transcribe

name	transcribe
description	Transcribe audio/video to SRT subtitles using ElevenLabs Scribe v2. Use for: transcription, subtitles, captions, SRT generation.
setup_complete	false
setup	./SETUP.md

Transcribe

First time? If setup_complete: false above, run ./SETUP.md first, then set setup_complete: true.

Generate SRT subtitle files from audio/video using ElevenLabs Scribe v2.

Quick Start

cd ~/.claude/skills/transcribe/scripts

# Basic transcription (auto-detect language)
npx ts-node transcribe.ts -i /path/to/video.mp4 -o /path/to/output.srt

# Specify language
npx ts-node transcribe.ts -i /path/to/video.mp4 -o /path/to/output.srt -l en

# Custom subtitle length (max words per entry)
npx ts-node transcribe.ts -i /path/to/video.mp4 -o /path/to/output.srt --max-words 6

# Custom max duration per subtitle
npx ts-node transcribe.ts -i /path/to/video.mp4 -o /path/to/output.srt --max-duration 4.0

Options

Option	Short	Default	Description
--input	-i	(required)	Input audio/video file
--output	-o	(required)	Output SRT file path
--language	-l	auto	Language code (en, he, ar, etc.)
--max-words		5	Max words per subtitle entry
--max-duration		3.0	Max seconds per subtitle entry
--max-chars		70	Max characters per subtitle entry
--timing-offset		0.25	Timing offset in seconds
--json		false	Also output raw transcript JSON

Language Codes

• en - English
• he - Hebrew
• ar - Arabic
• es - Spanish
• fr - French
• de - German
• ru - Russian
• zh - Chinese
• ja - Japanese
• (or omit for auto-detection)

Output

The script generates:

1. .srt file - Standard subtitle file
2. .json file (optional) - Raw transcript with word-level timestamps

Environment

API key stored in scripts/.env:

ELEVENLABS_API_KEY=your_key_here