Captions

Captions are closed captions people can turn on while they watch. They show wherever the video plays: the app, your website, and TV.

You can add captions to:

• Videos: open a video and select Captions.
• Podcast videos: open a podcast video. Captions is near the bottom of the window.

Captions are saved right away. You don’t need to select Save on the video.

Add captions

Automatic captions show Generating while they’re made. It usually takes a few minutes, and you can leave the page. When they’re done, they show Automatic. Uploaded captions show Ready.

If automatic captions show Failed, select Try again or upload a file instead.

Edit captions

Select Edit next to a caption track. The video plays on the left, with the line on screen underneath. The lines are on the right.

• Change the words: type in a line’s text box.
• Fix the timing: type a new start or end time, or play the video and select the target icon to set the start or end to the current moment.
• Jump to a line: select the play button next to it.
• Follow video: keeps the list scrolled to the line that’s playing.
• Find & replace: fix a name or word everywhere at once. Enter what to Find and what to Replace with, then select Replace all.
• Add or remove lines: select + to add a line after one, Add a line to add one at the end, or the trash can to delete one. Empty lines are left out when you save.

Select Save captions. Saving automatic captions marks them as edited.

More caption options

Use a track’s More menu (⋮) to:

• Download .vtt: a copy of the captions file.
• Replace with a file: upload a new .vtt or .srt.
• Generate again: make new automatic captions.
• Delete: remove the track.