

Clicking this button will toggle captions on or off. When you preview a video file that includes a subtitle track/closed captioning, you will see a button marked CC in the preview window. Note: This feature is only available to Business-Plus users or higher. If you have a video with a separate subtitle file (e.g.srt), you will need to embed the subtitle file into your video file using one of the methods outlined below. The data is tightly coupled with the actual video picture data (but can still be toggled on/off).īox does not support captions/subtitles as separate files. The captions are contained in the video stream/track.The captions/subs exist as a separate text track in the video file.If you do not want to pay for captioning services, we recommend hosting videos on YouTube to take advantage of their built in captioning tools. Vimeo recommends the following partners for closed captions Vimeo does not provide tools to help create captions.Ĭaptions must be created by a service or manually by content creator Once complete, click "Return to YouTube Studio" and repeat process for other videos if needed. YouTube will sync your text with the video


When finished typing all dialogue from the video, select "Set timings" button. Video will pause while you type, allowing you to complete transcription without missing audio.Type all dialogue in the caption box while watching the video. Under the "Subtitles" column, click "ADD" In the left column, select "Transcriptions"Ĭlick "ADD LANGUAGE" button and select "English (United States)" Go to your channel in YouTube ensuring you are logged inīelow the video, click the "EDIT VIDEO" button YouTube provides a tool to assist content creators with closed captions. Instructions for providing captions YouTube Captions need to be provided for all prerecorded audio content (including videos containing audio) and should be synchronized with media.
