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title: "Add Auto-Generated Captions to Media Files in Canvas Studio"
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In Canvas Studio auto-generated captions are added to your uploaded media by default. The automatic tool uses technology to transcribe media file language with 85% accuracy. Automatic captioning can also be set to auto-publish; this feature is turned off by default. You can manage your auto-captioning and auto-publishing settings in the [Personal settings menu](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Studio-Guide/How-do-I-view-the-Settings-menu-in-a-Canvas-Studio-site/ta-p/1697).

Auto-generated captions are not available for YouTube or Vimeo media uploads. For these media types, you can [upload caption files](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Studio-Guide/How-do-I-upload-a-caption-file-in-Canvas-Studio/ta-p/1702) or [create captions manually](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Studio-Guide/How-do-I-create-captions-for-media-in-Canvas-Studio/ta-p/594584). For other media types uploaded before March 25, 2024, automatic captioning can be added to the media file by request.

If professional captioning is available, the **Professional** option is available in the Captions request window. Professional captioning uses a human captioner who transcribes media files with up to 99% accuracy.

> ℹ️ Auto-generated captioning is supported for the following languages: Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Latvian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish.

> ℹ️ **Notes:**
> ℹ️ 
> ℹ️ - If auto-captioning and auto-publish settings cannot be changed in your user account, they have been set and locked by Seton Hall.
> ℹ️ - After Canvas Studio Media contains captions, other users can [download the transcript](https://community.canvaslms.com/t5/Canvas-Studio-Guide/How-do-I-download-media-files-or-media-transcript-files-in/ta-p/562904) of the media.
> ℹ️ - If the professional captioning option does not display in the Captions request window, professional captioning is not currently available. Contact your admin for more information.

1. In Studio, the **My Library** page opens by default. The library displays media preview tiles with the most recently added media displayed first.

- To search for a media file, click the **Search** icon [1]. To sort media by title, click the** Sort By** drop-down menu [2]. To filter media by collection, or caption status, click the **Filter by** drop-down menu [3].

> ℹ️ **Note:** Media that includes captions displays the Caption icon [4].

![Screenshot 2024-12-19 163647-20241219-213647.png](media://cab4eb1d-315f-4daf-a64d-7b50a987f6a5)

2. Hover your cursor over the media thumbnail and click the **View** button.

![image-20241219-214155.png](media://b41c916b-d8bb-411d-9f22-a56e059d7fbc)

3. To request automatic captioning for media uploaded before March 25, 2024, click the **Captions** tab [1]. To request a caption transcript, click the **Request** button [2].

![image-20241219-214359.png](media://9fccaf51-44cc-40dc-a7ee-c63b80856998)

4. To select the language spoken in the file, click the **Language** drop-down menu [1]. To confirm your request, click the **Request** button [2].

> ℹ️ **Notes:** If the professional captioning option does not display in the Captions request window, professional captioning is not currently available.

![image-20241219-214510.png](media://19ee18ab-d8dc-4f26-9aff-88c90f98c3c7)

5. If professional human captioning is available, the Professional option displays. To select professional captioning, click the **Professional** radio button [1].

- To select the language spoken in the media file, click the **Language** drop-down menu [2].
- Captioning service types vary based on the captioning provider. To select a service type from the services available from Seton Hall’s provider, click the **Service** type
  drop-down menu [3].
- To confirm your request, click the **Request** button [4].

![image-20241219-214603.png](media://64973753-8954-4272-abfa-c14d8bc7822b)

6. View the queued caption requests. Caption requests that are in progress display the** Processing** status marker [1]. Caption requests that have been denied or failed display the **Failed** status marker [2]. You will receive an email notification when the caption transcript is complete.

> ℹ️ **Note:** Canvas Studio allows one automatic and one professional captioning file per language, per media file.

![image-20241219-214654.png](media://50f3c898-4925-4afa-bce7-cfbebe4e8873)

7. In the **Captions** tab, the publish status displays [1]. For automatic captions to display in your media, you must review and publish the file. To review and publish the file, click the **Options** icon [2]. Then, click the **Review and Publish** link [3].

![image-20241219-214750.png](media://2a86cf7b-6e5e-429a-a8f6-476d943ee01e)

8. If you are using automatic captions, you can make any desired edits to the caption file in the caption editor. To publish the captions, click the **Publish** button [1]. To close the caption editor without publishing, click the **Close** button [2].

![image-20241219-214839.png](media://89593108-1c3e-4a82-be34-7bb31c883988)

9. To manage published captions, click the **Options** icon [1]. To review or edit captions, click the **Edit** link [2]. To download the caption file, click the **Download** link [3]. To replace the caption file with a file from your computer, click the **Replace** link [4]. To delete the caption file, click the **Delete** link [5].

> ℹ️ **Note:** Canvas Studio caption files download as SRT files. After downloading, you can convert caption files into word processing files on most computers.

![image-20241219-214949.png](media://3b8d5cd1-66eb-4393-94bb-c2fb3554f26b)

10. By default, captions are turned off. To turn on captions in the media, click the **Toggle Captions On** icon.

> ℹ️ **Notes:** The Toggle Captions On icon only displays if the media has captions. The captions icon is accessible from the Settings menu on screens that are 480px wide or smaller.

![image-20241219-215042.png](media://8345a435-6a9c-4bda-9ddb-fe0cdca641ec)