Adding Captions and Transcripts
Adding a Caption or Transcript File
Any number of caption and transcript files can be attached to a media file. Captions will display within the media player and can be adjusted using the closed caption menu. Transcripts will display in the Transcript component located within a tab labeled “Transcripts” on the item page. To add these files:
Click Edit button, then click Manage file
Click Edit. A panel will open with actions to upload caption, transcript and supplemental files.
Click Upload next to the appropriate category of file and use the file picker to select and upload the file:
By selecting the Edit button, you’ll see the ability to change the label for the caption or transcript file
Caption files also have a language specified (default is specified in system settings)
Transcript files can be marked as “Machine Generated”; when checked a note will display to users on the item page that this is a machine-generated transcript file
If uploaded to a section, captions will appear in the media player and transcript files will display in the Transcripts tab on the item page:
Accepted File Formats
Captions
Caption files must be in WebVTT or SRT format.
Transcripts
To display within the Trascript tab, files must be in one of the following formats:
Word Document (.docx)
Text File
WebVTT
Other formats will still be displayed to users for download.