- Sign in to YouTube Studio.
- From the left menu, select Subtitles.
- Click the video you'd like to edit.
- For the language you'd like to edit, in the “Subtitles” column select Edit.
- For automatic captions, select DUPLICATE AND EDIT.
- Click inside any line in the caption track panel and edit the text.
What happened to closed captions on YouTube?
Share All sharing options for: YouTube is ending its community captions feature and deaf creators aren't happy about it. YouTube plans to discontinue its community captions feature, which allowed viewers to add subtitles to videos, because it was “rarely used and had problems with spam/abuse,” the company announced.31 Jul 2020
How do I force YouTube to automatically add subtitles?
- Go to YouTube.
- From the top right, click Create Go live.
- Choose Stream from the left-hand menu.
- Within stream settings, turn on Closed captions.
- Choose “Automatic captions” as the captions source.
- Select your video language.
Why can't I get closed captions on YouTube?
If your video doesn't generate automatic captions, it could be due to one or more of the following reasons: Automatic captions don't support the language in the video. The video is too long. The video has poor sound quality or YouTube doesn't recognize the speech.
Why is closed caption not working on YouTube?
If your video doesn't generate automatic captions, it could be due to one or more of the following reasons: The captions aren't available yet due to processing complex audio in the video. The video is too long. The video has poor sound quality or YouTube doesn't recognize the speech.