NEW IN RISE 360: Closed Captioning

There are two options, you might be able to download .vtt captions from YouTube, the other option is to convert the .sbv file to .vtt

Download a .vtt from YouTube

1. Go into the YouTube Studio for your account where the videos are listed,
2. click the video you want the subtitles for to go to the editing window for it,
3. click the 'Subtitles' tab in the drawer on the left,
4. The available subtitles should be listed, for the subtitles you wish to export, select the 3 vertical dots 'menu' icon on the far right of the row (note: the icon only visible when you hover the mouse over the row or tab to the icon).
5. Select the 'Download' option.
6. Choose .vtt from the 3 formats available to download the captions (.vtt, .srt, .sbv).

Convert an alternative format file to .vtt

https://editingtools.io/subtitles/ has the most comprehensive converstions in terms of variety of subtitle file types you can convert from and to that I've found. It includes the ability to convert .sbv files to .vtt files.

1. Go to https://editingtools.io/subtitles/,
2. set the 'From' file type to the file format you are going to upload e.g. .sbv,
3. set the 'Convert to' file type to .vtt,
4. set the framerate to your video's framerate,
   1. Optional - adjust/fix other aspects of your subtitles using the advanced options - usually not required unless you know there is an issue needing fixed.
5. upload your file,
6. click 'generate'
7. click 'download'