View and update transcriptions

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2025-04-16

This article explains how to insert or remove a transcript line in the Azure AI Video Indexer website. It also shows how to view word-level information.

Insert or remove transcript lines in the Azure AI Video Indexer website

This section explains how to insert or remove a transcript line in the Azure AI Video Indexer website.

Add new line to the transcript timeline

While in the edit mode, hover between two transcription lines. There's a gap between ending time of the transcript line and the beginning of the following transcript line. The add new transcription line option is visible.

Screenshot of how to add new transcription.

After you select the + Add new transcription line, there's an option where you can add the new text and the time stamp for the new line. Enter the text, choose the time stamp for the new line, and then select Save. The default time stamp is the gap between the previous and next transcript line.

Screenshot of a new transcript time stamp line.

If there isn’t an option to add a new line, you can adjust the end/start time of the relevant transcript lines to fit a new line in your desired place.

Choose an existing line in the transcript line, then select the ellipsis (...) symbol. Select Edit and then change the time stamp accordingly.

Note

New lines don't appear as part of the From transcript edits in the Content model customization under languages.

When you use the API and you add a new line, you can add Speaker name using free text. For example, Speaker 1 can now become Adam.

Edit existing line

While in the edit mode, select the three dots icon. The editing options were enhanced. They now contain not just the text but also the time stamp with accuracy of milliseconds.

Delete line

Lines can now be deleted through the same three dots icon.

Consolidate two lines as one

To consolidate two lines, which you believe should appear as one.

Go to line number 2 and select edit.
Copy the text.
Delete the line.
Go to line 1, edit, and then paste the text and save.

Examine word-level transcription information

This section shows how to examine word-level transcription information based on sentences and phrases that Azure AI Video Indexer identified. Each phrase is broken into words and each word has the following information associated with it

Name	Description	Example
Word	A word from a phrase.	"thanks"
Confidence	How confident the Azure AI Video Indexer that the word is correct.	0.80127704
Offset	The time offset from the beginning of the video to where the word starts.	PT0.86S
Duration	The duration of the word.	PT0.28S

Get and view the transcript

Sign in on the Azure AI Video Indexer website.
Select a video.
In the top-right corner, press arrow down and select Artifacts (ZIP).
Download the artifacts.
Unzip the downloaded file > browse to where the unzipped files are located > find and open transcript.speechservices.json.
Format and view the json.
FindRecognizedPhrases > NBest > Words and find interesting information.

"RecognizedPhrases": [
{
  "RecognitionStatus": "Success",
  "Channel": 0,
  "Speaker": 1,
  "Offset": "PT0.86S",
  "Duration": "PT11.01S",
  "OffsetInTicks": 8600000,
  "DurationInTicks": 110100000,
  "NBest": [
    {
      "Confidence": 0.82356554,
      "Lexical": "thanks for joining ...",
      "ITN": "thanks for joining ...",
      "MaskedITN": "",
      "Display": "Thanks for joining ...",
      "Words": [
        {
          "Word": "thanks",
          "Confidence": 0.80127704,
          "Offset": "PT0.86S",
          "Duration": "PT0.28S",
          "OffsetInTicks": 8600000,
          "DurationInTicks": 2800000
        },
        {
          "Word": "for",
          "Confidence": 0.93965703,
          "Offset": "PT1.15S",
          "Duration": "PT0.13S",
          "OffsetInTicks": 11500000,
          "DurationInTicks": 1300000
        },
        {
          "Word": "joining",
          "Confidence": 0.97060966,
          "Offset": "PT1.29S",
          "Duration": "PT0.31S",
          "OffsetInTicks": 12900000,
          "DurationInTicks": 3100000
        },
        {

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