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Introduction to Creating Captions Using Amara

Amara is nonprofit organization driven by their mission to foster media ecosystems that enables everyone to benefit from online video content.Ìý Amara has a free and paid service accounts offering a variety of captioning options. Amara can translate over 50 languages, provides multiple formats and delivery options and is committed to capturing the tone and meaning of your context.

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The Basics of Using Amara

 

This guide will show you how to create captions to make your videos accessible with the help of Amara.org.

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  1. Go toÌý.ÌýÌýÌý
  2. ClickÌý‘sign up for free’ to create an account.Ìý Be sure to stay logged in.
  3. Scroll downÌý²¹²Ô»åÌý°ä±ô¾±³¦°ìÌýStart Subtitling. This will take you to a new page.
  4. °ä±ô¾±³¦°ìÌýBeginÌý³Ü²Ô»å±ð°ùÌýSubtitle for Free on Amara Public. On the new pageÌý°ä±ô¾±³¦°ìÌýAdd Videos
  5. A new window will appear, in this windowÌý°ä±ô¾±³¦°ìÌýUploadÌýand choose a file from your computer. When finishedÌýclickÌýAdd to Amara Public
  6. The page will refresh and your video will appear in a new window.
    • If your video was processed from that URL previously, the video will appear with captions on this new page. An English-language label will be present on the left side to confirm the presence of English captions.
  7. ClickÌýtheÌý‘Add/Edit subtitles!’Ìýoption to the right of the video to begin adding subtitles.
  8. SelectÌýthe language of the subtitles ²¹²Ô»åÌýclickÌýthe ‘Continue’ button.
    • This step cannot be undone, so be sure to select the correct language or there will be multiple English captions with varied accuracy and value.
  9. FollowÌýthe on-screen instructions to add captions to the video.
  10. SelectÌýReview and CompleteÌýoption to complete the video. The page will refresh and show the video with a Subtitle menu on the right.
  11. °ä±ô¾±³¦°ìÌýDownloadÌýto get a .srt file of the captions.
  12. ReturnÌýto Canvas ²¹²Ô»åÌý°ä±ô¾±³¦°ìÌýChoose File.
  13. Select the caption .srt file and select the language.
  14. °ä±ô¾±³¦°ìÌýUpload.

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