
Once the captioning file is available, review the timing to ensure accuracy, and click Publish.Ĭaptioned videos are identifed with CC. This automatically aligns the timings of your transcript to your video within YouTube. To synchronize it with the video, click Set timings.

If you already have a transcript or caption file, we recommend simply uploading that file to YouTube.

You can then Add new subtitles or CC as you wish.At the upper right, click Unpublish and then Delete draft.Under the Subtitles/CC tab, select the original automatic caption file.Click Publish, and a new English caption track will be created.Repeat these steps until you are satisfed with the captions.If desired, click the Add below (+) or Remove (×) icons to add or remove caption segments.If needed, you can alter the timing by changing the timecode values, or by clicking and dragging the vertical dividers below the video.Select the line that needs repair in the captioning editor text box, and make the edits. To edit captions, click the Edit button (upper right).You will probably need to add punctuation to separate sentences. Test the captions for accuracy by playing the video and observing the captions.Click the English (Automatic) option if available.Even when recorded under optimal conditions, though, most videos need some manual edits to ensure accuracy.Įditing Automatic Captions Generating Captions Results are best when the audio is clear, the speaker’s voice is distinct, and ambient noise is minimized. Using speech recognition technology, YouTube can generate captions automatically for videos in English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, or Spanish. If so, Published: English (Automatic) (or the language of your video) will appear to the right of your video. YouTube may have already auto-captioned your video.Click the Subtitles/CC tab at the top of the page.

Go to the Video Manager and click the Edit button for the video you want to caption.You can add and edit captions for videos owned by your YouTube account. Using the Video Manager (Content Creator 2018) This resource is designed to be printed as a one page PDF file.
