2) Change the Font, Color, and SizeĬlick on the subtitle text box to see the Edit menu on the right side. Otherwise, it could become cluttered and difficult to read, which is the opposite of accessible and engaging. To change how many words are in each subtitle, simply move the Character Per Subtitle slider.įor a short-form video, I'd recommend only having a few words on the screen at a time.
There are a few different things you can do to change how the auto-captions on your YouTube Short look. Just click on the mistake in the transcription and edit it like a Word document. If you find something you do need to change, like a homophone that's been transcribed incorrectly or a name that's been misspelled, it's easy to correct. Take a moment to read through them and make sure they're correct. You'll also see a full overview of the captions, including time stamps of where they appear in the video, in the Subtitles window to the left. When the captions are ready, you'll see them appear on your video if you press play on the preview. The process time varies depending on the length of your video, but for short-form videos you typically only need to wait a few moments.įor this example, it took less than a minute to generate auto-captions. Set your caption language settings (you can even translate your captions if you want), then wait for the subtitler to do its thing. This will automatically add captions synced with the exact timing of your speech. Once your video is uploaded, head to the Subtitles tab on the left sidebar and click "Generate Subtitles." Step 2) Generate Auto-Captions for Your Video You can either upload your video from your device with drag and drop, upload from Google Drive or Photos, or paste a link to a TikTok video or other short-form video online. When you open your new project, you'll see the upload options. You'll be prompted to sign into your account if you're not already logged in and from there will be able to create a new project. So, how do you add captions to your YouTube Shorts without spending a ton of time and effort manually typing them out? In this article, I'll show you how to auto-caption YouTube Shorts with an online video editor called Kapwing.
Auto-captions make this process quick and easy but not all platforms have an auto-cap function.
It makes videos more accessible and keeps viewers engaged whether they have the sound on or off. In this article, I'll show you a great work around for auto-captioning YouTube Shorts.Ĭaptioning short-form content is super important.
YouTube Shorts need captions, but Shorts doesn't have an auto-captioning feature yet.
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