Core Transcription Boundaries
Time & Volume Constraints
Monthly & Session Limits
Monthly Boundaries:
- • Total allocation: 300 minutes per billing cycle
- • No rollover: Unused minutes expire completely
- • Hard cutoff: Service stops when limit reached
- • Reset schedule: Fixed monthly on account anniversary date
- • No early refresh: Cannot accelerate cycle restart
- • Combined usage: All transcription types share same pool
Session Boundaries:
- • Maximum session: 30 minutes continuous recording
- • Daily extension: 10 minutes bonus once per 24 hours
- • Automatic termination: Recording stops at boundary
- • Warning system: 5, 2, 1 minute alerts before cutoff
- • Immediate restart: Can begin new session right after
- • No session queuing: Cannot schedule or batch sessions
File Processing Boundaries
Upload Restrictions:
- • Monthly file limit: 3 audio/video files maximum
- • Individual file size: 100MB per file maximum
- • Format restrictions: Limited to common audio/video formats
- • Quality requirements: Minimum audio quality thresholds
- • Processing time: Files count toward monthly minute allowance
- • No bulk uploads: Single file processing only
Processing Boundaries:
- • Queue priority: Lower position than paid users
- • Processing speed: Slower transcription completion
- • Concurrent processing: One file at a time only
- • Retry limitations: Limited reprocessing attempts
- • Error handling: Basic failure recovery options
- • Quality guarantees: No accuracy or completion assurance
Quality & Accuracy Boundaries
Transcription Quality Limitations
Accuracy & Model Boundaries
Accuracy Limitations:
- • Quality ceiling: 85-88% accuracy vs 90%+ for paid plans
- • Basic AI models: No access to advanced language processing
- • Speaker separation: Reduced accuracy with multiple speakers
- • Background noise: Basic filtering leads to lower quality
- • Accent handling: Limited accuracy with diverse speaking styles
- • Technical vocabulary: No specialized term recognition
Processing Restrictions:
- • Language boundary: English-only transcription supported
- • Audio quality dependency: Poor audio = significantly lower accuracy
- • Real-time processing: No post-processing accuracy improvements
- • Correction limitations: Manual editing required for errors
- • Context understanding: Minimal contextual processing
- • Industry customization: No field-specific optimization
Feature Processing Boundaries
Unavailable Processing Features:
- • Smart summaries: No AI-generated meeting insights
- • Action item extraction: No automatic task identification
- • Topic categorization: No content organization
- • Sentiment analysis: No emotional tone detection
- • Conversation analytics: No speaking patterns or engagement metrics
- • Advanced formatting: Basic paragraph and timestamp structure only
Basic Processing Available:
- • Speaker identification: Basic separation and labeling
- • Timestamp accuracy: Time-coded transcript with markers
- • Text formatting: Paragraph breaks and punctuation
- • Playback synchronization: Audio synced with transcript
- • Search capability: Basic keyword search within text
- • Manual editing: Text correction and modification tools
Platform & Integration Boundaries
Connection & Access Limitations
Platform Integration Boundaries
Available Integrations:
- • Zoom Personal: Basic meeting integration
- • Google Meet: Standard connection functionality
- • Microsoft Teams: Personal account integration only
- • Mobile platforms: iOS and Android app access
- • Web browser: Standard web interface
- • Basic calendar sync: Simple scheduling integration
Restricted Integrations:
- • Enterprise platforms: No Zoom Pro/Business, Teams enterprise
- • Advanced CRM: No Salesforce, HubSpot connection
- • Project management: No Asana, Monday, Trello integration
- • Advanced Slack: No bot features or automation
- • Zapier premium: Limited automation workflows
- • API access: Reduced to 10 calls per hour
Data & Storage Boundaries
Storage Limitations:
- • Retention period: 30 days maximum before auto-deletion
- • No cloud backup: User responsible for data preservation
- • Export dependency: Must download before expiration
- • No version history: Single current version only
- • Basic search indexing: Limited historical search capability
- • Sync limitations: Basic synchronization across devices
Access & Sharing Boundaries:
- • Single user access: No team or collaborative features
- • Basic sharing only: Public links without access controls
- • No password protection: Cannot secure shared content
- • No viewer tracking: Cannot monitor access or downloads
- • No permission controls: No role-based access management
- • No collaboration tools: No comments, annotations, or real-time editing
Working Within Boundaries
Boundary Optimization Strategies
Strategic Usage Optimization
Maximizing Efficiency:
- • Priority allocation: Reserve minutes for most critical meetings
- • Strategic pausing: Use pause feature to optimize session length
- • Quality preparation: Ensure optimal audio for better accuracy
- • Monthly distribution: Plan usage across entire billing cycle
- • Extension timing: Save daily 10-minute bonus for important sessions
- • Session splitting: Break long meetings into strategic segments
Workflow Adaptation:
- • Hybrid note-taking: Combine transcription with manual notes
- • Pre-meeting prep: Test audio and equipment before recording
- • Post-session processing: Quick review and editing while fresh
- • Export immediately: Download transcripts to avoid 30-day deletion
- • Backup methods: Voice memos for overflow or backup content
- • Template usage: Standardized formats for consistent output
Alternative & Supplement Strategies
Multi-Platform Approaches:
- • 800 min/month + advanced AI features
- • Sembly AI: 2,400 min/month + enterprise capabilities
- • 1,000 min/month + video-focused transcription
- • Real-time collaboration + Mac optimization
- • File processing specialization
- • Combined approach: Use multiple platforms for total 4,000+ minutes
Hybrid Methods:
- • Manual templates: Structured note formats for consistency
- • Team coordination: Rotate transcription duties across members
- • Selective recording: Focus on decision-making and action segments
- • Voice memo backup: Personal recordings for key insights
- • Collaborative docs: Shared real-time note-taking during meetings
- • Action item tracking: Separate task management system integration
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