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Transcribe audio files to text using OpenAI Whisper

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Whisper Audio Transcription Skill

Transcribe audio files to text using OpenAI Whisper.

Capabilities

Transcribe audio files (MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, OGG, etc.) to text
Support for 90+ languages with auto-detection
Optional timestamp generation
Multiple model sizes (tiny/base/small/medium/large)
Output in plain text or JSON format

Usage

Basic Transcription

python3 scripts/transcribe.py <audio_file> <output_file>

With Options

# Specify model size (default: base)
python3 scripts/transcribe.py audio.mp3 transcript.txt --model medium

# Specify language (improves accuracy)
python3 scripts/transcribe.py audio.mp3 transcript.txt --language zh

# Include timestamps
python3 scripts/transcribe.py audio.mp3 transcript.txt --timestamps

# JSON output with metadata
python3 scripts/transcribe.py audio.mp3 output.json --format json

Parameters

audio_file (required): Path to input audio file
output_file (required): Path to output text/JSON file
--model: Whisper model size (tiny/base/small/medium/large, default: base)
--language: Language code (e.g., en, zh, es, fr, auto for detection)
--timestamps: Include word-level timestamps in output
--format: Output format (text/json, default: text)

Model Sizes

Model	Parameters	Speed	Accuracy	Memory
tiny	39M	~32x	Good	~1GB
base	74M	~16x	Better	~1GB
small	244M	~6x	Great	~2GB
medium	769M	~2x	Excellent	~5GB
large	1.5B	1x	Best	~10GB

Supported Audio Formats

MP3, WAV, M4A, FLAC, OGG, AAC, WMA, and more (via FFmpeg)

Dependencies

Python 3.8+
openai-whisper
ffmpeg

Installation

pip install openai-whisper
sudo apt-get install ffmpeg  # Ubuntu/Debian

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