The ability to add multiple audio tracks is currently being tested with a small group of creators, and will hopefully be released to all creators in the coming months. This feature has existed on desktop, but now gives mobile users the option to type keywords in the search bar to locate corresponding timestamps in the video. Given the benefits of transcription, YouTube announced the addition of searchable transcripts on mobile. Video transcripts have proven useful to users with disabilities, non-native English speakers, and viewers in sound-sensitive environments. If you’re watching a video offers closed captions, there is likely a transcript file associated with that video. The platform already offers localized user interfaces that translate video metadata (including the title & description), and this auto-translation update expands the functionality to include the video’s content as well. Auto-translation for mobile captionsĬurrently only available on desktop, YouTube plans to roll out automatic translation of captions for mobile users on Android & iOS. Now, the only restriction is language-based: as mentioned, the feature currently supports English-only livestreams, but the company intends to further expand this feature to include 13 languages supported by the platform’s automatic captioning. Previously, enablement of closed captioning for live video was a feature exclusively reserved for channels with more than 1,000 subscribers. Although automatic captions are not always the most accurate, the introduction of this feature is certainly a step in the right direction to make live events more accessible on YouTube. While users have had the ability to attach caption or subtitle files to their video uploads for years, YouTube Live has been historically inaccessible to users who require captions. The first of YouTube’s accessibility-focused features now allows creators to enable live automatic captions on any livestream (in English). Keep reading to learn how YouTube is expanding their captioning capabilities, translations, and audio preferences.Īdd auto captions to your YouTube livestream Similar features have been introduced before, but these releases were previously limited by subscriber counts or supported languages. In October, YouTube announced plans to improve their closed captioning & subtitling features in an effort to improving the overall accessibility of the platform.
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