(Or define your own style by copying the “warning” line and renaming the style id.)ģ. Here is a handy color chart.)Īs you will see below, for each line of text in your caption you can determine whether to use the “normal” style or use the “warning” style. You can leave these as is, or change them as you wish. “Normal” is set to a font size of 15 pt, and the default closed caption color of white, while “Warning” text will display in red, bold, and 20 pt.
Text Styling: This sample is set up to allow for two different styles for text: “normal” and “warning”.
There is nothing you need to change here.Ģ. Header information: This section provides some general information to Lectora and Lectora Online about the file.Let’s examine the XML sample and take a closer look at each part: The samples each contain three parts: Header information, Text Styling information and the Body (caption text). You simply need to change the text of the captions, and set the timings of when your text will appear and disappear. The sample files have all of the required formatting contained within it. XML Format: This line should appear at 8 seconds SRT Format: This line should appear at 8 seconds VTT Format: This line should appear at 8 seconds On the Add Captions dialog, click one of the Sample caption buttons to see a sample captioning file: To create a caption file, click Add Captions on the Properties ribbon for the video. You can easily create it yourself, or use a 3rd party service (such as 3PlayMedia). There are a couple of different ways to create your caption file. Note: For WebVTT, make sure there is a blank line between the heading and the caption details. Save the file as a plain text file with the desired name and change the file extension to the appropriate captioning file format (.Optionally, customize the font styling using a tag.Text can appear on multiple lines, if desired. Specify the text for each caption set.Time is in the format: hours:minutes:seconds:hundredths ( HH:MM:SS:hhh) Specify the start and end times for each caption set.The default is none.įollow these rules when creating the captioning file: The default is center.Įnhanced font highlighting. The default is normal.Īlignment of the caption text as either left, right, or center. The following font properties can be configured within the closed-captioning file: Font propertyĪ general color name or a specific hexadecimal color value. eXtensible Markup Language (XML) – Captioning format for Flash videoĪdditionally, you can customize the caption styling, including the font and font highlighting.SubRip Subtitle (SRT) – Popular standard used for YouTube and Facebook captioning.
Note: For full Firefox support with WebVTT, on the Web server where the title resides, set a mime type definition for VTT to AddType text/vtt. Web Video Text Tracks (WebVTT) – Captioning format for HTML media players ( Recommended).You can select from three supported formats for the captioning file: Click Convert to MP4.Īdding captions requires a specially formatted caption file in order to attach captions. Double-click on the video on the page (or in the Title Explorer) to switch to the Properties ribbon for the video object. If your file is not in this format (for example, WMV or AVI), you will need to convert it to MP4.
Lectora and Lectora Online support adding captions to MP4 video formats. Browse for and select the desired video file. Locate and drag the desired video file into your title, or alternatively, from the Insert ribbon, select Video File. Open your title in Lectora or Lectora Online. Step A: Insert Your Video File into Lectora and Lectora Online
Part I: How to Add Closed Captions to Video Files For more information, visit the Lectora and Lectora Online Help for topics on Working with closed-captioning audio objects and Working with closed-captioning video objects. This article will show you step by step how to create and add closed captions to Lectora and Lectora Online titles. Lectora® and Lectora® Online make it easier to comply with Section 508 requirements as well as conform to Level AA of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 by including closed captions within your titles. “Equivalent alternatives for any multimedia presentation shall be synchronized with the presentation.” As described in the 508 Standards Guide : It is a “best practice” for your e-Learning presentations to be compliant with Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. Web accessibility is an important part of the development process that should be considered with your initial course design.