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Closed Captioning with YouTube
Kevin
Erler
, PhD
kevin@automaticsync.com - 877-278-7962Slide2
Caption Support
YouTube provides 2 options for captions:
Video owner can upload a caption file, or
Auto-Captions (owner can disable)
Most video owners do not add their own caption files, so you are often left with either
Auto-Captions
or no captions (if
Auto-Captions
have been disabled).Slide3
YouTube Auto-Captions
A speech-recognition option provided by YouTube
Example:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksB_vl353zs
About
Auto-Captions
:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si9swQC7-KY
Issue here is quality
Can be embarrassing
Or just comedic #
CaptionFailSlide4
Non-Auto-Caption Options
Upload a caption file to the video
Not helpful if you do not own the account
Rip the video, caption it, repost it.
Creates copyright issues
A bit more technically involved
Use the
CaptionSync
SmartPlayer
Video must be embeddable and public
Requires original video to stick aroundSlide5
How does the Smart Player Work?
Video is
embedded
from YouTube (not copied)
Smart Player puts a frame around the video
Pulls caption data from your CaptionSync
account
Displays interactive transcript using this data
Displays captions using this data
Provides numerous other features using the caption data
Example:
http://smartplayer.captionsync.com/play.php?vid=1456350823amorgan_0b3df69bd51c
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CaptionSync
Smart Player
Interactive
Transcript
Text search
Dictionary
/
Wiki
lookup
Traditional captionsSlide7
Extra Features of
Smart Player
Allows viewers to see the entire text jump to any point.
Text search feature.
Dictionary lookup.
Wikipedia lookup.
Automatic SEO using the caption data.
Clip and share.
Ability to embed player in your own website.Slide8
How to Do It
Get the URL of the YouTube video
Submit to CaptionSync via
URL
Go to the Status page
Generate the
SmartPlayer
URLSlide9
Issues to Watch for
Video needs to be embeddableVideo must be public
Use Video URLs (not playlists, user pages or embed codes)Slide10
Help Me…
Smart Player
Tutorial:
https://support.automaticsync.com/hc/en-us/articles/202356335-CaptionSync-Smart-Player
Using Smart Player with YouTube:
https://support.automaticsync.com/hc/en-us/articles/206629925-YouTube-Videos-and-the-Smart-Player
YouTube
Auto-Captions
:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=si9swQC7-KY
Our Support
Experts:
support@automaticsync.comSlide11
www.automaticsync.com
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