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You can watch your video and make changes to your exact specifications. Rev’s captioning software also contains a video editor with an extensive array of tools. Ask whether captions are supported before choosing a media player or video hosting solution for your videos.Within a matter of hours, Rev email you a caption file (like a. Some media players and video hosting providers do not support captions at all. Note: It is important to host videos in a format and location that supports captions. For specific instructions, select one of the following options: How you do this depends on where your video is hosted. How to Add Caption Files to VideoĪfter you have a caption file, the final step is to add this file to your video. See the following section for links to pages that include this information. The type of file you need depends on how your video is ultimately being provided. However, there are various types of caption files with slight variations in their syntax. Most caption files are plain text files with time codes indicating start and stop times for each caption. The end product generated by this process is a caption file.

Download the captions as a caption file in the appropriate format for your needs.

The Described and Captioned Media Program (DCMP) provides a Captioning Key with guidelines for effective captioning.

Review and edit the captions to be sure they’re accurate and easy to follow.

Caption text is displayed in real time on the video as you type.

Use the service’s captioning tool to watch the video and transcribe it.

Some services also support uploading a video directly to their site.

Provide the video’s URL to the captioning service.

To keep the video private during the captioning process, don’t publish it’s URL (YouTube offers this as one of its privacy options).

Upload the video to the web (most services can caption any video as long as it has a public URL, including videos on YouTube).

The process for creating captions using each tool is approximately the same: You can caption your own videos using one of several free online tools, including: For information about UW-IT’s free captioning service, see UW-IT Captioning Service on the Creating Accessible Videos page. NOTE: This page is about using free online tools to caption your videos.