Transcription & Search

Cuevue converts uploaded audio and video into a timestamped transcript so your team can search, navigate, and comment with precise timing.

How Transcription Works

Audio versions transcribe automatically as soon as they upload. Video versions transcribe automatically too, unless an Admin turns off Auto-transcribe video uploads in Settings → AI — with it off, start transcription manually from the version.

• Background processing: Media is processed server-side, so you can keep working while it runs.
• Progressive results: For large files, transcript text appears in chunks before the final pass finishes.
• Word-level timestamps: Each word includes timing data for accurate seeking and comment ranges.
• Platform-managed AI: Transcription runs on Cuevue’s managed transcription service — no API key needed.

[!IMPORTANT] Uploading a new media file to an existing version replaces the old transcript. Re-transcribe so text and timestamps match the new media.

Speaker Labels

When a transcript includes speaker information, Cuevue tags each paragraph with a color-coded speaker chip in its header, so a multi-person conversation is easy to follow.

• Rename speakers: Click a chip to rename a speaker (for example, “Speaker A” → “Sarah”). The new name applies everywhere that speaker appears.
• Reassign a paragraph: Open a chip’s menu and choose Reassign section to another detected speaker if a paragraph was attributed to the wrong person.
• Hide/show labels: Toggle speaker labels off if you’d rather read the transcript without them. This is a per-browser display preference.
• Consistent colors: Each speaker keeps the same color throughout the transcript.

Not every transcript includes speaker data — it depends on how the media was processed. When speakers aren’t detected, the transcript still has full word-level timing, search, commenting, and editing.

Advanced Search

Use transcript search from the review header to find specific dialogue quickly.

• Word or phrase search: Highlights all matches in the transcript.
• Next/previous navigation: Jump through hits without losing playback context.
• Auto-seek behavior: Moving through matches keeps you aligned with the right moment in audio.
• Keyboard support: Cmd/Ctrl+F and Cmd/Ctrl+K open search.

Working with Transcript Content

Transcript Commenting

You can attach feedback to exact transcript ranges:

1. Single-click transcript text to move playback and place the insertion caret.
2. Double-click a word or drag-select text to create a comment selection.
3. Add a comment from the selection toolbar/sidebar.
4. Cuevue stores start/end timestamps and the selected quote.

Mentions and Collaboration

Use @mentions in Comments to route specific moments to teammates.

AI-Assisted Field Generation

Cuevue can analyze transcript content and suggest values for project fields.

How It Works

1. Transcribe the version audio.
2. Open AI field generation in the review workflow.
3. Review proposed values.
4. Accept, edit, or discard before saving.

Typical Outputs

• Titles and summaries.
• Guest names and topics.
• Notes that map spoken content into structured fields.

[!NOTE] AI output should be reviewed before publishing or sending externally.

Edit Mode

Members and above can correct transcript text directly in the review view (Guests cannot, by default — see Guest capabilities).

1. Enable Edit Mode.
2. Click a word to edit it inline.
3. Press Enter to save or Escape to cancel.
4. Exit Edit Mode when done.

Common use cases:

• Fixing names, brands, and technical terms.
• Correcting misheard words.
• Cleaning punctuation for readability.

[!CAUTION] Edits save immediately.

Limits and Failures

If transcription cannot run, Cuevue surfaces status in the transcript panel:

• Missing audio
• Temporary service/API issues
• Monthly transcription-minute limits (with billing upgrade path)

You can retry from the same view once the issue is resolved.