mostlylucid.consoleimage.transcription 4.6.0

.NET 10.0 This package targets .NET 10.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. 
dotnet add package mostlylucid.consoleimage.transcription --version 4.6.0
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package mostlylucid.consoleimage.transcription -Version 4.6.0
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="mostlylucid.consoleimage.transcription" Version="4.6.0" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="mostlylucid.consoleimage.transcription" Version="4.6.0" />
                    


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<PackageReference Include="mostlylucid.consoleimage.transcription" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add mostlylucid.consoleimage.transcription --version 4.6.0
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: mostlylucid.consoleimage.transcription, 4.6.0"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package mostlylucid.consoleimage.transcription@4.6.0
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=mostlylucid.consoleimage.transcription&version=4.6.0
                    


                            Install as a Cake Addin
                        

                    

                
#tool nuget:?package=mostlylucid.consoleimage.transcription&version=4.6.0
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

ConsoleImage.Transcription

Whisper-based audio transcription for ConsoleImage. Auto-generates subtitles from video/audio files using OpenAI Whisper models.

Features

  • Whisper.NET integration - Local speech-to-text using OpenAI Whisper models
  • Auto model download - Downloads Whisper models on first use
  • Multiple formats - Outputs SRT or VTT subtitle files
  • Speaker diarization - Distinguishes different speakers with color coding
  • Time-limited transcription - Process specific portions of audio
  • Cross-platform - Windows, Linux, macOS support

Installation

# Install the transcription library
dotnet add package mostlylucid.consoleimage.transcription

# Install a Whisper runtime for your platform (choose one):
dotnet add package Whisper.net.AllRuntimes    # All platforms (~400MB)
dotnet add package Whisper.net.Runtime.Cpu    # CPU only (smaller)
dotnet add package Whisper.net.Runtime.Cuda   # NVIDIA GPU acceleration
dotnet add package Whisper.net.Runtime.CoreML # Apple Silicon acceleration

Usage

using ConsoleImage.Transcription;

// Create transcriber
var transcriber = new WhisperTranscriber();

// Transcribe audio file
var track = await transcriber.TranscribeAsync(
    "video.mp4",
    modelSize: "base",  // tiny, base, small, medium, large
    language: "en",
    ct: cancellationToken);

// Access subtitles
foreach (var entry in track.Entries)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"[{entry.StartTime} --> {entry.EndTime}] {entry.Text}");
}

CLI Usage

When used with the consoleimage CLI:

# Auto-transcribe video with Whisper
consoleimage movie.mp4 --subs whisper

# Specify model size
consoleimage movie.mp4 --subs whisper --whisper-model small

# Transcribe specific time range
consoleimage movie.mp4 --subs whisper -ss 60 -t 30

# YouTube with auto-transcription
consoleimage "https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ID" --subs whisper

Model Sizes

Model VRAM Speed Accuracy
tiny ~1GB Fast Basic
base ~1GB Fast Good
small ~2GB Medium Better
medium ~5GB Slow Great
large ~10GB Slowest Best

Models are downloaded automatically on first use to ~/.cache/whisper/.

Requirements

  • .NET 10.0+
  • Whisper.NET native binaries (included via Whisper.net.AllRuntimes)
  • NAudio for audio processing

License

Unlicense - Public Domain

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net10.0 is compatible.  net10.0-android was computed.  net10.0-browser was computed.  net10.0-ios was computed.  net10.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net10.0-macos was computed.  net10.0-tvos was computed.  net10.0-windows was computed. 
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