Getting a Lithuanian video in
Drop in the video file unchanged: MP4, MOV, MKV, WEBM, AVI, M4V, 3GP or a phone screen recording. The sound track is pulled out on the server, so there is no convert-to-MP3 step, and every timestamp still matches the picture. If the video is online, paste its public link under Import from link: YouTube, Shorts, TikTok, public Vimeo, Dropbox or Google Drive share links, or a direct link to a video file. Only the audio is downloaded. Playlists and channels are refused, so queue videos one link at a time, and sign-in-only posts such as Instagram need to be downloaded and uploaded.
Once processed, the transcript sits next to the player and highlights the line being spoken. Click a line to go back to it and correct the text where you see it.
Endings, nosines and mixed speech
Lithuanian keeps a rich case system, and endings carry the meaning, so they are the first thing to check. The nasal letters ą, ę, į and ų (nosinės), plus ė, ū, č, š and ž, are kept in every export. Stress and pitch accent are not written, as in normal Lithuanian text.
Accuracy is below the major European languages: clear speech gives a usable draft that needs a careful read. Older speakers and videos from eastern Lithuania may include Russian or Polish, younger creators mix in English, and Samogitian speech differs enough from standard Lithuanian to need more editing. Lithuanian communities abroad, in the UK, Ireland, Norway and the United States, often switch between Lithuanian and the local language.
Lithuanian videos people transcribe
Common examples:
- News and talk-show clips, for quotes.
- University lectures and online courses.
- Interviews for a baigiamasis darbas or a journalism piece.
- Family videos and grandparents' stories.
- Your own YouTube or TikTok content, for subtitles.
Lithuanian subtitles
Export SRT or VTT for subtitrai in YouTube Studio, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve or VLC; UTF-8 keeps every Lithuanian letter. For written output, DOCX and PDF work for theses and reports, and CSV gives one row per line with a start time.
Accuracy and English
Use a close microphone, avoid background music, and turn on audio repair for noisy rooms. Names and numbers are the usual errors. Speaker labels are available on paid plans and with a Minute Pack.
The transcript stays in Lithuanian. For an English reading, open the Google Translate link on the transcript, or use the AI prompt export to hand the text to ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini. For audio-only recordings, see the Lithuanian audio to text page.