README.md

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title: VOD Transcriber
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VOD Transcriber

This directory contains transcribe_vod.sh and the transcript outputs.

What was fixed

• Added a dependency check for ffmpeg before extraction.
  • If missing, the script now exits with:
    • Error: ffmpeg not found in PATH.
    • Install ffmpeg with: brew install ffmpeg
• Removed suppression of ffmpeg extraction errors so failures are visible.
• Updated Homebrew whisper executable path from .../bin/whisper-cpp to .../bin/whisper-cli.

Why extraction previously failed

The script attempted to run ffmpeg without verifying it existed, and stderr was redirected away on extraction. When ffmpeg was missing, this produced exit code 127 with limited diagnostics.

Verification

After installing ffmpeg and updating the script:

• audio extraction from vod.mp4 completed successfully
• whisper transcription completed successfully
• transcript output was written to vod_transcript.txt