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Feature Request: Selective Transcription for Long Videos and Podcasts

Jamal
10d agoPending

Hi PlayLingo Team,

I really enjoy using PlayLingo, but I have a suggestion regarding the 180-minute weekly transcription limit.

Many podcasts and long-form videos are 1–3 hours long, but I often only need subtitles for specific sections. Currently, transcribing an entire video uses up a large portion of my weekly allowance, even if I'm only interested in 10–20 minutes of it. This means I might run out of transcription minutes after just one or two long podcasts.

Would it be possible to introduce a feature that allows users to select a specific time range for transcription? For example, I could choose to transcribe only 30:00–45:00 of a two-hour podcast, and only those 15 minutes would count toward my weekly allowance.

I think this would make the transcription quota much more efficient, especially for users who regularly watch long-form content for language learning.

Thanks for considering this suggestion!

1 comment

  1. Alexey Nenastyev10d ago

    Thanks, Jamal, this makes a lot of sense. Right now a transcript is always made for the whole episode, so a long podcast takes a big share of the weekly minutes even if you only need part of it. Choosing a time range isn't possible yet. We've added your idea to our list, and votes here help us see how many people want it.