Moodle My Media - How to add an SRT caption file to a video
This articles assumes that you have generated an SRT caption file and would like to add it to a video that you have already uploaded to your My Media library.
Introduction
SRT Caption files add captioning to My Media videos. Captioning displays the spoken words in text that appears on the video.
Watch a video demo or continue below to follow the text instructions.
How to add an SRT caption file using Kaltura Reach
- From Moodle, in the navigation drawer on the left, select My Media.
- Next to the video that you would like to add an SRT caption file to, select the Edit button.
- Select the Captions tab and then select the Upload captions file button.
- Select the Browse button and browse for the captions file.
Select the Language for the file.
If there's an accuracy field you can skip it.
Enter a Label for the language (e.g., "English"), which is what will appear in the caption selector.
Select the Save button
- This video will now display captions anywhere it was and will be embedded.
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