When I first decided to turn my recorded lectures into a book, I had no clue how overwhelming it would be. I had two giant video files—one was 12GB and the other 13.5GB. Each was about four hours long. Just opening them on my laptop felt like a nightmare.
At first, I thought: Maybe I should convert them into MP3s? Maybe cut them down? Honestly, I was stuck before I even started.
That’s when I tried NoteGPT’s video to text. I learned that the platform lets you upload videos up to 300MB each—10 at a time. At first I thought, “Uh oh, mine are way bigger than that.” But then I realized it was actually simple: I just split the big videos into smaller parts (about 30 minutes each) and uploaded them in batches.
And here’s the magic: within minutes I had clean, accurate transcripts. Suddenly, instead of sitting through eight hours of footage, I had text that I could search, highlight, and reorganize. What once felt like chaos turned into a clear outline for chapters.
Breaking the videos into smaller chunks actually made the whole process smoother. Each batch gave me focused text to work with, and I wasn’t drowning in one giant transcript. It felt like I had an assistant who took my videos apart and handed me ready-to-use notes.
Now, those two massive files that felt impossible? They’re becoming the foundation of my book. NoteGPT’s video-to-text didn’t just save me time—it gave me a system.
If you’re sitting on long recordings and want to turn them into something meaningful, don’t get stuck on file sizes. Split them, upload them, and let the transcripts do the heavy lifting. That’s how I finally started writing.
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