YouTube Captioning
- Log into your YouTube channel.
- Click “YouTube Studio Beta.”
- From the menu at left, click Videos.
- Click to open a video from your Channel.
- Click the “Advanced” tab.
- If you see “English by YouTube (automatic),” that means that YouTube has auto-generated captions for your video. These MUST be replaced or edited for accuracy.
- Click the three dots to the right of English by YouTube to either Delete or Edit the auto-generated contents.
- If you have an SRT caption file:
- Choose “Delete.”
- Click the Upload Subtitles/CC to upload the SRT file.
- Click Save and the captions are now embedded in your YouTube video.
- If you are editing the auto-generated captions:
- Choose “Edit on Classic Studio.”
- When the video opens in Classic Studio, Click “Edit” in the upper right corner.
- Select the line that needs repair in the captioning editor text box, and make the necessary edits.
- You can change the timing by changing the timecode values or by clicking and dragging the vertical dividers below the video.
- Click the PLUS sign to add additional caption segments until your video is correctly captioned.