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Step-By-Step Guides for Captioning Video

Videos can be a great way to present and share content. However, one overlooked aspect of creating videos is including captions. Captions ensure a wider audience for your videos, and including them is a good practice. 

There are several ways to add captions. You can use film editing software like iMovie, AfterEffects or FinalCutPro. Another simple alternative is using services included in Youtube.com or Vimeo.

 

ADDING CAPTIONS IN YOUTUBE

Captions in Youtube

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You can transcribe your audio directly or copy and paste a script. Youtube.com will automatically sync to your audio.

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Check Out the Otis TLC Pinterest Board for tutorials on how to add captions.