Captioning in Youtube

[loninappleton]

We see Youtube captions all the time. I've uploaded a 55 min clip and got all the way through You Tube processing to the
screenshot shown. I can click on caption at the top, a video roll starts but no subtitle captions of the kind we see appear on Youtubes are
being being made. The video rolls but no words are being created. How much more to this can there be?

[rrats]

Try enabling annotations

[loninappleton]

I may not have described what I want correctly. I don't want to write any captions-- the language of this topic is often
confusing. I expect youtube to auto generate CC captions or subititles which I can eventually get as SRT format
for correction.

Captioning is one process. Transcription such as mp3 to SRT is more accurate when using a pay-for service.
People must do this daily and yet navigating Youtube Create is hard for me to follow.

[pcspeak]

You probably have found this.
I've never done it, but I watch a captioned channel twice a week (Itchy Boots). I'm always impressed.
https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2734796?hl=en

There's also a help video down the page.

Cheers.

[loninappleton]

Well what I really need is a step by step screen shot that I can scroll through. I can'tr make head nor tale out of Youtube videos' cursor going from bit to bit. Also, I can't even see what it's pointing at. However, I did squint enough at it to see I did a number of the procedures.

To review:

I've uploaded my content and had them process which, for 55 mins, was long. Go NEXT etc after
processing and at that point should be able to add CC. But nothing seems to complete. You don't
have to answer if it means more Youtube PC screen how-tos. I can't use 'em. I'll just find another way.

I did note on a number of Youtube vids that CC is greyed out. Like it was used and now off.

Thanks for the effort. But now you know my limitation.

[loninappleton]

I am back to say that yes, subtitles are possible via Youtube. I successfully downloaded the SRT of my choice
made through the caption screen of the content. Still the procedure is so cumbersome I cannot readily repeat all the steps
from memory. Perhaps something was processed in the background over a couple days.

I will definitely try it again with a completed full text rather than a clip.

I complained about not having a screen shot sequence to do this. I will try at some point to complete a screen shot sequence myself as I do it for others to view. Please say if this is re-inventing the wheel and if such a screen shot layout is available already. Something like a pdf to download. One thing on that I noticed was that the various 'three dot' menu drop downs disappear quickly and are both hard to see and record.

Anyway onward.

[loninappleton]

I have completed the series of screen shots as a guide which I made while getting a You Tube caption and save to SRT.
If there's a good place to make that available here and if any interest, that series can be organized with notes.
I'd also like to know how to add circle and arrow highlights. But that's all one if no interest.

[pcspeak]

I'm interested. Please upload to here.
Cheers.

[loninappleton]

I'm interested. Please upload to here.
Cheers.

Ok, will do. At this stage of the guide, you can send me a mail which I think you have. Or PM.
It's numbered well enough but not in precise sequence due to alphabetizing. I wanted to add some remarks. So if
it got mounted as a guide here at Videohelp, the remarks could be added between display entries. I've
never done anything like this before so it's all new.

Mods can do what they will, but I can make a test 'post' with the first screen shot to see how it looks
and displays.

will wait to hear more.

[loninappleton]

One frame of the guide

Needs a place for some notes