Video conversion
Convert MOV to TXT
MOV is a video, so converting it to TXT means listening to whatever is said in the clip and writing that speech down as plain text, a transcript, not the video itself. A converter plays through the audio track and turns the spoken words into text. This can be done right on your own computer, with the video never uploaded anywhere.
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- Extension
- .mov
- Type
- Video
- Typically
- iPhone / Mac recordings
- Compression
- Lossy
- Extension
- .txt
- Type
- Documents
- Typically
- Plain text files
Convert MOV to TXT on your own computer. Nothing uploads.
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How to convert MOV to TXT
- Open Morphjet and drag in the MOV file, or a whole folder of clips.
- Choose TXT as the output format.
- Convert. Morphjet listens to the audio track on your machine and writes out a transcript of what's said, saved as a plain text file next to the original.
MOV vs TXT: what actually changes
| MOV | TXT | |
|---|---|---|
| What it holds | Video, audio, and motion | Words, a written transcript only |
| File size | Large, minutes of footage and sound | Tiny, just the transcribed words |
| Picture | Full video image, every frame | Not kept, a transcript has no picture |
| Music and background sound | Carried in the audio track | Not transcribed, only spoken words become text |
| Accuracy | Exact record of what was said | As good as the speech recognition, depends on how clear the audio is |
| Editable as text | No, it's a video | Yes, fully editable |
When to convert, and when not to
Convert MOV to TXT when you want a written record of what was said in a clip, for notes, search, quotes, or a subtitle draft, and you don't need to keep the picture or the sound itself.
Keep the MOV if you need the footage or the audio itself, since a text file can't hold either. Also keep it if the recording is mostly music, overlapping voices, or hard to make out, since a transcript is only as good as the speech it can clearly follow.
Why not just use an online converter?
A video's audio track can carry a lot more than the words you're after, private conversations, background chatter, names, details you didn't mean to record. Sending that clip to an online transcription service means the audio passes through a stranger's server before you get any text back. Converting on your own computer means the audio is transcribed locally and only the resulting text ever gets saved, nothing is uploaded.
Questions
How accurate is the transcript from a noisy recording?
It depends on the audio. Clear, close-up speech transcribes reliably. Background noise, wind, or a quiet or distant speaker can lead to mistakes, so it's worth checking the result against anything important.
Can it tell different speakers apart?
It writes down what's said as a continuous transcript, it doesn't label who's speaking. With overlapping voices, it follows whichever speech comes through clearest, so some words from a second speaker can get missed or blended in.
Does it work with languages other than English?
It can handle a range of languages, though accuracy varies by language and how clearly the audio is recorded. Very rare languages or heavy accents may transcribe less reliably.
Does it need an internet connection?
No. The audio is transcribed on your own computer, so it works offline and the video never needs to leave your machine.
Can I transcribe a whole folder of MOV files at once?
Yes. Drop a folder into Morphjet and each clip is transcribed in turn, with a matching TXT file written out for every video.
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