Closed Captioning Provided
Since 2016, we have been closed captioning our tutorials. It started with community contributions where the general public could participate in the subtitling of tutorials. However, due to abuse of people subtitling intentional inappropriate things into a YouTube Video, YouTube stopped the general public from participating.
With the help of many people to get this started, we ended up with two dedicated volunteers, Diane Suder and Nancy Lopez as our Closed Captioning Team.
Both work together seamlessly behind the scenes and provide nearly real-time updating. I work in real-time and so they can be a step behind me when I am filming the same day and push the same day.
Closed Captioning
Advantages of Closed Captioning
While we instantly think of hearing impaired for Closed Captioning. YouTube now has the ability to recognize when a user has a different language.
- Closed Captioning can display the language in foreign languages by translating what is said. This means that someone who is Spanish, German or many other languages will see the CC in their own language.
- This allows our global audience where English isn't fluent to see what I am saying in a language that is more comfortable to them.
User's Control the Closed Captioning
In the first 8 months of 2021, 10,260,760 videos played. Of that, 2,034,598 used the English Subtitles and then 10's of thousands in various other languages.
The video below will show you what you can change to make it happen.
Kelly Fazekas says
I'm a medical language editor by vocation so am used to "fixing" voice recognition, lol. I will try to get on this as soon as I can. Wonderful opportunity to help others. Thanks.
Bonnie Ratcliff says
I'm anxious to get started! Now that I know it's editing I may be able to help even with one eye! (don't panic, I had cataract surgery in one eye so for now I kind of see double, it will pass next week when I have the other eye done). You and your team are the absolute greatest!! Your diligence to always help others still amazes me. I love that now we have a chance to give back to The Crochet Crowd for all you do for us! Love you guys!! <3
Mikey, The Crochet Crowd says
Thanks so much Bonnie!
Rebecca says
I'll be more than happy to do this but some questions. How do we make sure the timing is correct? And secondly is it easier for someone to use if we transcribe sentence by sentence or just as Mikey stops talking? I'd be more than happy to help though I have plenty of time on my hands.
Mikey, The Crochet Crowd says
The video knows when to stop and start and lines up the words automatically. the timings are set by YouTube. Just have to correct what is said and it will line up pretty close.