{"id":2071,"date":"2021-04-01T20:34:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-01T20:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/otl.du.edu\/knowledgebase\/?p=2071"},"modified":"2023-08-01T18:58:52","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T18:58:52","slug":"kaltura-editing-closed-captions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/knowledgebase\/kaltura-editing-closed-captions\/","title":{"rendered":"Kaltura &#8211;  Editing Closed Captions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>All video and audio files uploaded to Kaltura My Media within Canvas or <a href=\"https:\/\/mediaspace.du.edu\">DU MediaSpace<\/a> will have an Auto Speech Recognition (ASR) closed caption file. The video owner or editor can edit the closed captions to improve accuracy. Captions should be close to 99% accuracy. This article describes how to edit captions. ASR captions can take double the time of your video or audio file to be produced. The screenshots below illustrate how to edit captions in <strong>My Media<\/strong> within Canvas and the process is very similar within <a href=\"https:\/\/mediaspace.du.edu\">DU MediaSpace<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This article includes:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"#overview-video\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#overview-video\">Caption Editor Overview Video<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Upload-or-Import-Video\">Upload or Import Video<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#access-editor\">How to access the video closed caption editor<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#zoom_order_captions\">Zoom and closed captions &#8211; Order new captions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#cceditor\">The Closed Caption Editor<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#remediate-captions\">How to Remediate Captions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#Interactive-Transcript\">The Interactive Transcript<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#display-options\">The Closed Caption Display Options<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#download-srt\">How to Download .SRT<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#otherlanguages\">How to apply closed captions in other languages<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#quality\">How to improve ASR captioning quality<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"overview-video\">Caption Editor Overview Video<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"max-width:608px\"><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:10%\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/cdnapisec.kaltura.com\/p\/2249861\/embedPlaykitJs\/uiconf_id\/51323632\/versions\/playkit-kaltura-cuepoints={latest},playkit-youtube={latest}\"><\/script><script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.annoto.net\/playkit-plugin\/latest\/plugin.js\"><\/script><script src=\"\/\/kms-a.akamaihd.net\/dc-1\/5.108.96.210\/public\/build0\/history\/asset\/kmsHistory_v7.js?version=5.108.96\"><\/script><div id=\"kplayer\" class=\"playerv3\" style=\"width: 608px;height: 402px\"><\/div><script id=\"playerScript\" type=\"text\/javascript\">try {var config = {\"targetId\":\"kplayer\",\"playback\":{\"autoplay\":true,\"startTime\":0},\"provider\":{\"partnerId\":\"2249861\",\"uiConfId\":\"51323632\",\"env\":{\"serviceUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.kaltura.com\\\/api_v3\",\"cdnUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/cdnapisec.kaltura.com\",\"kmsHistoryProxyUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/async-api.kaltura.com\\\/api_v3\\\/\"},\"widgetId\":\"1_fkrvz1jv\"},\"ui\":{\"locale\":\"en\"},\"plugins\":{\"annoto\":{\"clientId\":\"eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.MTA2NDc1ODEtYWJmOC00MzhlLWJmOGUtNWM3MTI3MzE4NmZl.1TT6MWTX_0pJsYVB-a9pcZEydSrwh6xJnEDqm9E0ELk\",\"locale\":\"en\",\"group\":{\"id\":115993681,\"title\":\"REACH\",\"description\":\"\"},\"backend\":{\"domain\":\"us.annoto.net\"}},\"navigation\":{},\"playkit-js-hotspots\":{},\"dualscreen\":{},\"kalturaCuepoints\":{}}}; if(window.KMS_GLOBAL && KMS_GLOBAL.playerKs) config.provider.ks = KMS_GLOBAL.playerKs; if(window.KMS_GLOBAL && KMS_GLOBAL.eventUserId) { if(!config.plugins) config.plugins = {}; if(!config.plugins.kava) config.plugins.kava = {};config.plugins.kava.userId = KMS_GLOBAL.eventUserId;} var kalturaPlayer = KalturaPlayer.setup(config); kalturaPlayer.loadMedia({entryId:\"1_wgk4idbt\"});} catch (e) {console.error(e.message)} <\/script><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Upload-or-Import-Video\">Upload or import Video<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All Zoom cloud recordings, upload videos from your computer or imported YouTube videos are able to have auto closed captions within our Kaltura video system. The following screenshot illustrate how to add a new item. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"access-editor\">How to access the video closed caption editor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Within <strong>Canvas<\/strong>, go to <strong>My Media<\/strong> and select the video you wish to edit. Click the title of the video. Within <strong>DU MediaSpace<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/mediaspace.du.edu\">https:\/\/mediaspace.du.edu)<\/a>, login and go to <strong>My Media<\/strong> and click the video you wish to edit. Click the title of the video.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/Caption_Click_Title.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"355\" src=\"http:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/Caption_Click_Title-1024x355.jpg\" alt=\"Click the title of the video to access the video edit tools.\" class=\"wp-image-2190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/Caption_Click_Title-1024x355.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/Caption_Click_Title-300x104.jpg 300w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/Caption_Click_Title-768x266.jpg 768w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/Caption_Click_Title-60x21.jpg 60w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/Caption_Click_Title-150x52.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Once your on the main video page, scroll down to the <strong>Actions<\/strong> menu and select <strong>Captions &amp; Enrich<\/strong> option. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/MediaSpace-Action-Captions.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/MediaSpace-Action-Captions.jpg\" alt=\"Image showing how to access Caption &amp; Enrich\" class=\"wp-image-3112\" width=\"743\" height=\"463\" srcset=\"https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/MediaSpace-Action-Captions.jpg 1019w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/MediaSpace-Action-Captions-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/MediaSpace-Action-Captions-768x479.jpg 768w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/MediaSpace-Action-Captions-60x37.jpg 60w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/MediaSpace-Action-Captions-150x93.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 743px) 100vw, 743px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on the pencil icon to open the closed caption editor. <\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/MediaSpace-Action-Captions-Pencil.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"302\" src=\"http:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/MediaSpace-Action-Captions-Pencil-1024x302.jpg\" alt=\"Click the pencils icon to edit captions. \" class=\"wp-image-3056\" srcset=\"https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/MediaSpace-Action-Captions-Pencil-1024x302.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/MediaSpace-Action-Captions-Pencil-300x88.jpg 300w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/MediaSpace-Action-Captions-Pencil-768x226.jpg 768w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/MediaSpace-Action-Captions-Pencil-1536x453.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/MediaSpace-Action-Captions-Pencil-60x18.jpg 60w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/MediaSpace-Action-Captions-Pencil-150x44.jpg 150w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/MediaSpace-Action-Captions-Pencil.jpg 1716w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"zoom_order_captions\">Zoom Recording and Closed Captions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>All DU Zoom cloud recordings are sent to DU MediaSpace after each meeting. Zoom closed caption files (.VTT) are not always available, accurate and sometimes very difficult to read. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"http:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/poor_captions_text_overload.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"601\" height=\"355\" src=\"http:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/poor_captions_text_overload.jpg\" alt=\"Captions that are not readable.\" class=\"wp-image-4555\" srcset=\"https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/poor_captions_text_overload.jpg 601w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/poor_captions_text_overload-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/poor_captions_text_overload-60x35.jpg 60w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/poor_captions_text_overload-150x89.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 601px) 100vw, 601px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We recommend that you enable DU MediaSpace to re-create new closed captions to help improve accuracy and readability. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Kaltura_Zoom_Order_Captions.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"957\" src=\"http:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Kaltura_Zoom_Order_Captions-1024x957.png\" alt=\"Order new captions\" class=\"wp-image-4548\" srcset=\"https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Kaltura_Zoom_Order_Captions-1024x957.png 1024w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Kaltura_Zoom_Order_Captions-300x280.png 300w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Kaltura_Zoom_Order_Captions-768x718.png 768w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Kaltura_Zoom_Order_Captions-1536x1435.png 1536w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Kaltura_Zoom_Order_Captions-60x56.png 60w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Kaltura_Zoom_Order_Captions-150x140.png 150w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/08\/Kaltura_Zoom_Order_Captions.png 1584w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If you do request new captions, this is a free service but it might take up to 1 hour for new closed captions to be generated. Once created, we recommend that the old Zoom vtt captions be deleted. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"cceditor\">The Closed Caption Editor<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As the video owner or editor, you can quickly scan the captions by scrolling down the transcript. This tool offers you the ability to &#8220;Find &amp; Replace&#8221; and add speaker names.&nbsp; Speaker name information is very important when you have multiple speakers because it helps identify who&#8217;s talking. Press <strong>Save<\/strong> button to save your changes and then return back to the video.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/MediaSpace-Closed-Caption-Editor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"508\" src=\"http:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/MediaSpace-Closed-Caption-Editor-1024x508.jpg\" alt=\"Closed Captions Editor\" class=\"wp-image-3057\" srcset=\"https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/MediaSpace-Closed-Caption-Editor-1024x508.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/MediaSpace-Closed-Caption-Editor-300x149.jpg 300w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/MediaSpace-Closed-Caption-Editor-768x381.jpg 768w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/MediaSpace-Closed-Caption-Editor-1536x762.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/MediaSpace-Closed-Caption-Editor-2048x1016.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/MediaSpace-Closed-Caption-Editor-60x30.jpg 60w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2019\/05\/MediaSpace-Closed-Caption-Editor-150x74.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"remediate-captions\">How to Remediate Captions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some professional recommendations on how to properly remediate captions:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ensuring that speaker names and locations are spelled correctly.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensuring that grammatical errors such as capitalization and punctuation are corrected.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Speakers should be identified as they are talking within the captions and transcript.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Note sound effects in captions. &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide a downloadable transcript when possible.&nbsp; Required for important campus-wide &amp; public events.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide remediated captioning within 24 hours for urgent campus-wide communication done via video communication. &nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Interactive-Transcript\">The Interactive Transcript<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Along with the close captions, an interactive transcript is also provided below the Kaltura video player. A user can click <strong>View Transcript<\/strong> to open up the transcript window. The user can also download the transcript file by clicking the download icon. Any updates made to the close captions will automatically update the transcript file. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"376\" src=\"https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Kaltura-Transcripts-1024x376.gif\" alt=\"Image showing how to activate transcript. \" class=\"wp-image-2934\" srcset=\"https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Kaltura-Transcripts-1024x376.gif 1024w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Kaltura-Transcripts-300x110.gif 300w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Kaltura-Transcripts-768x282.gif 768w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Kaltura-Transcripts-1536x563.gif 1536w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Kaltura-Transcripts-60x22.gif 60w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/12\/Kaltura-Transcripts-150x55.gif 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Click View Transcript to display transcript.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"display-options\">The Closed Caption Display Options<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Video viewers can click on the video player CC button and select <strong>Options<\/strong> to modify the close caption font size, color, and background. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"http:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/SRT-DEI-Rufina_-_University_of_Denver_-_MediaSpace.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"884\" src=\"http:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/SRT-DEI-Rufina_-_University_of_Denver_-_MediaSpace-1024x884.jpg\" alt=\"Image showing how closed caption and interactive transcript work via the Kaltura media player.\" class=\"wp-image-3049\" srcset=\"https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/SRT-DEI-Rufina_-_University_of_Denver_-_MediaSpace-1024x884.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/SRT-DEI-Rufina_-_University_of_Denver_-_MediaSpace-300x259.jpg 300w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/SRT-DEI-Rufina_-_University_of_Denver_-_MediaSpace-768x663.jpg 768w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/SRT-DEI-Rufina_-_University_of_Denver_-_MediaSpace-1536x1327.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/SRT-DEI-Rufina_-_University_of_Denver_-_MediaSpace-60x52.jpg 60w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/SRT-DEI-Rufina_-_University_of_Denver_-_MediaSpace-150x130.jpg 150w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/03\/SRT-DEI-Rufina_-_University_of_Denver_-_MediaSpace.jpg 1614w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"download-srt\">How to Download .SRT<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>If you need to download the closed caption file (.SRT), go to your video\/audio entry, click <strong>Edit<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>Captions<\/strong> -&gt; click the <strong>download icon<\/strong>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/MediaSpace-Save-SRT.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"998\" src=\"https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/MediaSpace-Save-SRT-1024x998.jpg\" alt=\"Image showing DU MediaSpace and how closed captions are downloaded. Go to Edit, Caption and click on the download icon. \" class=\"wp-image-3100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/MediaSpace-Save-SRT-1024x998.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/MediaSpace-Save-SRT-300x292.jpg 300w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/MediaSpace-Save-SRT-768x749.jpg 768w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/MediaSpace-Save-SRT-1536x1497.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/MediaSpace-Save-SRT-60x58.jpg 60w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/MediaSpace-Save-SRT-150x146.jpg 150w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2021\/05\/MediaSpace-Save-SRT.jpg 1576w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"otherlanguages\">How to apply closed captions in other languages<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Kaltura also provides the ability to apply closed captions to various languages. The following source languages are available for auto machine closed captions:<br>English, Arabic, Cantonese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, and Turkish<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>English is the default language with any uploaded video into Kaltura. To generate new closed captions, follow these steps:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In Canvas, go to <strong>My Media<\/strong> and search for your video.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click on the video and then select <strong>Actions<\/strong> -&gt; <strong>Captions &amp; Enrich<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the <strong>Order<\/strong> button.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Under the Source Media Language select the language you wish to apply and press <strong>Submit<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wait 20-40 minutes for auto closed captions to get applied. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Once the new captions are created, review and edit if necessary. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Remove the default English language by clicking the &#8220;X&#8221; located on the video Edit page. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Kaltura-Remove-Caption-File.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"304\" src=\"https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Kaltura-Remove-Caption-File-1024x304.png\" alt=\"Screenshot showing how to remove unwanted caption file. \" class=\"wp-image-4220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Kaltura-Remove-Caption-File-1024x304.png 1024w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Kaltura-Remove-Caption-File-300x89.png 300w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Kaltura-Remove-Caption-File-768x228.png 768w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Kaltura-Remove-Caption-File-1536x456.png 1536w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Kaltura-Remove-Caption-File-2048x608.png 2048w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Kaltura-Remove-Caption-File-60x18.png 60w, https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/08\/Kaltura-Remove-Caption-File-150x45.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"quality\">How to improve captioning quality<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Using a good quality USB connected headset and testing the microphone position can often improve voice recognition and automated captioning significantly. They won\u2019t make a huge difference for technical language or industry specific content but they can help some with folks who have accents. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid talking over each other during a meeting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Avoid talking too fast. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The investment in buying a USB headset can save time and resources for caption remediation. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Articles:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/answer\/2734796?hl=en\">YouTube Closed Captions Editor<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/WAI\/test-evaluate\/preliminary\/#media\">W3 &#8211; Multimedia (video, audio) alternatives<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.webdesignerdepot.com\/2020\/03\/how-do-you-make-video-accessible\/\">How Do You Make Video Accessible<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/otl.du.edu\/knowledgebase\/kaltura-editing-closed-captions\/#import-zoom-cc\">How to copy ZOOM recordings to your Kaltura account<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/knowledge.kaltura.com\/help\/terminology-reach-v2\">Kaltura Reach Support Languages <\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All video and audio files uploaded to Kaltura My Media within Canvas or DU MediaSpace will have an Auto Speech Recognition (ASR) closed caption file. The video owner or editor can edit the closed captions to improve accuracy. Captions should be close to 99% accuracy. This article describes how to edit captions. 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