The Video Platform offers organizations the ability to create a custom Auto-Captioning Dictionary for increased accuracy and improved accessibility for Content Creators and Viewers. This is ideal for specialized terminology, proper names, and terms specific to your professional or educational field.
Editing the Custom Dictionary as an Administrator
The Auto-Captioning Dictionary for the Administrators is available through the Accessibility tab in the Admin Panel. This applies to all media within the organization.
- Navigate to the Admin Panel from the Main Menu and select Accessibility.
- Scroll to Captioning Settings.
- Click Edit Dictionary.
- Add words to the Dictionary by typing the desired word. Click Enter to add the word.
- Select the X next to a word to remove it from the Dictionary.
- Choose Save to save your changes to the Dictionary.
Editing the Dictionary as an Instructor
The Auto-Captioning Dictionary is available for the instructor via the user's account.
- Navigate to My Account by clicking the Profile thumbnail in the upper right corner. Choose My Account from the dropdown menu.
- Select Dictionary from the left side menu.
- Add words to the Dictionary by typing the desired word. Click Enter to add the word.
- Select the X next to a word to remove it from the Dictionary.
- Click Save to register the changes to the Dictionary.
Adding Words to the Dictionary during the Upload Process
Content Creators may add words to the Auto-Captioning Dictionary during the media upload process. This does not add terms to the organization's Auto-Captioning Dictionary.
- In Manage Media, click Upload and select the desired video or simply drag-and-drop a file onto Manage Media.
- Click Manage Captions, select Auto-caption and choose the desired language.
- Enter any additional words to improve the quality of the auto-captioning by entering the word in the Auto-captioning Dictionary blank. You may enter as many words as needed.
- Click Save to register your captioning selections.
- Complete your video upload and select Add Media.
Adding Phrases to the Dictionary
When necessary, users may add phrases to the Dictionary. These may be names or other types of phrases.
- Type the desired phrases followed by a comma, for example, 'Napoleon Bonaparte,' into a word processor or text editor. Copy the text, including the comma following punctuation. Do not include quotation marks.
- Paste the copied text into the dictionary and click Save. It will be entered as a phrase.