Edit captions in YuJa

Captions and a transcript are automatically generated for every video recorded in or uploaded to YuJa. What is generated may not always be accurate or clear and both items can be edited through the YuJa Media Library (i.e. not from within Brightspace or wherever the video is embedded). Human-made captions can also be uploaded to supplant what was generated.

Captions can be generated for existing YuJa videos, including those transferred from Echo360.

Other video formats in Brightspace can be captioned, although doing to may be more complicated.

Access the Media Library

Caption and transcript changes must be done in the Media Library which provides accessibility management options as well as the full video editor where edits can be made alongside video playback.

Brock users can get to their Media Library directly through http://brocku.video.yuja.com. This provides access to all content associated with the host account, including that which has been uploaded and embedded in Brightspace and anything transferred from Echo360.

The Media Library can also be accessed via Brightspace and is listed in the Course Tools sub-menu on a course site’s navbar.

Find the video to be edited

The main page of the Media Library is My Media (or Manage Media), which will display all existing video associated with the user’s account. Videos will be listed chronologically with the most recently added first. This can be changed using Sort in the top-right. There is also a Search box in the top-left.

Edit captions and apply to transcript

Consult YuJa’s guide on https://support.yuja.com/hc/en-us/articles/360050590953-Editing-Captions-in-the-Video-Editor#editing-captions-in-the-video-editor-0-0

Hover over the video in question and select Edit.

The Video Editor provides caption editing tools that can be used to increase the accuracy of the auto-captioning or to correct captioning when media content is trimmed or altered.

The Video Editor offers a full-featured caption editor that includes the ability to add, change, delete captions, or alter the timestamp associated with a caption.

1. Click the CC button [2] to open the captions menu. Ensure that Advanced Mode [1] is enabled to see all options.

   

2. Below is a list of available actions for closed captions.

   1. Update the closed-captions timestamps: Adjust the start and end times for each closed-caption line.

   2. Edit the closed-caption texts: Change the closed-caption texts to add notes, correct wordings, update pronouns, etc.

   3. Delete a closed-caption line: Remove any unwanted closed-caption lines by clicking on the Trash icon right next to the line.

   4. Add a new closed-caption line: Add a new closed-caption line to any available point of the media without a caption by clicking on the button Add Caption at mm:ss button.

3. Once done, click the Save button to save all the new changes.

Enable missing captions, access transcripts, or upload external captions

Missing captions

There are several reasons that captions may not have been generated (for both new and old videos). In some cases, this can be fixed simply by going to the accessibility options and requesting captions. Externally generated captions can be uploaded and applied to override existing captions or to provide a superior, human-generated option.

Hover over the video in question and click More…

Scroll down the Media Details options and find Accessibility [1].

Click Auto Caption [2] and then Send Caption Request (both of which are misnomers in this case) to force the autogeneration of captions. Click Save Accessibility and Close. Return to the video and play, you should see that captions are being processed.

External captions

The Accessibility page in a video’s Media Details screen will also facilitate uploading externally created caption files.

Hover over the video in question and click More…

Scroll down the Media Details options and find Accessibility [1].

Choose Upload and select Caption. Choose the appropriate language from the dropdown box and upload. Click Yes to overwrite any old captions and to complete the upload process.

If SRT, XML, and WebVTT caption files are formatted to include, bold, italic, or underlined words or phrases, the Media Player will display the caption accordingly.

Video clipping and captions

While editing a media file, especially trimming, can cause the closed-caption timestamps to become invalid. In these cases, the Video Editor will notify users which part of the closed captions would be affected so users can act accordingly.

1. Hover over a media file and click Edit to open up the Video Editor.

2. Trim or clip a part of the media file.

3. The Video Editor will show three different statuses to let users know which closed-caption lines are affected.

• Blue - Valid: These closed-caption lines are not affected by the trim.

• Red - Pending Removal: These closed-caption lines will be removed by the trim.

• Yellow - Invalid Timestamp: These closed-caption lines are out-of-sync because of the trim.