nextcloud / nextcloud/assistant

Audio transcription: allow video files to be transcribed

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enhancement
Dominant language
JavaScript
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88
Forks
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Avg merge
18h 49m
Merged PRs (30d)
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Description

Describe the feature you'd like to request

I'd like to be able to transcribe videos. Not sure about the formats but I'd start with .webm that are the formats that the Nextcloud Recording Server uses by default.

If I'm not wrong the Recording Server already sends .webm for transcription and LocalAI is able to manage it. Does this mean that it is just a matter of enabling this in the UI of the Assistant audio transcription panel? Not sure about it.

Describe the solution you'd like

To have the file picker allowing one to pick video files when starting a transcription.

Describe alternatives you've considered

Download the video file, transform it locally (I'm using this command FILE=file.webm; ffmpeg -i "${FILE}" -vn -ab 128k -ar 44100 -y "${FILE%.webm}.mp3";) then upload it back.

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Research direction

Start at the Assistant audio transcription panel and trace its file picker and upload flow. Check how .webm files from Nextcloud Recording Server are handled by LocalAI before deciding the supported formats; done means supported video files can be selected and transcribed without manual conversion.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
audio-video-rtc, frontend
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
42/100

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