Clipchamp: Adding Captions to a Video Project

Overview

Clipchamp is a web-based video editing platform that lets users easily create, edit, and export videos using intuitive tools, templates, and built-in media assets. In some scenarios adding captions to a video will be an essential accessibility for viewers.

Considerations

• There are two versions (Web-App and Desktop App):
  • Windows users can download the Clipchamp desktop app, and Mac users will have to access it through a web app since there is no desktop app available.
• Make sure to use your UWEC credentials to log in.
• For the best experience, use Chrome.

Steps

1. Open the video project in Clipchamp
2. On the right side there should be a “Transcript” button, click that

3. A side panel should open. Click on “Generate Transcript”

4. There will be a pop up. Find the language you want Clipchamp to transcribe in, then click on “Transcribe media” to start the process.
5. When process is complete, the side panel should look like this:

6. These are the auto-generated captions and may need some modifications. To edit them, simply double click on the text and click on “edit text”

7. After changes are made, captions will appear in the video.