Getting a Breton video in
Drop in the video file without converting it: MP4, MOV, MKV, WEBM, AVI, 3GP or a screen recording from your phone. The sound is pulled out on our server, and every timestamp points to the same moment in the original video. If the video is online, use Import from link: public YouTube, TikTok and Vimeo videos, Dropbox and Google Drive share links and direct file links all work. Only the audio is fetched, one video per link, and several links can wait in the queue.
The draft opens next to a player, so every line can be replayed while you fix it.
Why Breton needs a careful edit
Breton has very little training data in the model. Expect a rough draft with many corrections, especially with older native speakers, fast conversation or background noise. Slow, clear speech from one person, such as a teacher or a presenter, works best. The draft and its timestamps still save a lot of typing when you are building subtitles or an archive transcript.
Spelling marks such as c'h, ñ and ù may be dropped or misplaced; check them line by line. Native speakers from Léon, Trégor, Cornouaille or Vannes speak differently from learners trained in Diwan schools, and the model tends to handle the clearer standard speech better. French words and sentences are common in almost every Breton video, and the model may write a French-sounding phrase in French even inside a Breton sentence.
Breton videos worth transcribing
What people upload:
- Recordings of native speakers for language archives and collecting work.
- Lessons and classroom videos from Diwan and bilingual schools.
- Short films and YouTube videos that need Breton subtitles.
- Fest-noz evenings and storytelling with spoken introductions.
- Local TV and radio segments filmed in Breton.
Breton subtitles
Export SRT or VTT for Breton subtitles in YouTube Studio or your editor. The UTF-8 files keep ñ, ù and c'h. Fix the text before exporting; subtitles follow the edited transcript.
DOCX and PDF suit archive records. Speaker labels are available on paid plans and with a Minute Pack.
English, French and audio-only recordings
The transcript is written in Breton as it was spoken; nothing is translated. To read it in English, open the Google Translate link on the transcript, or use the AI prompt export to hand the text to ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. For recordings without video, see the Breton audio to text page.