010.0 to 3.8 s: diagnosis and accusation
At 0.0 to 1.8 seconds, left says "Yeah. That's the problem right there." while leaning over the open hood and touching the plastic housing, then stepping back. At 1.9 to 2.4 seconds, right says "What?" with hands behind his back, looking into the engine bay. At 2.5 to 3.8 seconds, left says "[You] f'd the trans (transmission)." The "you" is clipped in the audio, and the shortened word is car slang for the car's transmission.
024.5 to 8.5 s: denial and insistence
At 4.5 to 5.5 seconds, right gives a short denial. Our transcripts split on its exact wording, so we do not quote it. At 6.8 to 7.8 seconds, left says "Yes, you did." At 8.0 to 8.5 seconds, right says "Nuh-uh." This short word was picked up by only one of the transcripts.
038.7 to 12.6 s: the excuse
Right speaks for almost four seconds, the longest stretch of the clip: "Okay, it was dark though. I was drunk. I didn't know." All three transcripts agree on the words dark, drunk and didn't know. He delivers it with arms spread while the left figure listens in profile at the edge of the frame. The line is a comic character excuse, so use it in a caption as a quote and avoid presenting it as advice.
0412.9 to 15.0 s: the reaction
Left closes the clip at 12.9 to 15.0 seconds: "What the f— are you talking about?" Two transcripts agree on it and the third missed it. Left has listened in profile since the excuse began, and the clip ends on this line without a cut.
05Timing tips for captions and edits
The longest pauses between lines are about 1.3 seconds after the denial (5.5 to 6.8 s) and about 0.7 seconds after the diagnosis (3.8 to 4.5 s), so those are the easiest places for a text reveal. Put captions in the quiet frames, not over a face. The excuse is the longest line, so a two-line caption starting at 8.7 seconds is easiest to read. Keep each text block on screen at least a second.
06How this transcript was made, and what Oakgen keeps
We cross-checked a video-model transcript with two speech-to-text passes. Where two of three agreed we call the line consistent. There are two exceptions: the one-word "Nuh-uh", from a single source, and the short denial at 4.5 to 5.5 seconds, where the transcripts disagree on the words. We cannot say who first said these lines, since we could not verify the original audio or its makers. In Oakgen's version your photos replace both people, but the soundtrack, strong language included, stays as in the reference clip.