

If subtitles are available, YouTube will automatically publish them on the video. YouTube can automatically generate subtitles for the following languages:Įnglish, Dutch, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian and Spanish YouTube advises users to review automatic subtitles and edit parts to ensure consistency with the audio. In fact, it may vary due to mispronunciations, accents or background noise. YouTube uses speech recognition technology to create subtitles but the quality is not completely flawless. But how can you automatically generate these subtitles? Making content accessible allows for viewers to be further engaged with you and your videos.

Without a doubt, closed captions and subtitles are a great way to provide more value for your viewers. When you click on the CC button, it turns closed captioning on. Next time you watch a YouTube video, click on it! As you may have guessed, CC stands for Closed Captioning which is the text that displays speech when a video plays.

It’s disabled by default, which is why you might not have heard of it. “Window opacity” defines the opacity of this same area.“Window color” sets the color of the rectangular area which is the biggest allowed area for the letters to take at a time.You can also remove the background by setting the opacity to 0%. “Background opacity” defines the opacity of this same area.The “Background color” sets the color of the area surrounding the letters.You can also increase and decrease the font size by pressing the + and – keys. The smallest possible size is 50% of the default size, while the biggest is 400%. “Font size” changes the letters’ size.The same options are available for all the other color settings. Besides the default white, you get to choose between red, green, blue, cyan, magenta, yellow, and black. “Font color” changes the color of the letters.Here’s where you can choose between serif, sans serif, and cursive fonts, among others. Instead of font names, you only get to see the font styles. “Font family” changes the subtitle font.
