I have the script for the narration in the notes section of the course. How do I use these to create the actual closed captions? I only see options to import from another document or manually type them in myself. I really don't want to have to type them in and I can't seem to save a document in the correct file format for importing.
Katie, closed captions are a specifically defined format of text alternative. You cannot simply rename a text transcript "closed captions" and have it meet the same function or need. Renaming the notes pane as closed captions is not a solution (and frankly, is misleading and unethical).
This has been a frustration of mine as well, that there is no simple way to import the slide notes into the caption editor.
Karyn, the process I use is to upload the audio or video to something that does auto-closed captions (youtube, microsoft stream, etc), and download the auto-generated caption file. You can then either:
1. Open this file in notepad or another text editor and edit the text to fix the auto-generated caption errors, then save and import to storyline.
2. Import the auto-generated caption file into storyline, then edit in the storyline captions editor. If you do this, I recommend exporting the edited caption file once you are finished, in case you have need for the correct caption files down the line.
Thank you. Basically it seems text in the notes section is only useful if you are doing text to speech. I will try some of the options to auto-generate with youtube and see how it goes.
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Hi there, Karyn. A few ideas for you!
Katie, closed captions are a specifically defined format of text alternative. You cannot simply rename a text transcript "closed captions" and have it meet the same function or need. Renaming the notes pane as closed captions is not a solution (and frankly, is misleading and unethical).
This has been a frustration of mine as well, that there is no simple way to import the slide notes into the caption editor.
Karyn, the process I use is to upload the audio or video to something that does auto-closed captions (youtube, microsoft stream, etc), and download the auto-generated caption file. You can then either:
1. Open this file in notepad or another text editor and edit the text to fix the auto-generated caption errors, then save and import to storyline.
2. Import the auto-generated caption file into storyline, then edit in the storyline captions editor. If you do this, I recommend exporting the edited caption file once you are finished, in case you have need for the correct caption files down the line.
Thank you. Basically it seems text in the notes section is only useful if you are doing text to speech. I will try some of the options to auto-generate with youtube and see how it goes.
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