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FFmpeg 8.0 (Part 1): Using Whisper for Native Video Transcription in FFmpeg
The most exciting feature in ffmpeg 8.0 is native support for Whisper, a free and open-source speech recognition library developed by OpenAI. FFmpeg's Whisper integration enables you to use a single tool for transcribing video, adding subtitles, or automatically extracting highlights. It's fast enough that you can even do it in real time on a streaming video. FFmpeg is a free and powerful tool that enables you to easily convert, compress, or transcode nearly any video or audi

Peter Naftaliev
Nov 176 min read
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