /path/to/video.mp4 -o /path/to/output.srt
# Specify language
npx ts-node transcribe.ts -i /path/to/video.mp4 -o /path/to/output.srt -l en
# Custom subtitle length (max words per entry)
npx ts-node transcribe.ts -i /path/to/video.mp4 -o /path/to/output.srt --max-words 6
# Custom max duration per subtitle
npx ts-node transcribe.ts -i /path/to/video.mp4 -o /path/to/output.srt --max-duration 4.0
Options
| Option | Short | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
--input |
-i |
(required) | Input audio/video file |
--output |
-o |
(required) | Output SRT file path |
--language |
-l |
auto | Language code (en, he, ar, etc.) |
--max-words |
5 | Max words per subtitle entry | |
--max-duration |
3.0 | Max seconds per subtitle entry | |
--max-chars |
70 | Max characters per subtitle entry | |
--timing-offset |
0.25 | Timing offset in seconds | |
--json |
false | Also output raw transcript JSON |
Language Codes
en- Englishhe- Hebrewar- Arabices- Spanishfr- Frenchde- Germanru- Russianzh- Chineseja- Japanese- (or omit for auto-detection)
Output
The script generates:
.srtfile - Standard subtitle file.jsonfile (optional) - Raw transcript with word-level timestamps
Environment
API key stored in scripts/.env:
ELEVENLABS_API_KEY=your_key_here