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Closed Caption .vtt edit in Stream
Love the closed caption creation on upload but how do I edit the .Vtt file created to correct our acronyms and accent? TIA
So it would be as follows...
- After the autogenerated caption file is created and shows the transcript mode on the video.
- Edit the video
- Options section > Captions > "Download file"
- Open up the .VTT file downloaded in a text editor, make corrections, etc.
- Go back and edit the video > Options > Captions
- Uncheck the "autogenerate a caption file" check box.
- "Upload a caption" file button.
- Upload your edited .VTT file.
We'll then use your new custom caption file for the transcript mode and deep search.
NOTE: We'll be adding ability to edit the transcript direclty in Stream in the future as I know the above isn't intuitive or easy.
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- Marc Mroz
Microsoft
So it would be as follows...
- After the autogenerated caption file is created and shows the transcript mode on the video.
- Edit the video
- Options section > Captions > "Download file"
- Open up the .VTT file downloaded in a text editor, make corrections, etc.
- Go back and edit the video > Options > Captions
- Uncheck the "autogenerate a caption file" check box.
- "Upload a caption" file button.
- Upload your edited .VTT file.
We'll then use your new custom caption file for the transcript mode and deep search.
NOTE: We'll be adding ability to edit the transcript direclty in Stream in the future as I know the above isn't intuitive or easy.- Any ETA for caption editing in the time since this was originally posted? It's wicked cumbersome at the moment.
- Marc Mroz
We have been testing the transcript editor internally and we are waiting for some fixes before we pushed it out to everyone. However the way we implemented the editor it's part of the transcript window that shows on the video player page. This means that when we release the editor, you'll only be able to use it if your user has a O365 E5 or Stream Plan 2 license.
Adarsh Solanki can add more details if needed.
- Great Explanation, however can you give more exact steps to download the VTT file. I have uploaded files checked the box for auto closed captioning, now cant figure out how to turn them on or see them.
- So, I think I understand the issue. Uploaded captions and auto-generated captions are two different things. If you want to override the auto-generated captions with your own custom VTT file, you'll need to uncheck the auto-generated captions option, manually upload your VTT file, and set the default language.
Thank you Marc - I will let the organisation know. Apparently, the Kiwi accent challenges the captioning software :-).
Cheers
Anne
You can download the vtt file and edit it with a text editor (Notepad, etc) and then reupload it to the Stream site.
Justin Miller yesterday I found the vtt to download (i recall it being tricky to find. today I cannot see where it is at all. any ideas?
officepea click on the Update video details pencil icon (✎), then Download file in Options.
