Captioning Made Easy!

Why Caption?

• It helps all students comprehend the material presented in videos.
• It is inclusive for multiple learning styles (both visual and auditory learners benefit).
• It helps students who are English language learners have a better understanding of materials.
• It accommodates students with disabilities by providing equal access to the information.

First Things First

• Locate or purchase videos with captioning.
• Turn on English subtitles if captions are not available.
• Utilize Library resources—Films on Demand.
• Find an alternate video with similar content that is captioned.
  • Search on YouTube, Amara, and Dotsub.

Captioning Web Video: YouTube

• Do not rely on Automatic Captions—they are not accurate.
• Search for videos that are already captioned by typing your subject followed by ",cc".
• To add captions to a video that you uploaded:
  1. Watch the video with Automatic Captions first.
  2. Then go to Video Manager.
  3. Click on Edit, then the Captions tab.
  4. Click on English—automatic captions.
  5. Edit and save your changes.

Captioning Web Video: Amara

• Use Amara to add captions to most web-based videos (YouTube, Vimeo, HTML5, etc.).
• Link Amara to your YouTube channel—captions changed in Amara will automatically sync to YouTube.
• Add captions yourself or ask others (e.g. students) to help. Amara is a crowdsourcing tool, so any video you upload may be captioned by another user.
• Watch Amara's introductory videos for instructions and tips.