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Foundry Local Whipser - does NOT include word-level or segment-level timestamps i

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Description

Can you confrm that the Microsoft.AI.Foundry.Local SDK's Whisper implementation does NOT include word-level or segment-level timestamps in its current version. The SDK returns only the transcribed text.

Formats I would like

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Is this a limitation of the current SDK version?

Here is a sample Poc Using JSON and TEXT transcription output:

Foundry Local C# Sample Scenario
https://github.com/leestott/FLWhisper

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Research direction

Review the Microsoft.AI.Foundry.Local Whisper SDK behavior and the linked C# sample at https://github.com/leestott/FLWhisper, comparing its JSON and text transcription output with the requested formats. Done means confirming whether the current SDK exposes word-level or segment-level timestamps, or defining the scope for adding that support.

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Assessment

Tech stack
cpp, csharp
Domain
ai, audio-video-rtc
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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