transcribe

# transcribe ## Input Use the media file path the user provided. If it's unclear which file to transcribe, ask the user for the local media file path and stop. ## Instructions When this skill is invoked, do the work immediately. 1. Run Whisper on the input file and write an `.srt` file next to the source media file. 2. Review the generated subtitles and make them clean and subtitle-ready rather than overly literal. 3. Reveal the final `.srt` file in Finder. 4. Report the output `.srt` path. ## Subtitle cleanup requirements You must optimize the subtitles for readability while preserving meaning and approximate timing. - Remove obvious filler words when they do not add meaning, such as `um`, `uh`, `like`, and similar verbal padding. - Remove obvious false starts, accidental repetitions, and disfluent fragments when they make captions harder to read. - Fix punctuation, capitalization, and obvious formatting problems. - Preserve intentional wording, important emphasis, and technical terms. - Do not rewrite the speaker's meaning or turn the transcript into a summary. - Prefer concise, natural subtitle text over raw verbatim speech. ## Command Run Whisper with the provided media file: ```bash INPUT="<media file path>" whisper "$INPUT" --output_format srt --output_dir "$(dirname "$INPUT")" ``` The generated subtitle path is: ```bash SRT_PATH="$(dirname "$INPUT")/$(basename "${INPUT%.*}").srt" ``` After cleaning the subtitle text, reveal the file in Finder: ```bash open -R "$SRT_PATH" ``` ## Output Report the final `.srt` path: `$SRT_PATH` If Whisper fails, report the error briefly and stop.