Adding closed captions
Boost accessibility and enhance clarity with closed captions on your videos. Switch on closed captions before sharing your video to help your message make it further.
Closed captions are currently only available on a Premium plan
Closed captions can be generated for any video with spoken audio — like a voice-over or someone speaking to the camera. To create captions, watch this how-to video or follow these steps:
Head to the "Publish" tab of your project. Build or update your video.
Click the "Create captions" button above your video preview.
Your generated captions will be applied to your video in whichever language you are speaking. Play your video to preview the captions in action.
Closed captions shouldn't distract or take away from your video's message — instead, they add to it. Captions are automatically generated (i.e. you don't need to upload any scripts or type in any words) and show up at the bottom of your video. They'll look like this:
Preview a closed captioned video in action here.
To download a srt or vtt file for your captions, click the "Download video" button. This will download your video as an mp4 as well as two caption files — a vtt and srt copy of your captions.
These files can be uploaded to any platform that accepts uploaded captions — like YouTube.
At the moment, it's not possible to edit closed captions on the Biteable watch page. You can however edit your downloaded vtt or srt closed caption files before uploading your captions to another service or platform.
If you've generated closed captions for a video, they will automatically be turned on for viewers. Viewers can switch off closed captions by clicking the closed captions icon on the bottom right corner of the video, and selecting "captions off".
We're here to help. If you have any questions about closed captions, please reach out to our friendly customer support team at any time.
Closed captions are currently only available on a Premium plan
How to generate closed captions
Closed captions can be generated for any video with spoken audio — like a voice-over or someone speaking to the camera. To create captions, watch this how-to video or follow these steps:
Head to the "Publish" tab of your project. Build or update your video.
Click the "Create captions" button above your video preview.
Your generated captions will be applied to your video in whichever language you are speaking. Play your video to preview the captions in action.
What your closed captions will look like
Closed captions shouldn't distract or take away from your video's message — instead, they add to it. Captions are automatically generated (i.e. you don't need to upload any scripts or type in any words) and show up at the bottom of your video. They'll look like this:
Preview a closed captioned video in action here.
How to download closed captions
To download a srt or vtt file for your captions, click the "Download video" button. This will download your video as an mp4 as well as two caption files — a vtt and srt copy of your captions.
These files can be uploaded to any platform that accepts uploaded captions — like YouTube.
Can I edit the closed captions?
At the moment, it's not possible to edit closed captions on the Biteable watch page. You can however edit your downloaded vtt or srt closed caption files before uploading your captions to another service or platform.
How to switch closed captions on and off
If you've generated closed captions for a video, they will automatically be turned on for viewers. Viewers can switch off closed captions by clicking the closed captions icon on the bottom right corner of the video, and selecting "captions off".
We're here to help. If you have any questions about closed captions, please reach out to our friendly customer support team at any time.
Updated on: 31/08/2023
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