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Add and edit captions

Add captions in the editor and fix their timing and text.

For creators Roles: Owner, Channel manager, Video editor

Before you start

By the end the video has captions viewers can turn on in the player.

Before you start

  • Processing has finished so the timeline has the full video length.

Steps

Step 1: Choose Manage → Editor on the video

Choose Manage → Editor on the video
Choose Manage → Editor on the video

Open the video page and choose Manage → Editor. The timeline at the bottom has a Captions track.

Step 2: Add a caption at the playhead and type the text

Add a caption at the playhead and type the text
Add a caption at the playhead and type the text

Move the playhead to where the caption starts and choose Add caption at playhead (the plus on the Captions track). Type the Text; adjust Start and End, or use Split at Playhead and Merge with Next.

Step 3: Choose Save

Choose Save
Choose Save

Choose Save in the editor header. Captions show up in the player's CC menu.

You should see

Changes saved successfully, and CC in the player with your captions.

How it works

If the video was processed with automatic captions, Import Captions from VTT brings them in as a starting point. Each caption is a cue with a start and end time; the timeline lets you drag them.

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