How to add closed captions to a video in your eCatholic LIVE archive
Adding closed captions to a video in your eCatholic LIVE archive allow those with hearing impairments to enjoy your content with visual text transcriptions on-screen.
To add captions to a video in your on-demand archives, follow the steps below.
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Get a .vtt file with your video captions
The video captions feature currently supports captions in the .vtt file format (WebVTT) only. If you don't already have a .vtt file ready to go, you'll need to create a .vtt file yourself or hire a video transcription service to create the file.
Need help creating captions?
Check out How to create a .vtt file for video captions for tips and instructions.
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Go to your archives and select a video
Next, complete the following steps:
- Log in to your eCatholic LIVE Admin Portal.
- Go to eCatholic LIVE Tasks > Archive Management.
- Locate the video to which you'd like to add captions.
- Click the CC icon (pictured below).
NOTE: If the CC icon is green, captions have already been added to that specific archived video.
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Upload the .vtt caption file
Once you click the CC icon for the video, the Closed Captions Management interface will open (pictured below).
- Use the Select Caption File button to select the appropriate .vtt file from your computer
- Click the blue Upload button
- If desired, use the Validate Captions button to check the captions for errors.
That's it! Captions will now be available on your archived video for viewers on PC, Mac, and mobile devices.