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This article details how closed captioning works in VoiceThread.

Overview

  • VoiceThread automatically provides machine-generated captions on audio/video comments

  • Closed Captioning needs to be turned on by the viewer.

  • Instructors can add or edit captions.

  • Instructors can request captions in different languages

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Enabling Closed Captions

  1. To turn captions on/off, click CC in the top right corner of the VoiceThread player.

  2. Next select the caption language.

  3. Captions will appear across the bottom of the player interface.

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Requesting/Adding Captions

Instructors can request or add captions to their VoiceThreads for better accessibility to students.

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  1. The captions will take about four days to arrive and will notify the requestee by email.

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Downloading Captions

Instructors can download the caption files of their VoiceThread to add to another video format such as Kaltura.

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  1. Click on Download and the .dxfp caption files will appear in your computer’s downloads folder.

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Editing/Removing Captions

Captions can be removed or edited using VoiceThread’s built-in caption editor which allows for enhanced accuracy on closed captioning. Caption editing is not the same as creating captions for a VoiceThread, it only allows you to change previous captions.

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