{"id":9713,"date":"2022-07-13T07:16:10","date_gmt":"2022-07-13T07:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=9713"},"modified":"2022-07-13T07:16:11","modified_gmt":"2022-07-13T07:16:11","slug":"how-to-put-subtitles-on-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-put-subtitles-on-youtube","title":{"rendered":"How to Put Subtitles on YouTube"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a6ecbafe2c29\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a6ecbafe2c29\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a6ecbafe2c29\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-put-subtitles-on-youtube\/#How_to_Put_Subtitles_on_YouTube\" title=\"How to Put Subtitles on YouTube\">How to Put Subtitles on YouTube<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-put-subtitles-on-youtube\/#Closed_captions_are_a_great_way_to_provide_a_translation_for_foreign_speakers\" title=\"Closed captions are a great way to provide a translation for foreign speakers\">Closed captions are a great way to provide a translation for foreign speakers<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-put-subtitles-on-youtube\/#There_are_4_ways_to_add_subtitles_to_YouTube_videos\" title=\"There are 4 ways to add subtitles to YouTube videos\">There are 4 ways to add subtitles to YouTube videos<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-put-subtitles-on-youtube\/#You_can_manually_add_subtitles\" title=\"You can manually add subtitles\">You can manually add subtitles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-put-subtitles-on-youtube\/#You_can_use_auto-generated_subtitles\" title=\"You can use auto-generated subtitles\">You can use auto-generated subtitles<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Put_Subtitles_on_YouTube\"><\/span>How to Put Subtitles on YouTube<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/6QfGLDN.jpg\" alt=\"how to put subtitles on youtube\">  <\/p>\n<p>Closed captions are a great way to provide translation for people who don&#8217;t speak the same language as the speaker of the video. Using subtitles helps to ensure that these people can understand what they are watching, whether it&#8217;s a movie or a YouTube video. These captions can also be turned on or off manually. There are four main ways to add subtitles to YouTube videos. In this article, we&#8217;ll discuss the manual process, as well as auto-generated subtitles.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Closed_captions_are_a_great_way_to_provide_a_translation_for_foreign_speakers\"><\/span>Closed captions are a great way to provide a translation for foreign speakers<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Subtitles and closed captions both improve retention. Using both types of subtitles and captions will increase your audience engagement and SEO, while also making your content more accessible to people with hearing impairments. The next time you watch a video online, consider using closed captions or subtitles to provide a translation for foreign speakers. Here&#8217;s how to do it.<\/p>\n<p>To add captions to a video, start by creating a transcript of the video. This will make it easier for you to create caption files and ensure they are accurate. You can use automatic speech recognition software to generate a rough draft. Once you&#8217;ve finished the rough draft, go back and edit it for accuracy. The final closed caption file will appear in the YouTube viewer&#8217;s YouTube channel as closed captions.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re creating subtitles for a video, you must have the transcript ready to sync with the audio. This will cut transcription time in half. In comparison, a single hour of content can take up to 4 to 5 hours to transcribe. Using an automatic speech recognition software will make the process a lot faster for you. Moreover, it&#8217;s possible to time-code closed captions with the video using the software.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"There_are_4_ways_to_add_subtitles_to_YouTube_videos\"><\/span>There are 4 ways to add subtitles to YouTube videos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you haven&#8217;t added subtitles to your YouTube video, don&#8217;t worry, it&#8217;s easy to do. Simply open your video editor and select the subtitles option. Click on the &#8216;Auto&#8217; or &#8216;Manual&#8217; options to begin captioning the video. You&#8217;ll then see the subtitles displayed with time stamps. You can edit the subtitles to add punctuation and indicate whether or not the video includes background music or Foley sounds.<\/p>\n<p>One way to add subtitles to YouTube videos is to edit the video itself and set the language. By default, YouTube automatically adds subtitles in the language that is spoken in the video. You can edit these automatically generated subtitles to make them more accurate, add more languages, and save them for later viewing. However, you should be aware that the default subtitles are often not accurate. To make sure the subtitles are perfect, you should check the audio file and choose the language that you think is best for the video.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You_can_manually_add_subtitles\"><\/span>You can manually add subtitles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To manually add subtitles on YouTube, follow these steps. First, open a text editor on your computer (Notepad for Windows or TextEdit for Mac). Subtitle files have a specific format. For example, at the 1 hour, 15 minute, and 5 second mark, you&#8217;ll see the text &#8220;This is a sample subtitle text.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Next, select your video in YouTube Studio. From the left side menu, choose Subtitles. Then select the video you&#8217;d like to work on. I recommend working on a sci-fi movie like Teenagers From Outer Space, which is public domain. Once you&#8217;ve selected your video, click the Add Subtitles button. Depending on your video format, you can also choose to add subtitles manually.<\/p>\n<p>Another option is to use a captioning resource to create caption files for your YouTube videos. A caption file contains text, time codes, and other information about a video. You can upload these caption files to YouTube and edit them using an appropriate caption editor. After uploading the caption file, YouTube will automatically sync the captions with the video. Alternatively, you can also manually add subtitles to your YouTube videos.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"You_can_use_auto-generated_subtitles\"><\/span>You can use auto-generated subtitles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>YouTube has made it easy to add captions to your videos. You can even download caption files and upload them to your Blackboard site. If you use the service, you must associate the caption file with the original video. Here are some helpful tips. 1. Upload caption files before publishing your videos<\/p>\n<p>Using a free online service to create subtitles will allow you to make them as close to the original as possible. However, if you do not have the resources to do the job yourself, you can also hire a service that will do it for you for a fee. For free, you can also use speech-to-text platforms to generate subtitles. These services are useful for videos that have multiple languages.<\/p>\n<p>Another way to add captions to YouTube is to add the feature in your video creator&#8217;s account. Once you&#8217;ve uploaded a video, it will show up in the Video Manager. Click the Edit drop-down menu and choose the Subtitle\/CC option. Now you can choose the language you want to subtitle. It will automatically provide captions for 60-70% of the video. However, the captions created by auto-generated software may not be the most accurate.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Put Subtitles on YouTube Closed captions are a great way to provide translation for people who don&#8217;t speak the same language as the speaker of the video. Using subtitles helps to ensure that these people can understand what they are watching, whether it&#8217;s a movie or a YouTube video. 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