If you have Camtasia then you may have noticed that they have a “Captions” feature. Tips for Using the Add Captions Feature in Camtasia Your videos will be a found a lot more easily by people, and the Google search bots, if there is a text version of the narration that accompanies it.Īnd lastly, Facebook videos may autoplay on someone’s timeline but the audio is muted, therefore adding captions may be the only way to get the viewer’s attention and engage them enough to turn on the audio feature. Subtitles are also great for search engine optimization. Fro example, I’m learning how to crochet hats and found a bunch of videos that were recorded in Italian but because they had captions I was able to easily follow them. Subtitles and closed captions open up your content to a larger audience, those who speak languages besides the one spoken in your video. However, some people prefer to turn off all audio and read the text (or perhaps they don’t have speakers or headphones) so it’s not just an issue of accessibility.

It’s used to help those who are deaf and can’t hear the audio follow along with the course’s narration. Generally speaking, closed captioning text accompanies the audio narration in your online videos.

So are some of the things we discussed… Why Add Captions to Your Videos? Who would have thought there would be so much interest around this? I mean, video captions are nice and all but this discussion went on for days. Last month we had a lively discussion in our Facebook site about adding captions to a video course. A Mini Guide to Video Captions in Camtasia and YouTube

Camtasia 3 adding closed captining