How do I add captions to an external video as a student?

Amara is the same service referenced in our lesson about creating captions using the subtitle creation tool. The difference is that with YouTube and other third-party sites, your video is already uploaded to the Internet, so to create captions, all you need is the URL to the video.

Amara subtitles videos created with supported video types. Additionally, the video must be publicly accessible and hosted on supported third-party sites. Amara exports to a variety of file types, including WebVTT and SRT.

Most online video sites that support closed captioning will have a link to upload caption files. Each site will have its own requirement for the type of file required.

YouTube

YouTube accepts a variety of file types. If you grant them permission, sites such as Amara and CaptionTube can link directly to your YouTube account and add the caption files directly to your video.

When you're finished, embed your iFrame video or insert the YouTube link in Canvas. The closed-captioning option will appear with all available language caption files.