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Closed Captions in Exported Video File
Hi there,
I am trying to test if I import an MP4 video file and add closed captioning in the Storyline 360, when I publish it as a video my closed captions are not displaying. I can see them in the preview but when published as a video they disappear. Please help :)
Hi, everyone!
I have some great news to share. We just released another update for Storyline 360. In Update 73, we’ve included important fixes and new features!
One new feature we’ve included:
Boost video accessibility by including closed captions when publishing projects as MP4 video files.
To take advantage of this update, launch the Articulate 360 desktop app on your computer, and click the Update button next to Storyline 360. You'll find our step-by-step instructions here.
Please let me know if you need additional help!
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thank you for the software recommendation. I was excited to see that it can do the captioning for you... unfortunately my current project is too large for the free version but i hope to use it for some smaller projects!
I just completed a video and typed up all the closed captions to learn that when you create an MP4 they don't show up. So disappointing. This is a key feature I did not anticipate not working:(
Jumping in to add that we also need this feature. As it stands we're having to make a screen recording going through the project manually to ensure captions are included and it's very time consuming.
This feature has been requested for more than two years without any current comment from the Articulate folks.
Any chance you could tell us if we can expect CC with video any time soon? Or do we need to find alternate solutions?
I created my video captions in Storyline, then added the trigger Adjust variable, Set Player.DisplayCaptions (*from list of Built In variable) to value True, When the timeline starts on, this slide. My captions now show up!
Will definitely try this.
Thanks,
Wendy
I've been doing that for my elearnings... having the closed captioning come on automatically. I didn't realize that this would work for the video output though... fingers crossed!
Kim
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Hi Emily,
Welcome to the E-Learning Heroes community! I understand you'd like the option to include closed captions when publishing to MP4. We don't currently have an update on this feature, but will continue to track this request. Please feel free to review how we manage these feature requests and our feature roadmap to see what we are working on!
I am also looking for closed captions in an mp4 format. It would be a great service if this was available.
We really could use this feature- I have to bring them into YouTube and if they're big videos it's a very time-consuming process!
Hi, everyone!
I have some great news to share. We just released another update for Storyline 360. In Update 73, we’ve included important fixes and new features!
One new feature we’ve included:
Boost video accessibility by including closed captions when publishing projects as MP4 video files.
To take advantage of this update, launch the Articulate 360 desktop app on your computer, and click the Update button next to Storyline 360. You'll find our step-by-step instructions here.
Please let me know if you need additional help!
That's great news! Where can I find how to get this new feature to work? I can't seem to figure out how to burn the cc text into an exported mp4 file from storyline 360. Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.
E
Hello Ephra,
Happy to chime in!
The closed captions files aren't burned into the published video file. The published video output will include a *.VTT file containing the closed captions for the course. You can check out this article for more details on this feature:
You'll need to have captions added to your video and audio files in order for the *.VTT file to appear in the published output.
Let me know if you have any questions!
I just published a single slide as a video, but the cc are still not displaying. Is there a specific setting to make them appear?
Hi Deanna,
Happy to help!
Closed Captioning isn't automatically generated so you'll need to add them manually yourself. If you've already added your Closed Caption files, please share a copy of your project file here or in private by opening a support case so we can take a look at why your closed captions aren't displaying properly. We'll delete it when we're done testing!
What is the solution to this? I did the same as the poster I imported an mp4 I had, I also then imported my captions (a .srt file). I see my captions in preview, I see them in Review 360.
If I publish as a "video" they are a separate file - but I haven't gotten to work with our LMS (Capstone/Saba)...maybe it is my user error.
If I publish as a scorm there are no captions (the cc button on the player is enabled).
What am I missing?
Hello Rachel,
Happy to help!
When you upload your video file to your LMS, do you include the accompanying captions file with it? Also, does your LMS support adding video files with their own separate captions file? If you're unsure, you'll need to check with your LMS support team to see if this is a supported feature.
As for your course that was published for LMS distribution, I'd like to ask a few questions to help clarify the experience:
- When you preview your course, are you able to view the captions for the course?
- Test you course in a different LMS, such as SCORM Cloud. Are you able to see the captions there when you click on the CC button? This test will help determine if the behavior is LMS specific.
If you are able to replicate the behavior in SCORM Cloud, would you be willing to share a copy of your project file here or in private by opening a support case so we can take a closer look at what's happening? We'll delete it when we're done testing!
