In our previous newsletter, I described how Echo360 videos get accompanying transcripts and how faculty and others can access those transcripts while watching videos. In this week's article, I'll tackle a related topic...how users can caption their audio and video files in Echo360. Faculty and staff no longer have to work with the Accessibility Support Center to get audio or video files sent to a pay-per-minute captioning service, and then wait for the captioned file to return for deployment in Blackboard. With Echo360, generating closed captions for any video (MP4) or audio (MP3) file is a simple process that any user can perform:
- Upload your new audio or video file into your Echo360 Library.
- Wait for the auto-generated transcript to appear. NOTE: This can take up to 24 hours, depending on the size of the file and demand on the system.
- Return to your Echo360 Library and click on the video tile or link to open it.
- Click the Edit Transcript link located below the video screen.
- [Optional] Review and edit the transcript text for any inaccuracies.
- Click the Apply to CC button, located above the transcript text pane. The CC icon below the video will then light up, indicating that closed captions are present and available to viewers.
For more information about captions or transcripts, please use the links in this article to review Echo360's help resources. You can also always contact the Support Center and request assistance from OIT's IDT team.
