Overview
Any videos recorded in Harmonize or uploaded to Harmonize will automatically be closed captioned. Once the SRT file is created it will be available to play in the video player by clicking on the cc icon.
Downloading the SRT File for Editing
For added accessibility, you may wish to correct your captions. You can do this by downloading your captions, making changes, and then manually adding them back.
- Navigate to a post with a video. Select Edit.
- Below the video, locate and click on +1 CC Files.
- Click on the SRT file name to download it.
- Edit the captions using the SRT editor of your choosing.
- Follow the instructions below for Manually Adding an SRT File.
Manually Adding an SRT File
After uploading a video you can add a closed caption file.
- Click Add Closed Caption.
- Drag and drop the closed caption file to the upload area.
- Closed caption files must be in SRT format (see below).
- Select the language for your closed caption file.
- Click Save to complete the process.
Creating an SRT File
Harmonize requires all closed caption files be in SRT (SubRip) format. To create an SRT file simply use a text editor to create a plain text document. The document must follow a very specific format. See the Wikipedia page here for more details: SubRip.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: Can Harmonize provide captions for linked videos?
- No. We can only provide automatic captioning for videos recorded in or uploaded to Harmonize.