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Add Captions to Previously Uploaded Content
About Kaltura Captions
Kaltura Media has the ability to automatically add captions to your video content using automatic speech recognition (ASR), commonly known as machine captions. When a video is uploaded, the captioning processes begins immediately. Captions are created based on the audio track and the content is assumed to be in English.
Machine captions are only 80% accurate and accuracy may vary depending on the audio quality, clarity of speech, background noise, etc. We recommend using the machine captions as a starting point - you will want to edit them for accuracy.
Auto Captioning
All videos created after August 6, 2018 will be auto-captioned. Once you create your video or upload your video to Kaltura, captions will be automatically ordered and applied to your video. The process may take several minutes to several hours, depending on the length of your video.
Add Captions to Previously Uploaded Content
To request captioning for older videos, go to your Kaltura My Media and locate your video. Click on the video or the video title to open.
Click on the Actions button below the video. This will open a menu.
Select Caption & Enrich.
Select Order to order captions.
Your captions will be ordered. The process may take several minutes to several hours, depending on the length of your video.
Review and Edit Captions
Machine captions are only 80% accurate and accuracy may vary depending on the audio quality, clarity of speech, background noise, etc. We recommend using the machine captions as a starting point - you will want to edit them for accuracy.
To review your caption files, go to your Kaltura My Media and locate your video. Click on the video or the video title to open.
Click on the Actions button below the video. This will open a menu.
Select Caption & Enrich.
This will bring up to a list of the caption requests for this video. Select your captions request and click Edit.
This will launch a new window and display the caption editor. Here, you may edit the text, change the timestamp, add speakers, and more.
Detailed instructions for editing your captions may be found here: Editing Captions - REACH v2
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