I've been using the built-in Accessibility options in Storyline. After putting in my Captions, I realized I will need to cut the track into smaller bits. When I manipulate the track, the captions don't remain in place. Is there a way to move all the captions to the right or left at once? Or to break up the audio so that the captions stay in place?
Closed Caption files rely on timestamps to know when to display the captions on screen. By dividing a media file into smaller segments, the timing is changed because there are now new start and points that have been introduced. Unfortunately, there is currently no feature in Storyline 360 that could dynamically move the closed caption files to reflect the changes that you've made to a media file.
I’ll be happy to pass your thoughts on to our product team, but you can also feel free to detail them more through a feature request!
Joe- I am in the same boat as this poster (a fellow Sara(h)). What is the right sequence of steps for editing video with captions in order to trim both? I trimmed the video first, then realized the captions did not adjust, so manually deleted quite a few blocks of captions and cannot see how to pull the starting caption to the new playhead. I am working with a recorded training (MP4 file) and a VTT file for the captions. Would appreciate any guidance you can provide to help this process be less painful! Thanks!
If you open a Closed Caption file, you'll see a lot of timestamps in the file that represent the exact time when a caption will appear on screen. Trimming a video file will most likely cause issues with the timing of the Closed Caption file, and there's no easy or quick way to fix it. If you've made modifications to your project file, you may need to generate a new set of captions for your videos that will go along with the new duration of the video.
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Hi Sarah,
Thanks for reaching out!
Closed Caption files rely on timestamps to know when to display the captions on screen. By dividing a media file into smaller segments, the timing is changed because there are now new start and points that have been introduced. Unfortunately, there is currently no feature in Storyline 360 that could dynamically move the closed caption files to reflect the changes that you've made to a media file.
I’ll be happy to pass your thoughts on to our product team, but you can also feel free to detail them more through a feature request!
Joe- I am in the same boat as this poster (a fellow Sara(h)). What is the right sequence of steps for editing video with captions in order to trim both? I trimmed the video first, then realized the captions did not adjust, so manually deleted quite a few blocks of captions and cannot see how to pull the starting caption to the new playhead. I am working with a recorded training (MP4 file) and a VTT file for the captions. Would appreciate any guidance you can provide to help this process be less painful! Thanks!
Hello Sara,
If you open a Closed Caption file, you'll see a lot of timestamps in the file that represent the exact time when a caption will appear on screen. Trimming a video file will most likely cause issues with the timing of the Closed Caption file, and there's no easy or quick way to fix it. If you've made modifications to your project file, you may need to generate a new set of captions for your videos that will go along with the new duration of the video.