font size of closed captions (SL360)

Thank you very much, Matthew! Obvisously I need to visit an ophthalmologist, because I took a close look at the player options but simply overlooked the second font list for captions. There is no font size percentage as with the player font size, but my question is answered and 51% of the problem is solved... Hermann

Hi Hermann!  Just to circle back... the Player font size window will also control the captions font size.  In this way, the caption text is like an extension of the rest of the Player text.

I'm thinking you were hoping to modify the caption font size independently of the rest of the Player text.  The range of size for the captions font was limited as an effort to stay within accessibility standards.

But let us know if you think we can improve or if your learners have different needs!  Thanks for reaching out.

Thanks for the context, Hermann.  It's a great conversation to have, especially when it comes to international standards and how they might differ.

We're happy to help where we can!  🇩🇪

Hermann, I am glad you brought this up, but I think that the implementation of CC in storyline 360 is not that good. I can't tell how the american standards are, but where I am from, the nordic countries, there is a long running tradition of subtitling foreign films and television shows (not by voice dubbing like is common in Germany). Subtitles are rather large, taking up the lower third of the screen (not entirely blocking it out) but we're more like a size 24-to 28 font.

It was invented also to aid the hearing impaired, not just to allow danes to watch films in foreign languages.

Crystal, we have the same request. Open Captions, or as we europeans call them: subtitles. Like you'll see in a film if you go to  fancy cinema that shows foreign films that aren't dubbed. These letters are MUCH larger than the tiny, player based Storyline 360 captions .

Accessibility standards for subtitles in this part of the world dictates that text should be legible on screen. I have a hard time understanding how these tiny-font sized captions Articulate have decided to go with can be within standards. I think they are very small even with normal vision. If the person has to squint to read the tiny-fonts, isn't that the exact opposite you're achieving than make it accessible?

Can we have adjustable Captions font size on the player menu, allow to independently specify Captions font size so it is not tied to player font size in general?

Hi Soren! 

I see that you submitted this as a feature request as well, so thank you. That's the best way to share your ideas and concerns with our team.

I for one mirror that request! Here at the (DoD-DEOMI) people are asking us to increases the font on closed captions, like now! A "can't do it" will out's Storyline 3 here quickly! And please fix this WITH 360/SL3 as an update, if we need to spend another $1,100 or more for SL4 (which has this update) it will surly sink the ship and use of Articulate Storyline going forward.

I'm also having trouble with the size of the captions. It's a great feature, but I don't understand how they can be so small and meet standards. If you are working on large slide size that doesn't allow for much expansion, they look really tiny on the screen. I have clients asking for these to be larger as well. Really hoping that caption size options get added soon. 

Thanks Matthew. I have mine set to 200%. My slide size (determined by client template) is quite large, and can't expand much and the captions still look small. I'm used to doing captions in Camtasia which has a larger font size by default. Thanks for the response! 

I'm interested in the hack, but the particular project I'm on now is big and not simple, and can't be broken (deadline is too soon). I'd like to know if there is a workaround though. I have had clients who publish only to HTML5 and it could be useful in those cases. 

Hi Matthew can you share the hack with me too :-) I need to increase the size of the captions independently of the rest of the font sizes in the player