{"id":1536,"date":"2018-04-21T05:10:30","date_gmt":"2018-04-21T05:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thejigsaw.in\/blog\/?p=1536"},"modified":"2021-10-09T16:24:38","modified_gmt":"2021-10-09T10:54:38","slug":"how-to-add-captions-description-to-videos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thejigsaw.in\/blog\/how-to-add-captions-description-to-videos","title":{"rendered":"How to Add Captions & Description to Videos"},"content":{"rendered":"
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So, you\u2019ve created an awesome video. You\u2019ve added great music and cool graphics and callouts, and your narration is perfect. You\u2019re ready to share it with the world, right? Wrong. You forgot a MAJOR step, <\/span><\/span>to add captions and text <\/b><\/span><\/span>to your video. Videos are revolutionizing visual media every single day, right from product launches, television advertisements, to YouTube<\/a><\/strong> blogs and Facebook<\/a><\/strong> videos, you come across videos everywhere.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The problem lies in the fact that a video is after all, someone saying their opinions in their way, and it is not all the time that you will clearly understand what they\u2019re saying. This is why you need subtitles, descriptions, or captions. Both subtitles and captions are used as a textual representation of a video\u2019s soundtrack. Although they look pretty much alike, they are not the same thing. One thing mostly display the text that is said by a movie character. Usually they are added to a film in a foreign language for better comprehension. Captions in their turn are used to display all the sounds that take place in a movie like knock at the door, screaming, telephone ring, and serve to aid deaf and hearing-impaired audiences. Depending on your scope, you can add either script or captions to your movie. Therefore, in this blog, I\u2019ll be telling you about <\/span><\/span>how to add captions and descriptions to a video<\/span><\/span>. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

What are Captions?<\/h2>\n

Whether you know it or not, you\u2019ve probably seen captions and subtitles on videos or in movies either in the form of translation of the dialogue from one language to another, or simply a same-language presentation of dialogue and other audio events. One of the most widely-known uses for captions \u2014 closed captioning \u2014 is a way for people who are deaf or hard of hearing to be able to access and understand the audio portions of a video.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

While the terms \u201csubtitles\u201d and \u201ccaptions\u201d are often used interchangeably, there are some differences. Technically, subtitles should convey only the dialogue or narration happening in a video<\/a><\/strong>. Subtitles used for translating one language to another would likely also include translations of any foreign language text shown on the screen.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Captions often convey dialogue and\/or narration plus any other audio effects that may be present, such as when (and what type of) music is playing and any background noises such as loud crashes, cars honking or dogs barking that may be integral to understanding what\u2019s happening on the screen. In fact, to meet accessibility standards, captions must include those elements.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Why Do You Need Captions and Subtitles?<\/h2>\n

As noted above, the most common use for captions is to provide a text-based representation of any audio happening in a video. Subtitles are most often used for providing a text-based translation of dialogue. For accessibility purposes, all videos should have closed captions available for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

But there are a lot of other reasons to use captions as well. One of the more practical reasons, especially for web videos, is so that people don\u2019t need to have their volume turned up to understand the content of your videos. Imagine someone scrolling through their Facebook feed and coming upon a video. As that video auto-starts, they can\u2019t hear it because their sound is turned off. They\u2019re far more likely to scroll past that video (and miss all your great content) than if that same video contained captions or subtitles that conveyed the dialogue or narration.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The same is true for videos playing in places where there is a lot of ambient noise. If people can\u2019t hear your video, the captions provide the content, no matter how noisy the room.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

How to Add Captions or Subtitles to a Video?<\/h2>\n

To add captions or texts to a video, follow these steps: –<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Step 1A: Start with a script.<\/h3>\n

This step is more about saving time than anything else. If the narration or dialogue in your video was read from a script<\/a><\/strong>, you\u2019re already way ahead of the game. You can use your script (or transcript) to copy and paste the spoken words into the captioning editor. When writing content for subtitling, these tips are also helpful to consider, such as reading speed and length. If you don\u2019t have a script or transcript, skip to Step 1b.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Step 1B: Transcribe your video.<\/h3>\n

If you don\u2019t have a script, you may want a transcript of your video. There are a few ways to accomplish this. If you prefer to just type your captions or subtitles in manually, you can skip to Step 2.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n