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Hey - I tried it with this (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RhVQf2ucKhs) at the default percentage and it just seems to pull, what appear to be, a few words from the video. What should the expectations be?

Overall it's a great idea if it can generate a useful/consumable summary.

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Hey, thanks for trying the app out!

The reason the link you provided isn't working is because there aren't English automated or manual captions for the video. https://imgur.com/a/aNNvS I'll try and clarify this in the about section as soon as I can.

I recommend trying it out with some of your favorite TED talks that have manual or automated captions in English. With some of the ones I've tried, with the default length reduction setting, I usually get a <= 5-minute output from a ~ 20-minute video.

Update: I've added the clarification about the English automatic or manual captions on the main page of the app. In addition, I added a button that loads in a random URL (from a small set of TED talks) so that it's easier to test the app out quickly.

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