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New in Storyline 360: Customize Closed Captions
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Hello everyone,
I've been following this discussion with great interest. I'm currently using VTT files for closed captions in my videos, but I have two key requirements that are essential for me:
1. Multilingual Support: I need the ability to offer captions in multiple languages.
2. Automatic Captions: I want the captions to start automatically as soon as the video begins.
Currently, my workflow involves creating VTT files in English, then translating them into Spanish and French separately using AI, resaving them as _es.vtt and __fr.vtt.
I duplicate the video 2 more times, each with its corresponding caption language, allowing users to select their preferred language via an icon (as the videos as lightslides). While this approach works, it's extra effort that I’d prefer to streamline.
Ideally, the features I require are:
1. A single video where viewers can choose their caption language without having to create multiple versions of the video.
2. Automatic captions that start as soon as the video plays, ensuring that users immediately have access to translations in their chosen language.
Thanks in advance for any other insights, or when these cc features would be adapted (Storyline 360)
Hey Carol.
Not sure why your response is greyed out and say reported. But hopefully you get this reply. I would upload your video to Vimeo and embed it onto your Storyline slide. Vimeo let's you add multiple caption files in SRT and VTT formats. And more recently, Vimeo now supports multiple audio tracks which might be an option.
I always use Vimeo to embed long videos so that the Storyline file size remains small.
