Subtitled transcribes police body-worn camera footage into a court-format transcript. Drop in the MP4 or MOV, let Subtitled separate the officers, the person stopped and any witnesses, name them, correct the draft against the footage, and download a searchable Court PDF on Letter paper with 25 numbered lines a page, a caption page, timestamps and a transcriber's declaration to sign, or an editable Word file ($5.00 per hour of recording, on top of the $0.25 transcript). Only the sound is sent to be transcribed; the video never leaves your computer. It costs $0.25 per hour of audio, so an hour of footage is $0.25.
$0.25 an hour · first hour free
Defense attorneys and public defenders reviewing discovery, prosecutors preparing exhibits, people who obtained footage of their own stop or arrest, civil rights and personal injury firms, and journalists. Some courts require a transcript before a recording is played: a 2017 Minnesota Lawyer report found five of Minnesota's nine judicial districts at the time had orders or policies requiring transcripts of audio and video evidence. California Rule of Court 2.1040 requires one for any recording offered in evidence, and says it need not be certified.
Body cams record from an officer's chest: wind, traffic, radio chatter, several people talking at once, and the officer's own voice much louder than everyone else's. Expect the draft to need the most checking where people talk over each other. Setting the exact number of speakers helps Subtitled keep voices apart, and every turn carries a timestamp so you can jump to it in the footage.
Subtitled is not CJIS certified. Audio is sent to Soniox, our speech provider, to be transcribed; if your agency's policy covers recordings that hold criminal justice information, check it before uploading.
Sources: California Rules of Court, rule 2.1040; Minnesota Lawyer, "Body-camera transcription presents problems" (2017).
Last reviewed 27 October 2026. Not legal advice.
Drop the video into subtitled.live/transcribe, set how many people speak, name them, correct the draft against the footage, and download the Court PDF. The video stays on your computer; only the sound is transcribed.
It depends on the court. California Rule of Court 2.1040 requires a transcript of any recording offered in evidence, and some Minnesota districts have required one. Check your court's local rules or ask the clerk.
Minutes for the draft. Most of the time goes into checking it against the footage, which the timestamps on every turn make quicker.
Usually through a public records request to the police department, or through your attorney in discovery. The rules and exemptions vary by state; see the guide on getting body cam footage.
$0.25 per hour of footage for the transcript, plus $5.00 per hour for the Court PDF and Word file, with no subscription. An hour of footage in court format is $5.25.