---
title: 'Captions & Transcriptions'
description: 'How to generate captions and transcriptions for audio and video with OpenAI or Amberscript, or upload your own caption files.'
url: https://www.medialab.co/support/core/review-and-approve/captions
---

# Captions & Transcriptions

MediaLab allows you to generate captions and transcriptions for audio and video files using either **OpenAI (automatic
AI transcription) or [Amberscript](https://www.amberscript.com/en/) (professional transcription services)**. You can
also upload your own caption files.
Transcription services are available **from €0.007 per minute**, and MediaLab includes **100 free OpenAI processing
minutes per month**.

### Open the captions menu

1. Navigate to the folder containing your file.
2. Click the file to open the preview.
3. Click the **three dots (•••)** in the preview window.
4. Click **Captions**.
   _From here, you can generate or upload captions._

### Generate captions

- Open the file preview.
- Click the **three dots (•••)**.
- Click **Captions**.
- Click **Generate captions**.
  If transcription is not yet activated, you will see the **Activate integration: Generate transcriptions window.**

### Activate transcription (first-time setup)

Before generating captions for the first time, you must activate a provider.

1. In the **Activate integration** window, select one of the following providers:

### OpenAI

- Automatically generates captions using AI
- Fast and fully automated
- Includes **100 free processing minutes per month**
- Additional usage is billed from **€0.007 per minute**
- Requires accepting the terms and the **OpenAI API Data Privacy policy**

### Amberscript

- Professional caption and transcription service
- Higher accuracy options available
- Supports professional and translated captions
- Pricing is handled through Amberscript depending on the selected service

2. Accept the terms of use.
3. Click Activate now.

_Once activated, captions can be generated from the file preview._

### Upload existing captions

If you already have caption files:

1. Open the file preview.
2. Click the **three dots (•••)**.
3. Click **Captions**.
4. Click **Upload captions**.
5. Select your captions file (such as .srt or .vtt).
   _The captions will now be attached to the file._

### Download captions

1. Open the file preview.
2. Click the **three dots (•••)**.
3. Click **Captions**.
4. Select the captions track.
5. Click **Download**.

### Best practices

- Use **OpenAI** for fast, automated captions
- Use **[Amberscript](https://www.amberscript.com/en/)** when higher accuracy or professional captions are required
- Review captions before sharing externally
- Upload existing captions when available