Long transcription loses several minutes: how do you compare segment coverage and merging?

List all segments and results on the original audio timeline

This applies to clear speech absent from the middle or a missing ending. Preserve source duration and segmentation records with file IDs and submission status. Acceptance of an asynchronous task differs from completion. An existing output file may contain partial results, so inspect individual items rather than relying on a green overall indicator.

Separate recognition failure, silence detection and merging omissions

First check continuous source coverage, then inspect service statuses and errors for missing segments. Voice-activity detection can mistake quiet speech for silence, while network errors can leave a segment without output. If segment outputs are complete, inspect merge ordering, deduplication and filtering for whole passages incorrectly removed as repeated openings.

Preserve segment status and global timestamp mappings

Use stable segment IDs for source ranges, status and result locations, and read completed outputs in time order rather than filename order. Retry only established failures while preserving original offsets. If overlapping context is retained at joins, inspect duplicate text rather than unconditionally dropping a fixed length that may remove genuine continuing speech.

Inspect complete coverage and text at every join

Check that voiced regions have text or an explicit explanation, replay every join and missing area, and ensure global timestamps do not restart at zero. Confirm the last sentences end completely. Success means traceable coverage and explained gaps, not sufficient word count. Summaries intentionally omit material and cannot solely establish verbatim transcript completeness.

This article uploaded no recording or ran batch recognition. Confirm segmentation lengths and asynchronous limits for the service. Continuous timing coverage does not establish every word correct and still needs text checks. Silent intervals may lack text, but do not classify quiet speech as silence without listening. Identify unrecovered periods when sources are damaged.