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We need to ensure all videos used in courses have accurate captions or transcripts. On Windows, I switched to using this WhisperDesktop app: github.com/Const-me/Whisper/re It transcribed a 15 minute video in 30 seconds on my laptop. If that doesn't work, try github.com/Topping1/whispercpp or MacWhisper on a mac.
I use the ggml-small.en.bin file here: huggingface.co/ggerganov/whisp and yt-dlg if I need to temporarily download a youtube video: yt-dlg.github.io/yt-dlg/
#AIEd #a11y #craptions #EdTech #OpenSource

GitHubReleases · Const-me/WhisperHigh-performance GPGPU inference of OpenAI's Whisper automatic speech recognition (ASR) model - Const-me/Whisper
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@stavvers Exactly! And in a pinch, if the text is in a diff language I do not understand, I can always try to squish it through translation and wish for something readable to come through. Unfortunately, videos kinda do not have that option, since subtitles from speech on the fly are rarely as they should be, let alone translations of THOSE subtitles. #craptions