Recorded Video

Creating a Video

How to Record Video

Record virtual event using Zoom, or Google Meet

Record yourself using a video, computer, or phone camera (e.g., Quicktime for Mac, Kaltura Capture)

Record your screen (e.g., Microsoft PowerPoint recording, Quicktime for Mac, Kaltura Capture)

Resources

Best Practices for Instructional Videos (How-Tos, Tutorials, Walkthroughs, etc.)

Captions

Captions are required on all videos that are publicly distributed, either on our website or through email. (WCAG 2.0 SC 1.2.2 Level A standard)

Captions present video audio in a text format and are timed with the action on screen. They capture speech, singing, and essential sounds, like [doorbell], [laughter], [applause], etc. Captions are beneficial to individuals who are Deaf or hard-of-hearing, as well as new language learners, people with certain cognitive disabilities, and people who do not have access to audio. This work can be completed in-house or outsourced to a vendor.

How to Add Captions

There are two options for captioning done in-house: YouTube or MiVideo. Most Hub staff have been using YouTube to date. Review these captioning best practices before you get started.

YouTube Instructions:

1. Use a video file stored on your computer (download recorded videos from Bluejeans or Zoom).
2. Log in to YouTube (open an incognito window and log in to the Hub’s Google account. Contact Data & Systems for login).
3. Upload your video.
4. Select “Your Videos” in left-hand menu. Click on your video. Scroll down to click the blue “Edit Video” button.
5. In the left-hand menu, select “Subtitles”. There may already be automated subtitles available. If not, add some.
6. Hover over the automated subtitles bar and click the three dots on the right-hand side. Select “Edit on Classic Studio”.
7. Edit your subtitles using the built-in tool and save your work often.

MiVideo Instructions:

1. Use a video file stored on your computer (download recorded videos from Bluejeans or Zoom).
2. Login to Mivideo Mediaspace using your U-M credentials.
3. Upload your video using +ADD NEW in the upper right and then Media Upload).
4. Order computer-generated captions/transcript for your video (see tutorial)
5. Edit your transcript and the associated captions using the built-in tool (see tutorial above).

Outsourcing

Our preferred vendor is MIVideo:

- Contact: Melinda Kraft (makraft@umich.edu)
- Cost: $1.67 per media minute
- Timeline: Minimum of 48 hours needed to complete captions and/or transcripts.

Transcripts

Transcripts are a written record of all the audio content in a video. They capture speech and essential sounds, like [doorbell], [laughter], [applause], etc. They are beneficial to individuals who are Deaf or hard-of-hearing, as well as to individuals who may prefer reading over viewing videos. While captions are required for videos, providing an accompanying transcript is currently optional unless a specific accommodation request is made.

Transcription can be completed in-house or outsourced.

How to Create a Transcript

Use the captions you've created or request from Zoom for recorded events
1. - YouTube - In the video subtitles section (see instructions under "Captions" to navigate here), hover over the bar containing the edited subtitles file and click the three dots that appear. Select "Download". Open up the .sbv file using Notepad (Windows) or TextEdit (Mac).
  - MIVideo - Simply download your edited transcript (see tutorial).
  - Zoom - If you are recording an event through Zoom, enable the automated transcription feature before the event. You'll receive an email when the transcript is available for download. Edit the transcript to ensure the content is accurate.
Ensure a title, timestamps, and speaker labels are included (see this example).
Save the transcript as a plain text file (.txt).

Described Video/Audio Description

Described video communicates information that is visually depicted on screen but not revealed through the audio or captions alone. This information can include who is onscreen, where they are, what they are doing, their facial expressions, and any writing that is on the screen. Described video may be presented as a voiceover audio track or as text included in a transcript. Voiceover tracks are beneficial to individuals who are Blind or have low-vision while text descriptions can be read aloud by screenreaders or used to generate braille transcripts for individuals who are deaf-blind. Described video must be provided when requested by individuals who are Blind or have low-vision to be compliant with US accessibility law (WCAG 2.0 SC 1.2.3 Level A standard).

Described video must be outsourced.

Outsourcing

Our preferred vendor is Audio Eyes:

Contact: Rick Boggs (rickb@audioeyesllc.com)
Cost: $15-18/per program minute (educational rate). 10-minute minimum (this may be total run time for multiple videos); videos with zero dialogue add a $3/ppm premium; subtitles add $2/ppm

Sign Language Interpretation

Sign language interpretation may be added to distributed videos if requested or if resources allow, but is not required when video captions are provided.

Sign language interpretation for videos must be outsourced and the interpretation video will be overlaid onto the original video (example).

Outsourcing

Reference the ASL Interpretation U-M Preferred Vendor list to find a suitable vendor.

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