Captioning Resources

Need help creating your captions? Use the resources on this page.

Creating Your Own Captions

Several companies allow you to produce your own captions for free. These include , and . To caption your video, follow these steps:

  1. Upload your video to the web.
  2. Provide the video URL to the captioning service.
  3. Use the captioning tool to watch the video and transcribe audio to text.
  4. Review and edit the captions for accuracy.
  5. Download the caption file in the appropriate format.

You may wish to explore using speech recognition technology to caption your videos faster. Programs such as  will allow for automatic translation of your voice. You will need to spend some time training the program to recognize your voice, and you will still need to proofread the text to ensure that the translation is accurate.

Outsourcing

Many services offer captioning for a reasonable fee. These include:

  • (SUNY-specific pricing available)
  •