Kaltura - Captions

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Overview

 

All videos loaded to Kaltura (except those linked from YouTube) are captioned automatically. These machine-generated captions are a great starting point, but it is highly recommended to review and edit them for accuracy to ensure your content is fully accessible.

Access the Edit Tool

 

Once the automated captions have finished processing, you can open the editor to make corrections.

  1. Go to My Media and click on the video you wish to edit.
  2. Click on the Actions menu (below the video player) and select Request Captions.
    The Actions menu with the Request Captions link circled.
  3. Scroll down to the Existing Requests section and click the pencil icon to the right of the completed caption request.
    A portion of a completed caption request listing displaying the Completed status and the pencil icon to access the caption edit page.
  4. You will now be on the Closed Captions Editor page.
    The caption edit page for a video. The caption language and the time stamp breakdown of the video captions is shown.

Edit Captions

 

On the Closed Captions Editor page, you will see the caption text (separated by timestamps) listed on the left side of the page, and a preview of the video on the right that can be used to verify your captions and audio match.

Pro-Tip: Kaltura does not auto-save your edits. Remember to click the Save button at the top right of the editor frequently so you don't lose your work!

Edit Caption Text

  1. Hover over the text you wish to edit.
  2. You will see that the text box becomes active at that point. Edit the text as necessary. Edits will appear in real-time on the video preview.
    A specific timestamp and text in an editable box. There is also a delete icon to the right.
  3. Click the Save button at the top right as you make edits to save your work.
    The upper right portion of the edit caption page with the Save button indicated.

Edit Caption Timestamps

If captions do not match up correctly with the audio, you can edit the timestamps directly.

  1. Hover over the timestamp you wish to edit.
  2. Click and edit the time as necessary.
    An example of where to edit the timestamp for a particular line of text.
  3. If there is an overlap where one caption ends and the next begins, the times will be highlighted in yellow so that you can correct them.
    Example of yellow highlighting to indicate when timestamps overlap.
  4. Click the Save button at the top right as you make edits to save your work.
    The upper right portion of the edit caption page with the Save button indicated.

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Article ID: 5757
Created
Tue 6/8/21 5:42 PM
Modified
Fri 2/27/26 9:48 AM

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