Finding & Claiming a Project
Projects
At the top navigation, click “Projects” to access all of the available videos. The “View as” icons below the search bar allow you to change from a gallery to a list view, if preferred. Additionally, you can sort all projects by “Newest,” “Oldest,” and “Due date” in the “Sort by” drop-down selection to the right.
Searching for a Project
If you’re interested in a specific project and know the name of the talk you’d like to work on, simply enter the title or speaker name in the “Search for” box at the top-right corner of the Projects page. The best way to search for TEDx talks in CaptionHub is via the speaker's name and not the TEDx event name.
Note that linguists will only see editing assignments available in their language(s), whereas reviewers and Language Supervisors can see all editing and review assignments in their language(s).
Filters
When browsing through the available projects, feel free to use the “Filters” tab on the left-hand side of the page. Selecting filters will sort through projects and show available assignments.
Within the Filters, there are 4 criteria to sort by:
Original Captions relate to the original language of the talk.
Translated Captions relate to your translation languages which you can filter if you’re looking for assignments in a specific language.
Duration will sort the projects by the length of the talk. Note that the majority of our content will exist below the 20-minute mark, however, there are a handful of exceptions.
Tags specify the type of the talk.
Finding a Transcription Project
Under “ORIGINAL CAPTIONS” please select the target language you wish to create subtitles for.
Select "Claimable" to see the available assignments.
Finding a Translation Project
Under “ORIGINAL CAPTIONS” please select the source language of the talk. Make sure to select "Approved" to see the available assignments.
Next, under “TRANSLATED CAPTIONS” select the target language you will be translating into.
Select "Claimable" to see the available assignments in your language.
Claiming a Project
Select a video from the "Projects" page.
Clicking the green “Claim” button next to your target language.
Here, you can also toggle between the “Translations” tab and the “Original captions” tab to view the video’s transcript.
After claiming a project, you will have 30 days to finish the project. Under the "Claim expiry" column, you can see assignment deadlines. You will also receive notification reminders when you're halfway through and when nearing your deadline.
Please refrain from claiming any assignments related to original transcripts TED provides on TED-original videos (e.g. TED, TED-Ed, TED Salon, TED Institute, Featured TEDx, and Podcast).
While we ask you to refrain from claiming these transcribing projects, you’re more than welcome to claim their translation in your desired language. To confirm whether a talk belongs to this category, you can check the “Tags.”