Forum Discussion
Captions for an audio file in Rise?
I'm probably being dense an not seeing it. How do I add closed captions to an audio block in Rise? I see the (+ Add a caption), but don't see a spot to add close captions or import srt/vtt files.
Hi Joe,
You can add VTT files to videos, but not to audio blocks.
Hello! I know this question is from a while back--is this still the case? It seems like it is (I only see the "add caption" option that Joe the OP mentions), but want to make sure I'm not overlooking an update that might be there.
Thank you!
Hi Alexandra!
Thanks for checking in on this!
We are still tracking the feature request to allow closed captioning for Audio Blocks in Rise 360. I've included your voice in the feature report and will update this discussion as soon as we have news to share! If you'd like to stay up to date, please bookmark our Feature Roadmap.
Hi,
I would also like to be able to add CC to audio blocks. Accessibility is something that is really important to be inclusive. Please add my name to the feature request.I am also requesting this accessibility for audio blocks.
I needed CCs on an audio block too, and figured out a workaround that may be helpful. A lot of people suggest using the accordion block, but I wanted the transcript option to be more subtle. Since you can't customize the header on accordion blocks, using that felt too large and imposing compared to the audio block it was supporting.
Instead, I placed the transcript within a marker in a labeled graphic block below the audio. I know we're kind of trading one accessibility issue for another, as screen readers won't read the image text... But it might be an acceptable stopgap until Articulate adds CCs to audio blocks!Hi Joe, one option that I've done is to convert the audio file to an mp4 (I use Any Audio Converter free and lots of options)
Then add the video block and upload your srt/vtt file. The only issue is that you have a large black screen showing, like below. I tried reducing the height of the mp4 file but Rise still plays it in a large block.
I am needing to add close captioning to videos in Rise. I have them in Storyline but accessibility features in Rise are lacking. This thread was started over a year ago; is there any timeline on when close captions for audio and video will be added?
Hi Diane,
Thanks so much for reaching out. Currently, you can add closed captions to videos in Rise 360. We're still tracking the request to add captions to audio files, so I've shared your comments with our developers. We'll update this discussion as soon as we have news to share!
I would like to add my vote to wanting to be able to add closed captioning to audio files in Rise. It just makes sense to have CC available for both video and audio blocks. Thanks!
Hi Beth,
Thanks for sharing what you'd like to see in Rise 360! I've shared your feedback with my team.
Hi. Is there any update on CC for audio files? We'd greatly benefit from this, many thanks.
Hi Mike!
Thanks for checking in on this!
I don't have any updates to share at this time, but I've included your voice in the feature report. We'll update this discussion if it makes it to our Feature Roadmap.
We used audio blocks in a recent project, so please add our +1 (or +8 if I'm speaking for the whole team 😉) to the request to add captions to audio blocks in Rise 360. Even without a captioning feature we were able to meet the standard to provide captions for prerecorded audio content in two ways:
- By including the audio transcript as text on the page, in paragraph blocks. This worked well for shorter audio files and gave learners the option to read instead of listen.
- By including the audio transcript as a downloadable pdf immediately below the audio block.
