Download YouTube + Auto‑Transcribe & Subtitle with Whisper | Ray's FFMPEG Commander
Ray’s FFMPEG Commander Toolbox — YouTube download + multi‑language transcription (Update)
Make your video workflow faster: in this update Ray’s FFMPEG Commander Toolbox can download YouTube videos and generate subtitles/transcriptions in multiple languages using Whisper‑style models. Perfect for content creators, translators, editors, and researchers who want automated, reproducible workflows.
What’s new
Download YouTube videos directly from the app (yt‑dlp integration).
Transcribe audio to text and generate SRT/ASS subtitles (GPU‑friendly faster‑whisper support, CPU fallback).
Burn subtitles into rendered video or soft‑mux them as separate tracks.
Audio normalization (EBU R128 loudnorm) and progress/ETA in the UI.
Per‑user venv installer and launcher for portable installs.
Try it / Buy
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Quick start / requirements
Linux (or other POSIX) with ffmpeg and ffprobe on PATH.
Python 3.8+; the app can create a per‑user venv for transcription backends.
For GPU transcription: a CUDA‑enabled GPU + ctranslate2 / faster‑whisper (recommended).
See the dependency panel in‑app for exact install hints.
Tips & troubleshooting
If transcription shows “No transcription backend available,” use the app’s dependency panel to create the per‑user venv or run:
python3 -m pip install faster-whisper ctranslate2
Use “Apply with next Convert” to automatically burn/mux subtitles when you start conversion.
For faster test runs, use smaller Whisper models or CPU mode (works without GPU, but slower).
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