# And now, Transcripts begin for real **URL:** https://forum.podcaster.community/t/and-now-transcripts-begin-for-real/4067 **Category:** Workbench **Tags:** worth-reading **Created:** [February 10, 2024, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/and-now-transcripts-begin-for-real/4067 "2024-02-10T13:36:47Z") **Posts on this page:** 2 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![craigconstantine](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.podcaster.community/craigconstantine/32/2322_2.png) [@craigconstantine](https://forum.podcaster.community/u/craigconstantine) #### Post date: [February 10, 2024, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/and-now-transcripts-begin-for-real/4067/1 "2024-02-10T13:36:47Z")
tl;dr: Transcripts are now, “yes, consider them as being used everywhere.” We podcasters talk a lot about transcripts. The short answer has always _been_ that they’re probably not worth the efforts. The short answer has now changed. Transcripts are a thing. This is a done-deal. Thanks to laws, AI, companies efforts… all audio is going to be transcribed. You may as well begin understanding how it works… Of particular note is that Apple is following the Podcast Namespace (a “namespace” is an extension to vanilla XML) specification, which is created and maintained by the global community of podcast creators themselves. This means we can create our own transcripts in the global “WebVTT” standard and publish them with our shows. …or we can sit back and let everyone else (all the podcast-playing platforms, like Spotify YouTube Apple) generate them for us auto-magically. A while back PodNews (in the issue, [https://podnews.net/update/infinite-dial-2024-la](https://podnews.net/update/infinite-dial-2024-la) ) mentioned that… ![Screenshot 2024-03-06 at 09.08.58](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/podcaster1/original/2X/4/4ebe49ac699818c34c337dbbc681c7687922b095.png) And today ([https://podnews.net/update/transcripts-launch-in-apple-podcasts](https://podnews.net/update/transcripts-launch-in-apple-podcasts) ), PodNews published this… ![Screenshot 2024-03-06 at 09.13.16](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/uploads/podcaster1/original/2X/b/b93e5608b10a6d22b4845cfa52bec50b214eaf7a.png) Since you’ve read this far, you’ll enjoy this nifty Q&A about how Apple’s podcast player app uses and creates transcripts… > **[How do Apple Podcasts Transcriptions work? All your questions answered](https://podnews.net/article/apple-podcasts-transcriptions-faq)** > > How does this new feature from Apple work? Will it work with your podcast? A list of frequently-asked questions, and the answers ɕ ---
### Author: ![system](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/forum.podcaster.community/system/32/548_2.png) [@system](https://forum.podcaster.community/u/system) #### Post date: [April 10, 2024, 1:36pm UTC](https://forum.podcaster.community/t/and-now-transcripts-begin-for-real/4067/2 "2024-04-10T13:36:48Z")
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