The Subtitles tab lets you create, upload, manage and translate subtitles for your video.

Go to Media, select a video and open the Subtitles tab.

Subtitles and Closed Captions

You can add subtitles by selecting a language and choosing one of the following options:

• Upload – Upload an existing subtitle file.
• Create – Create subtitles manually using the Subtitles Editor.

Existing subtitles are listed by language, with options to change their visibility, edit, download or delete them.

For detailed instructions, see Uploading subtitles and Subtitles Editor.

Subtitle visibility

The default visibility of new subtitles is configured under Settings → Subtitles → Default visibility.

If set to Hidden, new subtitles will not be available to viewers until you make them visible using the eye icon.

This allows you to review and correct subtitles before publishing them.

For more information about subtitle defaults and automatic transcription, see Settings – Subtitles.

Transcription

Automatically generate subtitles from the video's audio.

1. Select the language spoken in the video.
2. Click Transcribe to generate subtitles.
3. Review the generated subtitles for accuracy.

The selected language must match the spoken audio. The number of tokens required is displayed before transcription.

For more information, see Transcribing audio.

Translation

Translate an existing subtitle track into another language.

1. Select the source language under From.
2. Select the target language under To.
3. Click Translate.

The number of tokens required is displayed before translation.

Automatically generated translations should be reviewed for accuracy before being made available to viewers.

For more information, see Translating subtitles.