Accessible videos third party resources

• YouTube caption help
• Add subtitles and closed captions
• Accessibility for YouTube mobile app
• YouTube screen reader help

Transcribe and auto-sync for YouTube

One of the easiest ways to create captions for videos under five minutes is to use the “transcribe and auto-sync” feature within YouTube. This allows you to generate a caption that has appropriate punctuation and capitalization. It also provides you with some control over line breaks which can aid in improving the content of the video. If you are embedding a short video in the OHIO website, you can use this feature to generate the text transcript and then have YouTube automatically time it to create the caption. 

With this feature, you start the video, then as you type the video is paused. It automatically resumes playing when you stop typing. When you have generated the full transcript, save it, and YouTube will time your transcript with the video. After that, review the generated caption for any timing and content issues, then publish the transcript. Full details on the transcribe and auto-sync feature can be found on YouTube’s website. 

• Hot keys and accessibility
• Add subtitles or captions
• Generate automatic captions via Stream portal
• Generate automatic closed captions via PowerPoint
• Generate automatic closed captions via Word

• How to add and edit Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) captions
• How to manually upload a caption file
• Panopto captioning service

Rev provides captioning services for a fee and is an approved vender of BobcatBUY. Your department can use the service to caption any video or audio for instructional purposes.