Accessibility for videos and podcasts

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Captions for videos and podcasts

Vimeo & YouTube: 

  • Perusall’s player will automatically display captions if the video creator has uploaded them to YouTube. However, YouTube’s auto-generated captions cannot be displayed outside of YouTube.
  • These platforms control video playback, so we cannot add captions manually. Our player will display any captions they provide.
  • The original webpage where the video is hosted may have extra details or transcripts. To access this, go to the video in your course library and select "View original web page."

Other Videos & Podcasts: 

  • Chrome’s Live Captions feature (available in Chrome 89+) can provide real-time captions for any audio or video played in Perusall. To enable it, go to Chrome Settings > Advanced > Accessibility > Live Captions. Once enabled, captions will automatically appear for all Perusall content.
  • Anything that doesn't autogenerate captions (such as Youtube and Vimeo), you can upload captions in either VTT or SRT format. 
Video upload settings interface in Perusall showing fields to enter a primary video URL, upload captions/subtitles in VTT or SRT format, and enter a secondary video URL for side-by-side playback. A green "OK" button is at the bottom right.

 

 

 

 

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