Captions and Transcripts
Captions and Transcripts
Embedded Files
Closed captions will automatically be generated for Kaltura videos recorded using Kaltura Capture, Express Capture, and uploaded videos.
The captions will be available after the video has completed processing. The closed caption button will show the language used to generate the captions and the text "(Auto Generated)," indicating that the captions were automatically generated. Users should edit auto-generated captions as needed for accuracy.
Note: Videos created or uploaded to Kaltura prior to May 9th, 2024, will need captions manually requested following the Adding Captions for Kaltura Videos instructions below.
Adding Captions for Kaltura Videos
Adding Captions for Kaltura Videos
Navigate to the Kaltura - My Media page via the More Tools Menu.
Open the Express Capture Video by clicking on the title in your My Media area.
Open the “Actions” menu at the bottom right of the video and select “+Caption & Enrich.”
Ensure the selection for Source Media Language is “English” and click the “Submit” button.
A confirmation message appears along with the caption request information and shares that captions will be automatically added to your video upon completion.
Editing Captions in Kaltura
Editing Captions in Kaltura
Captions should be reviewed and edited for accuracy. To review and edit captions, navigate to the video in your My Media area. Click on the title of the video to open the item.
Select “+Caption Requests” from the “Actions” menu.
The Caption & Enrich area provides a listing of all caption requests for the video. Select the “Edit” button to the right to open the captions for review.
The caption editing will open in a new tab called “Closed Captions Editor .” Here’s an image of the captions before editing.
The editor has two main areas Captions Panel and Player Panel:
Captions panel - Displays the captions and the editing options, including the following:
Edit details (1)- Click to change the caption's language, accuracy, and label.
Search (2) - Type a search term and hit 'enter' on your keyboard. The results are highlighted in each caption line.
Replace (3)-Quickly find specific words or phrases in captions and replace them with new ones.
Autoscroll (4)- Click to enable to auto-scroll captions as the media plays.
Trash icon (5) - Click to delete that caption line.
Add caption line - Click to add a new line of text.
Timestamp (6) - Click to modify the time.
Caption text (7) - Click to modify the text.
Player panel - Displays the video player allowing you to sync the text with the audio and visuals in real-time to ensure each caption line accurately aligns with the on-screen content. Select any caption line and he player jumps to the correct frame for the selected text as shown in the example below.
Figure 1: Captions Panel
Figure 2: Captions Panel
Make any necessary edit changes and select Save button above the Player Panel and select Back button, your video is now ready to be submitted to either your Discussion Thread, or Assignment Submission folder.
You can review and verify captions by ensuring that captions are turned on in the CC menu at the bottom right of your video. Captions will now display at the bottom of the video.
You can also verify the captions by reviewing within the Transcript Widget, which will display below the player panel.
Figure1: Enabling Disable captions
Figure 2: Transcript Widget
Downloading Captions from Kaltura
Downloading Captions from Kaltura
You may want to download and provide a text copy of the captions for your video. You can download captions that have been created using the Kaltura program.
Click the pencil (edit) icon to the right of the video you wish to download captions for from your My Media page.
Navigate to the Captions Tab
Click the download icon for the caption file you wish to download
A download notification will indicate the file has been successfully downloaded.
The caption file is an “SRT” file type. You can open this file with a text editing program such as Notepad (PC), TextEdit (Mac), or Microsoft Word. You may need to navigate to your download folder to be able to open the file. Locate the SRT file in your download folder.
Transcripts
Transcripts
The Kaltura video tool embedded in Purdue Global’s instance of the Brightspace LMS includes a transcript widget. The transcript widget increases the accessibility of Kaltura videos in the classroom to accommodate hearing or visually-impaired viewers.
With the addition of automatic captions, the transcript will also be automatically added to videos. Once the video is finished processing, the closed captioning will be displayed and the transcript will be located below the video.
Viewers can play the video, view the closed captions, and follow the transcript. The text in the transcript is highlighted as it is played in the video. Viewers can search for specific text in the transcript file using the search field at the top of the transcript widget. Viewers can download or print the transcript caption file by selecting the 3 dots next to the Search bar.
Note: Videos created or uploaded to Kaltura prior to May 9th, 2024, will need captions manually requested following the Adding Captions for Kaltura Videos instructions below.
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