Captions are written versions of spoken words and other important audio that are synced with a video.
Why do we need captions?
Captioning benefits many users because it makes content searchable and can support learning for non-Native English speakers, visual learners, and users in noisy environments. Videos and live audio must have captions and a transcript. A transcript is sufficient forarchived audio.
Captioning Best Practices
Captions should be synchronized, equivalent, and accessible.
- Synchronized: Text appears at the same time as the audio.
- Equivalent: Caption content should be equivalent to that of spoken word.
- Accessible: Caption content should be readily accessible and available to those who need it.
Get Started with Captions
Caption Your Own Videos
Caption and edit your captions through Panopto, Microsoft Teams, or Zoom.
Professional Captions
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Captioning Grants
Learn about Captioning Grants for forward facing media at UA.