Thomas Sendgraff
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Introduction
NYU Stream supports machine auto-generated captioning and transcription in various languages. Captioning is an excellent and needed practice for accessibility. Auto-generated captions also produce a transcription, which allows participants to search for and revisit keywords. Please, be aware NYU Stream captioning accuracy can vary between 80% - 90%. However, NYU Stream has editing capabilities and consider the tips to improve accuracy below.
Resources
- Manually adding a caption file (alternative option)
- To request more information or a consultation, please email steinhardtDIL@nyu.edu
How Create Auto Captions
- Sign In to NYU Stream
- Navigate to and select your name in the top-right corner.
- Select “My Media”.
- Search and select your video.
- Select the “Actions” dropdown list.
- Select “+ Caption & Enrich” from the list.
- Select the caption’s language from the “Source Media Language''. English is the option by default.
- Note that all other settings can remain the same.
- Select “Submit” and captions will process.
- A transcription will also be available to download and appears in embedded NYU Stream videos in Brightspace.
How to Edit Captions
- Sign In to NYU Stream
- Navigate to and select your name in the top-right corner.
- Select “My Media’.
- Search and select your video.
- Select the “Actions” dropdown list.
- Select “Edit” from the list.
- Select “Captions”.
- Note the accuracy percentage is under the “Accuracy” column.
- Select “Edit captions”.
- Make any edits to the captions.
- Select “Save” in the top-right corner when you’re finished.
Tips to Improve Captions’ Accuracy
- Eliminate background noise.
- Prepare a script.
- Practice reading the script.
- Try to speak clearly (take your time).
- Double check any esoteric or key terms. Use the caption edit feature to search and update any incorrect wording.
- If you have time, consider watching your video, note all caption mistakes, and make corrections.