Use case

Interview transcription for journalists

Field interviews to verbatim quotes and pull-quotes in your language.

For: Reporters, freelance journalists, documentary teams.

Why Vaklipi

  • ✓ 11 Indic languages + English handled equally well
  • ✓ Word-level timestamps for accurate quote sourcing
  • ✓ 5-format export (SRT for video cuts included)
  • ✓ Editable inline — fix names before you file
  • ✓ Auto-delete after 30 days for source protection

How it works

  1. 1

    Record in the field

    Phone recordings are fine. If you can, say the interviewee's name at the top of the recording — it makes labelling far quicker later.

  2. 2

    Upload with diarization on

    For a two-person interview, speaker labels separate your questions from their answers, which is what turns a transcript into quotable copy.

  3. 3

    Source your quotes by timestamp

    Word-level timestamps mean you can point an editor or a fact-checker at the exact second a quote came from.

  4. 4

    Fix names, then file

    Proper nouns are the usual correction. Edit inline, export to DOCX, and the transcript is ready to work from.

Questions

Is the transcript verbatim enough to quote from?
It is accurate enough to source and time-stamp a quote, but you should always check the exact wording against the audio before publishing. Word error rates run from 5–8% on English to 12–16% on Odia — the accuracy page has the per-language table.
How is source material protected?
Audio is stored in India and auto-deleted after 30 days. Share links are token-based and revocable, so nothing is public unless you deliberately share it.
Can I get SRT for a video cut?
Yes — SRT and VTT are standard exports alongside TXT, DOCX and PDF.

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