New in Storyline 360: Video Transcripts
Apr 04, 2023
Transcripts don’t just benefit learners who are deaf or hard of hearing—they also aid anyone who needs to learn in a noisy environment, prefers to read, or uses a braille display. Now, Storyline 360 can automatically generate synchronized text transcripts from video closed captions—drastically speeding up your workflow. To find out how this works, head over here: Storyline 360: Video Transcripts.
Once you’ve given it a try we’d love to hear what you think! Please share any feedback or suggestions in the comments below. We’ll be working on enhancements for this feature and want to know if there are areas for improvement or additional functionality that you’d like to see. We’re looking forward to your feedback!
~The Storyline 360 Team
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Thank you so much! Awsome new feature
If I have full transcripts/scripts written out, plus audio recordings- given this, it should really be possible to have storyline match the existing text script based on the auto-detection of captions. What is the most time efficient way to add closed captioning, given that we have everything I should need to quickly and simply put this together? It seems despite having everything already created, I'll still need to manually paste all the text in, caption by caption??
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This might sound an odd request, but could imported or generated text-to-speech audio files also have a local player control which would include the transcript button along with play/pause etc?
That way a page could have an introduction audio that users could control (not using the main Storyline player control bar at the bottom) and read a transcript.
Hi Hugh! Thank you for trying out the feature, and I'll get this feedback recorded and entered into a feature request.
You can upload your video into Microsoft Stream, click on the transcript, and generate and the captions will automatically populate and be easily edited. Save the .VTT file. Then after adding your video to Storyline go to Video tools/options and click import and add your VTT file. That way you don't have to type it all out by hand. Hope this helps.
Hi!
Transcripts in Storyline 360 benefit various learners, and the new feature automatically generates text transcripts from video-closed captions, improving workflow efficiency. Share your feedback to help enhance this feature and meet specific needs by commenting on Storyline 360: Video Transcripts.
Does this feature also work if we publish the module as a video? Will closed captions still be an option in a mp4 generated by articulate? Thanks
Hello Kay!
Yes! You can add closed captions and have them displayed in the published video. We have a tutorial that explains this: Storyline 360: Closed Captions for Video Projects
Is there any planning for the ability to download the transcript. This would be helpful particularly for learners with any kind of a reading disability. Thanks
Hi Nancy,
Thanks so much for your interest in keeping things accessible for your learners.
Are you looking for a way to download the video transcript to share with learners or are you thinking of a way to create a transcript document that your learners could download right from the course?
You might consider exporting captions if you’ve already added those to your video. This would also help you create a transcript for your learners to download, and then attach it to the slide with the video. If you go this route, you’ll need an Open File Trigger too.
If you were looking to accomplish something different, just let us know! We’re happy to help.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
Any plans to add transcripts to audio files?
Are there any plans to add an audio description track to videos that can be turned on and off by the learner via the player?
As someone who often finds themselves in noisy environments or prefers reading over listening, having synchronized text transcripts is a huge plus. Can't wait to give it a try and see how it streamlines my workflow.