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Video Captions

A Snow College Video with closed captions

Why Add Captions to Video?

Adding captions to your videos creates an accessible and inclusive experience for all users. Captions are written versions of spoken words and other important audio that are synced with a video. Besides making your videos accessible to users who are Deaf or hard of hearing, captions also provide the following benefits:

  1. You can watch videos in noisy environments, or when you can't listen to the sound.
  2. They increase your understanding of the content.
  3. You can search the transcript of a video.
  4. They help you understand a video that's in a language you're still learning.
  5. Having captions ranks your video higher in search engines.
  6. Many users prefer them!

Getting Started With Captions

Use a Professional Captioning Service

Snow College has a contract with 3Play Media that provides discounted pricing and an easy way to have your videos professionally captioned on a budget:

  • Caption your Videos with 3Play Media
  • Professional Caption Pricing
  • Caption Technical Help

Caption Your Own Videos

If budget is a concern or you want to caption your own videos, there are resources available to help you:

Basic Caption Information

Learn more about captions and their benefits:

  • What Are Captions?
  • Benefits of Captions

Based on the Snow College Accessibility Policy, a captioning standard has been established that requires captioning on certain campus videos:

  • What Are Captions?
  • Video and Audio Accessibility Standard

If you have videos that need captions, there are lots of campus resources available to help you!

Captioning Support

Help is available when captioning your content. The Teaching and Learning Center can provide the following resources:

  • Training on captioning your videos.
  • A list of all videos on any campus website.
  • An audit of a YouTube account that shows which videos need captions.

Please contact us for help.