How do I create captions for media in Canvas Studio?
In Canvas Studio, you can manually add captions for your uploaded media and for media linked from YouTube and Vimeo. Using the Captions Editor, you can add caption lines that display on your video within specified time frames.
Once you add captions, a captions file is created. You can edit the captions file, download it, replace it, or delete it.
You can also upload external caption files or request captions to be generated for you.
Note: Starting March 25, 2024, media uploaded to Canvas Studio includes auto-generated captions by default. However, YouTube and Vimeo media cannot be automatically captioned by Studio, and require either a caption file upload or manually created captions.
Locate Media
In Studio, the My Library page opens by default. The library displays media preview tiles with the most recently added media displayed first.
To search for a media file, click the Search icon [1]. To sort media by title, click the Sort By drop-down menu [2]. To filter media by collection, or caption status, click the Filter by drop-down menu [3].
Note: Media that includes captions displays the Caption icon [4].
Open Media
Hover your cursor over the media thumbnail and click the View button.
Open Create Captions
On the Captions tab [1], click the create from scratch link [2].
If captions already exist, you can create additional captions in other languages. Click the New Caption button [1]. Then, select the Create Captions option [2].
Select Language
In the Create Captions window, click the Language drop-down menu, and select a language [1].
Click the Create button [2].
Open Caption Editor
Click the Add your first caption line button.
Create Caption Line
To add a caption line, enter text in the Caption Text field [1].
To control how long the caption line displays, enter a start time in the Appears At field [2] and an end time in the Until field [3]. The timestamp format is: [hours]:[minutes]:[seconds].[milliseconds].
Click the Add line button [4].
View Caption Line
Your first caption line and its start time display in the caption editor [1].
To view the caption on your video, click the media Play button [2]. The caption displays on the video [3].
Note: Captions are saved automatically.
Add Additional Caption Lines
To add additional lines, click the Insert line button.
Enter a new line of caption text in the Caption Text field [1].
Enter timestamps in the Appears At and Until fields [2].
The, click the Add line button [3].
View All Caption Lines
All caption lines and their start times display in the editor.
Edit Captions
To edit a caption line, click the caption [1]. Edit the caption text in the Caption Text field [2]. To edit display times, click the Edit... link [3].
Learn more about editing captions in the caption editor.
Publish or Close
To close the caption editor with your captions, click the Close button [1].
Alternatively, to publish the media with your captions and close the editor, click the Publish button [2].
Manage Unpublished Captions
Unpubished captions display the Not Published label [1].
To manage the caption file, click the Options icon [2]. You can review, edit, or publish the captions in the Caption Editor [3]. You can also download as an SRT [4], replace [5], or delete [6] the captions file.
View and Manage Published Captions
You can view published captions along with the media. Click the Play button [1] and view the captions [2].
To view options for a caption file, click the Options icon [3]. You can edit [4], download as an SRT file [5], replace [6], or delete [7] the caption file.
