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MichaelOSull894
Community Member
5 days ago

An English language audio file with English and Arabic closed captions

I seem to remember reading a while back about a work-around that enables one audio file (English) to have two languages as closed captions (English & Arabic), with the user able to choose a version.

I think it involved creating a silent audio file, but I can't remember the details.

Or did I imagine it?

 

Thanks in advance if anyone can help.

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  • Katie-Jordan's avatar
    Katie-Jordan
    Staff
    1 day ago

    Hi MichaelOSull894​, I think this article will help you.

    The “silent audio” trick was a workaround for situations where captions were tied to an audio object, but you shouldn't need that now. You can attach translated closed-caption tracks (for example, English and Arabic WebVTT) to the same English audio asset, so learners can choose which captions to display while the English narration plays.

    Let me know if you need more support here!