Video Captions and Subtitles
Captions and subtitles are synchronized text that gets overlaid on a video to make the information conveyed by the audio accessible to a wider audience.
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What are Captions/Subtitles?
When the text conveys only the spoken dialogue, it’s called subtitles; when the text conveys dialogue and non-speech sounds, it’s called captions.
Primary Audience
- (Captions) People who are deaf or hard of hearing.
- (Subtitles) People who can hear but are not proficient in the language; people who prefer to watch a video on mute while reading the spoken dialogue.
Experience
Videos include a CC label to indicate the presence of captions or subtitles. In the video player, you can tap the Subtitles button to turn the captions or subtitles on. Text is overlaid on top of the video.
Creating Captions/Subtitles with Rev.com
Bloomberg Connects has partnered with Rev.com to offer professional, human captioning and subtitling services at no cost to you.
Rev.com only provides human captions for English video files. If your file includes dialogue in another language, you can order AI captions instead; just make sure to review the file for accuracy! Reach out to your relationship manager with any questions.
Steps
Log in to the Bloomberg Connects Rev.com workspace using the instructions provided by your relationship manager during onboarding.
Can’t find the instructions? Reach out at support@bloombergconnects.org.
Click Place New Order, then select Human Captions.
At a minimum, your videos should have captions in the same language as the speaker. You’ll have the option to add foreign language subtitles at checkout.
On the Rev.com order page, select Upload files from your computer or drag and drop.
Upload or drag in your file(s), then click Upload.
The order summary page appears.
If you want to order subtitles, select Add Foreign Language Subtitles, then choose the languages you need (e.g., Spanish (Spain)).
In the Output File Formats field, select WebVTT (.vtt). This is the only file type supported by the CMS.
- Click Checkout.
Make sure your order will be billed to the Bloomberg Connects account, then click Order Captions.
Once your captions are complete, you’ll receive an update from Rev.com in your email. You can then upload the VTT file into the CMS.
To watch a brief how-to video on ordering captions, click here.
Video Caption Tips
- Captions should provide a text alternative to the audio of the video. They should convey both the spoken dialogue and essential non-dialogue information (e.g., laughter, music, sound effects).