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 ImportVTT

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Import Web Video Text Tracks (.vtt) data

Contributed by: Jon McLoone

ResourceFunction["ImportVTT"][path]

imports a .vtt file to a Dataset of values.

Details and Options

This is a minimal implementation suitable for the VTT files generated by Zoom meeting transcriptions. It does not support stylesheets, inline styling, positioning, comments or multi-line captions.

Examples

Basic Examples (1) 

Import a simple .vtt file:

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Export["example.vtt", "WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.480 --> 00:00:01.530 Jon McLoone: We are recording now. 2 00:00:03.480 --> 00:00:04.500 Jon McLoone: I have something to tell you. 3 00:00:06.990 --> 00:00:14.580 Fred Smith: Do tell!", "String"];
In[2]:=
ResourceFunction["ImportVTT"]["example.vtt"]
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Options (2) 

Often, VTT files hold a separate record for each phrase spoken:

In[3]:=
ResourceFunction["ImportVTT"]["example.vtt"]
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You can catenate consecutive phrases by the same speaker to make transcriptions easier to follow:

In[4]:=
ResourceFunction["ImportVTT"]["example.vtt", "Simplify" -> True]
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Publisher

Jon McLoone

Version History

  • 1.0.0 – 27 September 2021

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