We’ve just released a powerful new feature in Rise 360: closed captioning. Now you can upload closed caption files to videos to make your content more accessible.
It’s easy to add closed captions to your Rise 360 courses. Just click Edit and select Manage captions in any block that showcases a video. Select the language, and then add your file. You can add as many languages as you like.
I know that with text-to-speech, you get it for free in Storyline videos. But I want to remove the text-to-speech and insert an audio file and have CC for that. Is that doable?
Hi, Raising voices! Thanks for following up on this and letting us know you need this feature. We're still tracking requests for this, and we'll update if we make any changes that will help with closed captioning for audio.
Upon further investigation, it looks like I should be able to import the CC that Storyline has already generated for the text-to-speech audio track and use it for CC for the recorded audio. I discovered the .vtt files in the Media Library. Now all I need to do is figure out where these files are stored so I can point to them and add them as described here:
I can right click the text-to-speech audio and click Accessibility to identify the Closed Caption .vtt file. I can then right click the new audio clip I've recorded, click Accessibility, and click Import Captions to select the file. The trouble is I don't know where the .vtt files are stored so I can point to it.
Then I assume I simply enable the CC button in the player and I have CC for the audio just like I need.
Hi, Raising Voices! It sounds like you could use a Storyline Block to insert audio with closed captions in your course.
First, you can replace the text-to-speech audio with your own audio. In Storyline 360, click Audio tools > Options > Replace Audio > Audio from file. Now your audio file has closed captions.
Then, export this slide to Review 360 to insert it in Rise as a Storyline block. Please let me know if that would work for you!
I don't think so, but you should be able to use keyboard controls to access and toggle/activate it.
Tab and shift tab move forward and backward along items in the tab order. Space will toggle/activate the button to display the list of available captions, the up and down arrow keys let you navigate the list of captions, including the 'captions off' option and space will again toggle/activate the currently selected item.
HI. I am a new articulate/rise user. I create all of my videos in Camtasia and export captions in .srt format. How do I go about getting these in VTT format so that I can upload them into Rise?
Hi Marion, you would need to use a third-party program to convert the SRT files into VTT. I will defer to the community to share which tools they used to do the conversion.
The easiest way to convert .srt files to .vtt files that I've found is to use the https://www.webvtt.org/ website to convert the contents of the srt files.
You just open the .srt in a text editor e.g. 'notepad' in windows
copy/paste the text into the website and click convert
copy the converted text from the website into a text editor
save and change the file type to .vtt e.g. in notepad, change 'Save as type' to 'All files' and add '.vtt' to the end of the File name.
It's free and allows you to import your srt files without having to open them or copy the text. I believe it also maintains any previous timing settings you may have had. Make sure you use the 'Import Subtitles' option on the site.
Hi Kimberly, I am sorry to hear that you don't have the Manage Captions option. Can you send me a screenshot of what you are seeing? Also, what browser are you using?
Thank you for posting, Chino! I have been working with Jose on this. He was unable to duplicate the issue and this morning, when I went to grab screenshots for the case, I found that the CC option now displays in the three browsers I tested (Chrome, Edge, and IE) - whereas it only displayed in IE yesterday. Anyway, the issue is resolved, but no clear reason as to why it happened in the first place.
That being said, how do I ensure I have the version that contains the ability to Manage Captions? Is that an auto update? Or do I need to download it?
Is captioning for audio in the works? I don't see it on the feature road map. But we're not able to use the audio media type blocks from a WCAG standpoint.
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You're the best! Of course after you answered I scrolled up and saw where you had answered the same question before!
I was able to get it to work fine and with further reading of your posts, I was able to go in and edit the file to adjust the box position.
Thank you David!
Glad it was helpful :)
This is an awesome feature add-on to Rise 360 application. Thank you for letting us know. I can't wait to try it in my next project :)
Can you add Closed Captions for audio yet?
I know that with text-to-speech, you get it for free in Storyline videos. But I want to remove the text-to-speech and insert an audio file and have CC for that. Is that doable?
Hi, Raising voices! Thanks for following up on this and letting us know you need this feature. We're still tracking requests for this, and we'll update if we make any changes that will help with closed captioning for audio.
Upon further investigation, it looks like I should be able to import the CC that Storyline has already generated for the text-to-speech audio track and use it for CC for the recorded audio. I discovered the .vtt files in the Media Library. Now all I need to do is figure out where these files are stored so I can point to them and add them as described here:
https://community.articulate.com/articles/articulate-storyline-360-user-guide-how-to-add-closed-captions
I can right click the text-to-speech audio and click Accessibility to identify the Closed Caption .vtt file. I can then right click the new audio clip I've recorded, click Accessibility, and click Import Captions to select the file. The trouble is I don't know where the .vtt files are stored so I can point to it.
Then I assume I simply enable the CC button in the player and I have CC for the audio just like I need.
Please advise.
Hi, Raising Voices! It sounds like you could use a Storyline Block to insert audio with closed captions in your course.
First, you can replace the text-to-speech audio with your own audio. In Storyline 360, click Audio tools > Options > Replace Audio > Audio from file. Now your audio file has closed captions.
Then, export this slide to Review 360 to insert it in Rise as a Storyline block. Please let me know if that would work for you!
Is it possible to turn off (or close) the closed captions using the Esc key?
I don't think so, but you should be able to use keyboard controls to access and toggle/activate it.
Tab and shift tab move forward and backward along items in the tab order. Space will toggle/activate the button to display the list of available captions, the up and down arrow keys let you navigate the list of captions, including the 'captions off' option and space will again toggle/activate the currently selected item.
Hi, just wondering, do you have a list of the languages you can add as closed captions in Rise?
Hi Nisha! Good question! We don't have a list of all supported languages, but you can add any language that is UTF-8 supported.
For more information please see Rise 360: How to Add Closed Captioning to a Video
Hi Nisha! Good question! We don't have a list of all supported languages, but you can add any language that is UTF-8 supported.
For more information please see Rise 360: How to Add Closed Captioning to a Video
HI. I am a new articulate/rise user. I create all of my videos in Camtasia and export captions in .srt format. How do I go about getting these in VTT format so that I can upload them into Rise?
Thanks in advance, Marion
Hi Marion, you would need to use a third-party program to convert the SRT files into VTT. I will defer to the community to share which tools they used to do the conversion.
Hi Marion,
The easiest way to convert .srt files to .vtt files that I've found is to use the https://www.webvtt.org/ website to convert the contents of the srt files.
e.g. 'notepad' in windows
e.g. in notepad, change 'Save as type' to 'All files' and add '.vtt' to the end of the File name.
HI David. That's awesome.
Thanks you!
Marion
Thank you for chiming in with those tips, David!
Glad to help :D
Another great online tool is https://www.happyscribe.com/
It's free and allows you to import your srt files without having to open them or copy the text.
I believe it also maintains any previous timing settings you may have had.
Make sure you use the 'Import Subtitles' option on the site.
Cheers
Great! Thank you, Marion
I don't have this option in the version of Rise 360 I have. Can someone help, please?!
Hi Kimberly, I am sorry to hear that you don't have the Manage Captions option. Can you send me a screenshot of what you are seeing? Also, what browser are you using?
Thank you for posting, Chino! I have been working with Jose on this. He was unable to duplicate the issue and this morning, when I went to grab screenshots for the case, I found that the CC option now displays in the three browsers I tested (Chrome, Edge, and IE) - whereas it only displayed in IE yesterday. Anyway, the issue is resolved, but no clear reason as to why it happened in the first place.
That being said, how do I ensure I have the version that contains the ability to Manage Captions? Is that an auto update? Or do I need to download it?
Is captioning for audio in the works? I don't see it on the feature road map. But we're not able to use the audio media type blocks from a WCAG standpoint.
Hi Mike! Thanks for letting us know you need this feature.
As a workaround, for now, I can suggest using an accordion block with the text transcription of the audio below the audio block.
We're still tracking requests for closed captioning for audio, and we'll update this thread if we have news for you all!