Use citations, audio, and video timestamps

What a citation or timestamp means

Pelayar may attach a citation, source reference, timestamp, or transcript segment to a finding. These references show where the answer came from so you can inspect the original evidence instead of taking the summary on faith.

• Document and image citations: open the referenced file or excerpt and compare the claim with the source.
• Video timestamps: open the video evidence and move playback to the referenced start or end time when a player is available.
• Audio timestamps: open the transcript segment to review the spoken words at that time. Advanced transcription can also show which speaker was assigned to the segment.

Verify a finding

1. Find the citation, timestamp, or transcript segment beside the relevant claim.
2. Select it to open the supporting file, report, transcript, or media viewer.
3. For video, watch the referenced moment and a little surrounding context.
4. For audio, listen to the segment or read the transcript, then check the speaker label when diarization is enabled.
5. Compare the source with Pelayar's interpretation before using an important claim.

Audio evidence and speaker labels

Standard project transcription makes spoken content searchable and can expose timestamped transcript segments. If you need reliable speaker separation, names, or more control over the transcript, use the dedicated Transcription workflow with Advanced or Reviewed quality.

Speaker diarization is an AI estimate based on the recording. Overlapping speech, background noise, distant microphones, and similar voices can cause speaker labels or boundaries to be wrong. Check the audio before treating an attribution as definitive.

Video evidence and playback

Timestamp links work only when the original video and its viewer are still available. For YouTube sources, the uploader must allow embedding and the video must be accessible to the requesting user. A private, removed, region-restricted, age-restricted, or embedding-disabled video may leave a timestamp as plain text or prevent the player from opening.

For detailed event, technique, or sports review, use the dedicated Video Analysis or Sports Analysis workflow so the findings are generated with focused video evidence.

If a timestamp is plain text

1. Open the cited project file, transcript, or report and confirm that the original media is still attached.
2. Check that processing has completed and that you are viewing the correct project or conversation.
3. For YouTube, open the direct link and confirm that it plays for your account and region.
4. If the direct source works but the embedded viewer does not, ask the uploader to enable embedding or upload an authorized copy directly.
5. Contact support if an interactive citation that previously worked no longer opens. Include the project or conversation reference and the timestamp.

Use human judgment

Evidence links make an answer easier to audit, but they do not guarantee that every interpretation is correct. Check important claims against the full document, audio, or video context—especially before making safety, medical, selection, disciplinary, financial, or other high-impact decisions.