While I gloss over the XML file that you end up with when getting the captions, note that they are timestamped with a “start” attribute which is important for longer videos. Point being, transcripts from broadcast programs will soon be pretty clean and the screencast above is a way that you can quickly grab them from clips posted to the likes of YouTube.

July 1, 2017, for video clips of live and near-live TV programming (such as news or sporting events).

January 1, 2017, where a single file contains multiple straight lift video clips (“montages”).

January 1, 2016, where the video clip contains a single excerpt of a captioned TV program with the same video and audio that was shown on TV (“straight lift” clips).

Here are the dates that Internet clips previously shown on TV must be captioned ( via the FCC): More important is that the FCC timeline for US broadcasters to provide better captions is fast approaching. This is helpful if you don’t want to sit through a 45 minute talk to see if there’s something in it of note. While the auto-generated captions are often hit and - mostly - miss, they usually give a general sense of what’s being said. Screencast: How to Extract YouTube Captions

Download youtube cc transcript