Add Captions to Audio/Video Files

Captioning Audio-Video Files

Overview

Captions in Audio-Video files allow access to these file types by almost all persons. Captioning Audio-Video files can be done automatically in D2L Brightspace. To start the captioning process please follow the steps below.

Enter a course in D2L Brightspace, select the More Tools tab then Media Library.

The Media Library repository opens

Select Options (...) on the Audio-video file to caption. From the Menu select Edit.

The file's edit screen opens. Select the Closed Captions tab.

Select Auto-Generate.

The Auto Generate Captions pop-appears, select the Auto-Generate button.

Once the captioning has completed, they will appear in the window under Auto-Generate.

1. Inside the generated captions allows editing the caption text.
2. Selecting the Trash Can will delete the saved caption box.
3. Selecting the Play button will expand the box and show the caption length/timing.

Select the Finish or Optimize for Streaming button to save any changes.

Once the process is finished Saved will appear in green with a date and time beside it.