Video

Keep in Mind

• Auto-generated captions are not accessible
• Captions must include correct capitalization, punctuation, and spelling
• Denotation of speaker when necessary for comprehension
• Denotation of music/sound effects

Laws & Guides

• Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act
• Create Accessible Video, Audio and Social Media
• SMC Faculty Resource: Captioning Basics & Process

 

Upload a File

• Get file from Zoom: Using audio transcription for cloud recordings 
• Upload captioning file

Edit Auto-Generated Captions

• Auto-generated captions are not accessible. You must edit them for correct spelling and grammar, and denotations of speakers and audio.
• See Use automatic captioning
• Follow next step below on Formatting.

Create Your Own Captioning File

How to Create a Custom SRT Subtitle File for Your Video

 

Do Not Embed or Burn Captions in the Video

• Not accessible for people with vision or hearing impairments.
• Not flexible for visual learners who will not be able to adjust font styles.
• Not adjustable for English Language Learners who may try to translate the English captioning.

Approach

1. Check spelling, grammar, and punctuation.
2. Check flow/breaks.
3. Sync with sound.
4. Include descriptions for audio/music and scenery. Make denotations for speakers where necessary.

Tips

• Avoid having more than 2 lines of text.
• Don’t start new subtitle with the last 1-4 words of a sentence from the past subtitle.
• If the whole phrase/sentence can fit on one line, make it fit without breaks.
• Break or start new subtitle at the end of the phrase/sentence.

Resources

• How to create captioning and described video
• Captions & Audio Descriptions
• Top Tips For Captioning Like A Pro

Does your video need an audio description?

Here's a test:

1. Cover your eyes and listen to the video without looking at it.
2. If you can follow the narrative without seeing it, you should be okay.

Resources

• Audio Descriptions
• How to Create Audio Description for YouTube with YouDescribe
• How do I add audio descriptions to YouTube or Vimeo videos?

• Use SMC's district’s official YouTube account. Contact websocialmedia@smc.edu to get started and move onto the next step:  Create Account with Your SMC Email.
• If you have an existing separate YouTube channel, use your SMC email address as the official contact email and connect it with the SMC's district’s official YouTube account. Contact websocialmedia@smc.edu to get started.

1. Go to youtube.com and click SIGN IN.
2. On the bottom right, click Create account.
3. A dropdown menu will appear. Select For myself.
4. Add your First name and Last name.
5. For username, use your full SMC email.
   • Format: lastname_firstname@smc.edu.
   • Instructions: Create a Google Account
   • Note: Do not use your personal email. If your account is hacked, hackers will be able to access the SMC YouTube channel and other apps. Our SMC assets will be compromised. And IT cannot help you secure the account.
6. Add a Password and re-enter it to Confirm
7. Enter code sent to your SMC email. The email is called “Verify your email address” from Google.
   • If you didn’t get a verification email in your inbox, it may be in the spam or junk folder. 
8. Add your Phone number for security.
9. Secure your account with 2-step verification.