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CAPTIONING VIDEOS FOR YOUTUBE
Marisol Miranda, Beth Coombs
We Will Cover
YouTubeUploading a videoAccessibility issuesCaptioning videos for YouTubeYouAbility
What is YouTube?
A place to find all kinds of videosThousands of videos on different topicsUpload and share videosSocial media resource Learning space
(access using computer, mobile devices, etc)
Accessibility Issues
There are so many different videos that you might be confused – LD
Often inaccessible to people who are DeafColor contrasts difficult for LD & VIAudio can be unclearOften lack description of the video for the blind and
visually impaired
Best Formats for YouTube
Video FormatsMP4WMVMOVMPGAVIDuration: No longer than 15 minutesNo larger than 2 GB size.
Transcriptions vs. Captions
TRANSCRIPTION CAPTION
Getting Ready
You have to make a videoYou need a transcription of the spoken content of
the videoThere’s no way to add video descriptions,
therefore the Narrator should describe important actions thus incorporating it into the video
DO NOT include quiet pauses in the audio
Uploading a Video to YouTube
Create an accountSign In
Select the Video
Click on the upload Button Search for it on your hard drive Click on the “Upload Now” button Autoshare options (Facebook, Twitter, Reader, etc.)
Video Setting
Viewer information about the video
Viewer response to the video
Video Sharing Options
Uploaded Video
There will be thumbnails of your videos including titles
You’ll have the opportunity to edit
YouTube Captioning Options
Upload transcript by selecting file from your hard drive
Make sure you choose transcript file (English only) It must be a .txt file
Hint for Uploading Transcription to YouTube
Fixing Transcription Errors #1
Go to the videos tag, subtitles and downloadIt will be named caption.sbv
Fixing Transcription Errors #2
After downloading the file it will be an .sbv
Open it with notepad
Copy it into Microsoft word to format it if needed
YouTube Captioning Options
Upload captions already with the time codes
Upload the transcript as an .txt file (English only)
Additional Points on Captioning #1
The video and the captions are separate files that are synchronized in the site
Resize the captions fontThe videos can transcribed in different languagesAs they are closed captions, they can be turned on
or off
Additional Points on Captioning #2
Mobile Technology - video will often only display open captions
There are many authoring tools available for adding captions before uploading to YouTube
The transcript can only be downloaded by the video owner
YouAbility on YouTube
YouAbility http://youtube.com/youability
YouAbility by EASI
A Channel where anyone can learn about creating accessible content
Providing reliable resources on Accessible Information Technology
Support the Deaf community by uploading captioned videos
Summary
YouTube videos can be inserted or embedded into
other Web pagesContent must be understandable visually and
audiblyText in captioned videos can be found by search
enginesAll YouTube videos should be captioned – they
aren’t but in the future……..YouTube & Google provides a way to bridge the
information divide, it’s not perfect but…….
