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Adding Subtitles to Videos for Web Viewing
Duration:
4 minutes and 53 seconds
Country:
United States
Language:
English
License:
Public Domain
Genre:
Instructional
Producer:
Charles J. Ansorge
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749
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Posted by:
cansorge on May 25, 2007
This set of narrated PowerPoint slides describes the process involved in adding subtitles to videos using the dotSUB web site.
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- This is a quick LTA that is concerned with adding subtitles or additional language translations to videos.
- DotSUB great new resource. It's a free web hosting site for videos that permits transcriptions.
- This is a useful tool for hearing impaired and for adding additonal language translations. URL at bottom.
- Numerous free web hosting sites, but dotSUB currently only one where possible to add subtitles.
- Site appears to be recently created with parts of the site still under construction.
- Process involved in adding subtitles described in this video. First step in process is to create a video.
- URL on screen for another video that generally describes the process of creating video.
- This video is a narrated set of PowerPoint slides. The site may be used for adding translation to other videos.
- Second step in process is to create a dotSUB account. Go to URL on previous slide for creating login and password.
- Next step after creating video and creating a dotSUB account is to upload video to the site. See graphic.
- The dotSUB site has generous limit of 300 MB for videos that are uploaded to their site.
- After clicking on link to post the video a new screen will appear where metadata should be provided.
- Information needs to be added here about video such as title, license of choice, language and description.
- The option of who may view the video also included. Options include public, registered users, and private.
- Additional questions regarding who may transcribe and translate the videos uploaded.
- After questions are answered the video is posted. Time required is dependent on file size and internet connection.
- Once video posted the URL for site available along with two size options for embedding video in web page.
- Having two sizes for the video viewing window is a very convenient feature.
- Adding subtitles comes next. Access URL for video just created. See advanced tools on right for transcribiing.
- Several other links are found with the second one to select after the transcription process completed.
- Adding subtitles not difficult. Enter a starting and stopping time in minutes and seconds for the subtitle.
- Once all of the subtitles have been created, click on the "Done" link to indicate process is completed.
- In short time the newly created transcription available for viewing. Check to see if the created subtitles are appropriate.
- If there is a need to change any subtitles, a "tweaking" option available. Save after corrections made.
- Shown on screen is an example of a subtitle. On right of screen and below word Watch found drop down.
- Two viewing options from drop down at moment, one with subtitles and one without.
- URLs for created video not particularly user friendly, but if embedded in web page this minor problem.
- At this stage possible to add foreign translations if there is an interest in doing so.
- Transcribing video clips now possible with dotSUB. Steps include creating a video, saving on dotSUB site...
- ...followed by completing the transcription. Now you know about a potentially very useful too.


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