Create a closed caption file

Create a closed caption (CC) file if you want to provide the option for users to read text narration. Captions can be added in two ways: 1) You can create your own closed caption file (instructions below); 2) For a fee, you can request the captions to be automated. To use this option, contact UW Tegrity Support to set up an account and see Add closed captions to a file.

To create your own closed caption file, create a text file with the following:

• The file must be a plain text file (.txt) of multiple lines with a time stamp to indicate when captions will be displayed.
• Each time stamp is in the format of [HH:MM:SS.sss] where HH is hours, MM is minutes, SS is seconds, and sss is milliseconds. The time stamps must increase consecutively.
• Display text can be up to 90 characters, with no special characters. You may find that fewer than 90 characters will provide optimal display.
• The last line of file must be a time stamp with no text after it and must be less than or equal to the total duration of the recording.

[00:00:10.000] Hello and welcome to the University of Washington Tegrity Support Tutorials.

[00:00:25.000] This video is called Get Started With Tegrity.

[00:00:52.000] Depending on your browser settings you may get some messages about pop up blockers.

[00:00:55.000] If so you will want to allow them so that Tegrity will launch in its own window

[00:01:10.000] of the class so that you can stay constantly updated with the newest recordings that get published.

[00:01:40.000] Okay, that’s it for this recording. Until next time.

[00:02:01.000]

Sample Time Stamp Templates

CC every 5 sec

CC every 15 seconds for 1 hour

CC every 15 sec for 2 hours

After creating the text file, follow these steps to upload it:

1. Log in to uw.tegrity.com using your UW NetID and password.
2. In the list of recordings, select the check box to the left of recording title.
3. At the bottom left corner of the screen, in the Choose an Action menu, select Edit.
   
   
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4. In the Tegrity Class Editor, in the Actions menu, select Add Close Captioning.
   
   
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5. When the file menu launches, click Select to navigate to the closed caption file that that you created. 
6. To check captions, clear your browser cache or use a separate browser.
7. Edit the document to adjust timing and re-upload to overwrite if needed.