{"id":318,"date":"2020-08-19T21:42:30","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T04:42:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idwerkz.com\/blog\/?p=318"},"modified":"2020-08-20T10:25:39","modified_gmt":"2020-08-20T17:25:39","slug":"captioning-with-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idwerkz.com\/blog\/31-days-to-a11y\/captioning-with-youtube\/","title":{"rendered":"Captioning with YouTube"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"934\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/idwerkz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/youtubeperspective.png\" alt=\"YouTube home page.\" class=\"wp-image-325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idwerkz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/youtubeperspective.png 934w, https:\/\/idwerkz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/youtubeperspective-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/idwerkz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/youtubeperspective-768x511.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>YouTube Home Page<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As the largest video repository on Earth, it is somewhat surprising for videos to NOT show up on YouTube. It is a pretty safe bet that everyone knows about YouTube, and in fact, you probably already have an account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, if you\u2019ve never uploaded a video to YouTube, you might be surprised at the tools available for enhancing your videos. Among these tools is a robust set of captioning tools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Auto-Captions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Many people have encountered the auto-captions from YouTube.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A nifty novelty for most, a comic example of how AI and speech recognition can go wrong much of the time, the auto-captions of YouTube are certainly not a reliable solution for a student who is deaf or hard of hearing. The accuracy of the captions is too often too far off the mark to trust as sufficient means for a student who is deaf to understand what is being communicated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, YouTube makes it possible to edit the auto-captions it creates. Using the YouTube Subtitle tools, you can correct mis-recognized words, add punctuation and capitalization, and adjust timing and presentation for the captions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">YouTube Workflow for Captioning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>YouTube provides a variety of options for adding captions to your videos:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>You can upload a caption file if you have one.<\/li><li>You can manually transcribe and then auto-sync captions for your video.<\/li><li>You can wait for YouTube to process your video and generate auto-captions.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you have caption files within YouTube, you can also download the caption file and edit or use it with your local video or captioning software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">YouTube Studio<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>YouTube provides a set of tools for managing and editing the videos you upload to the YouTube service. It is called the \u201cYouTube Studio\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upload Video<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The first step in captioning a video on YouTube is to upload a video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find the upload option in the upper right-hand corner of the screen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"247\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/idwerkz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/upload-video.png\" alt=\"YouTube Video Upload menu.\" class=\"wp-image-319\"\/><figcaption>Uploading video to YouTube.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li>Click on the camera icon with a white \u201cplus\u201d sign in the middle.<\/li><li>When the menu opens, select the option \u201cUpload Video\u201d.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Captioning Tools &#8211; Subtitles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you have a video loaded into YouTube, you can select it from the \u201cVideos\u201d section of the YouTube Studio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the video selected, choose the \u201cSubtitles\u201d option from the left-hand menu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"259\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/idwerkz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/YouTubeStudio-subtitles-menu-1.png\" alt=\"Subtitles option highlighted from YouTube Studio menu.\" class=\"wp-image-321\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idwerkz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/YouTubeStudio-subtitles-menu-1.png 259w, https:\/\/idwerkz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/YouTubeStudio-subtitles-menu-1-152x300.png 152w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><figcaption>Subtitles option from YouTube Studio menu.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Subtitles screen will open, allowing you to manage the subtitles for your video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If your video has been uploaded for at least an hour, it will likely have auto-captions generated, though the time required for generating auto-captions depends on the length and complexity of spoken dialog in your video, and how finicky the AI is behaving that day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you click the \u201cAdd\u201d button, you will be presented with a menu of three choices for how you can add a subtitle track: \u201cUpload a file\u201d, \u201cTranscribe and auto-sync\u201d, and \u201cCreate new subtitles or CC\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"412\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/idwerkz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/select-method.png\" alt=\"Subtitle methods from YouTube add new subtitle option.\" class=\"wp-image-322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idwerkz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/select-method.png 412w, https:\/\/idwerkz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/select-method-300x186.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 412px) 100vw, 412px\" \/><figcaption>Subtitling methods available in YouTube.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on the menu for a subtitle to get a menu of options for editing that subtitle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"270\" height=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/idwerkz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/subtitle_menu.png\" alt=\"Subtitle options for editing.\" class=\"wp-image-328\"\/><figcaption>Individual subtitle editing options.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Clicking \u201cEdit on Classic Studio\u201d will open your video in caption editing mode, allowing you to adjust the captions and the timing of their presentation on screen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1007\" height=\"629\" src=\"https:\/\/idwerkz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/editing_time.png\" alt=\"YouTube classic caption editor\" class=\"wp-image-323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/idwerkz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/editing_time.png 1007w, https:\/\/idwerkz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/editing_time-300x187.png 300w, https:\/\/idwerkz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/editing_time-768x480.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption>Classic Editor in YouTube.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Formatting Captions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a variety of considerations to keep in mind when formatting your captions. Refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/dcmp.org\/learn\/captioningkey\">Captioning Key<\/a> for the complete set of formatting rules. Here are just a few you should know about and adopt into your workflow:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fonts, Line Length, Presentation Rate, and Line Breaks<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Traditional captions are formatted as white, mixed case fonts at approximately 32 characters per line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Display each line of captions for at least 1.5 seconds, but no longer than 6 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Never break a line of captions between a modifier and the word it modifies, in a prepositional phrase, after a conjunction, or separating an auxiliary verb from the word it modifies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Viewing Captions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>With YouTube and any other video player, the ability to playback the captions you create is an important consideration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"78\" height=\"32\" src=\"https:\/\/idwerkz.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/CCandgear.png\" alt=\"YouTube CC and Gear icons.\" class=\"wp-image-324\"\/><figcaption>CC and Gear icons from YouTube Player.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>YouTube provides great support for captions. You can turn the captions on or off by clicking on the CC at the bottom of the Video Player. You can configure the captions and choose from different caption tracks (if available), by clicking on the gear icon next to the CC in the YouTube video player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Downloading Captions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can also download the caption files from YouTube as .vtt, .srt, or.sbv files to use with your local video player and\/or editor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This allows you to utilize the auto-caption function of YouTube to generate the beginnings of a text transcript\/caption file. This can be a useful option when you need to distribute a video within your LMS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">YouTube Supports Captioning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now you know YouTube offers a great captioning tool, especially at the price. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can use the YouTube captioning tools to add or clean up the captions for your videos hosted on YouTube, or as an element of your workflow for generating captions for use in your school\u2019s LMS.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thanks for reading!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the largest video repository on Earth, it is somewhat surprising for videos to NOT show up on YouTube. It is a pretty safe bet that everyone knows about YouTube, and in fact, you probably already have an account. 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