Live transcripts in Rescript
Rescript can transcribe supported livestreamed government meetings in near real time. You submit a meeting link, Rescript detects whether the stream is live and supported, and then begins transcribing.
Live transcription is optimized for accuracy and is processed in ~30-second segments, so the transcript may be slightly behind the video.
Before you start
Go to Hearings & Meetings in the left navigation.
Use the Supported sources button on the Hearings & Meetings banner to see which livestream sources Rescript can transcribe.
Have the livestream URL ready (the public page where the video is embedded).
Start a live transcript
From Hearings & Meetings, select Add New Meeting.
Input the link to the Meeting and press Retrieve. If Rescript detects that the video is live, it will route you to Step 3., otherwise it'll route you to the default "Completed Meeting Memo" submission pathway.
Enter a meeting title
Select Submit.
The above screen is displayed during Step 3 once Rescript has auto-verified that the link is live and supported. After Step 4, you’ll return to the home screen and see the meeting enter an Initializing state for about a minute.
When the livestream is successfully connected, you’ll see a confirmation popup indicating the stream is active and transcription has started.
Find your live meeting
Once the livestream is running, it appears in the Live Meetings section above Completed Meetings on the Hearings & Meetings page.
Open the meeting to view the video and transcript side-by-side.
Search the transcript and set keyword alerts
On the transcript page, use the keyword bar to:
Search within the transcript to quickly find relevant sections.
Create keyword alerts to surface moments where your keywords are mentioned.
Keyword alerts are currently in-app only. Rescript does not yet send email or SMS notifications for alert hits.
Playback controls may vary by source
Video playback behavior (for example, scrubbing or skipping forward/back) is determined by the underlying livestream source. Some sources may limit playback controls, and Rescript may not be able to change that behavior.
When the livestream ends
Rescript will stop transcribing when the livestream ends. In some cases, the stream may take time to fully close; worst case, transcription will auto-close within 12 hours (the maximum transcript length for a single submission).
If you want your usual Rescript memo workflow after the livestream is complete, you’ll need to resubmit the meeting to run the normal memo process. That process is unchanged.
What’s coming next
We’re actively expanding live transcription workflows. Upcoming improvements include:
AI capabilities on live transcripts (for example, chat and analysis tools) so you can interact with the meeting while it’s in progress.
Pre-scheduling live transcription so you can set up coverage before a meeting begins.
Asynchronous keyword alert notifications (email/SMS) so you don’t have to keep the transcript page open to catch key moments.