Closed Captioning: Another New Adventure

From time to time, YouTube sends me emails about ways to improve my channel. I really enjoy these notices because they contain valuable information. Recently, they sent me information on how to create closed captioning on my videos. I watched a video on how to change the closed captions which are on my current videos.

Through trial and error, I discovered how to insert the actual transcript of my videos and create closed captions. I then have to watch the video to make sure the captions sync with the video.

I wish I could say this is a quick and easy process, but it is not. The “auto-sync” feature works, but it often breaks the captions at the wrong place or changes the captions too quickly. I have to re-configure the captions. It can take 30-40 minutes to align the captions with my speaking. It is a tedious process, but I hope the end product will make my videos accessible to more people.