For short videos I am trying this: https://www.3playmedia.com/blog/how-to-create-a-webvtt-file/
- Open a new file on Notepad.
- To begin, type “WEBVTT” to indicate this is a .vtt file, then press enter twice to leave a blank line.Note: you can include a title or comment before your caption sequence. If you decide to include a comment either do it on the same line as “WEBVTT” or press enter and start a new NOTE.
- Enter the beginning and end timecode using the following format:
hours:minutes:seconds.milliseconds – –>hours:minutes:seconds.milliseconds
If you choose to add a sequence indicator, such as a “1,” do so on a separate line, above the timecodes.Then press “enter.”Note: to add cue settings simply put a space between the second timecode and add position, size, alignment, etc.
- In the next line, begin your captions. Try to keep a 32-character limit, with 2 lines per caption so that the viewer doesn’t have to read too much and the caption doesn’t take up too much space on the screen. Also make sure your captions are compliant with captioning guidelines.*
- After the last text line in the sequence, press “enter” twice. Make sure to leave a blank line to indicate a new caption sequence.
- Here are two examples of the same WebVTT file. You can see how comments, sequence numbers, and cue settings are used.
- Repeat the steps until you have a completed transcript.
- To save, go to File → Save.
- Under “File Name,” type the name of your transcript using “.vtt” at the end.
- Under “Save as type:” select “All Files.”
- Then hit save.
- Congratulations! Now you are ready to upload your captions.
