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Automatically creating captions for a media file in Moodle
To request captions:
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- In Moodle, open the 'Hamburger menu' and select My Media page (
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- under Site home in Moodle)
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- Click on the video thumbnail
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- for the video you want to add caption to
- On the Actions menu beneath the video, select Caption & Enrich
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4. Complete the form and press on the 'Submit' button:
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5. You will see a confirmation message:
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6. The status will initially be Pending:
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7. This status will then update to Processing:
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8. When ready, the status will change to Completed:
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9. Click on the
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'Pencil' if you need to edit the captions to correct any errors in the automated processing.
Editing captions in Moodle
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If you already have a captions file for your media, you can add this.
Choose Edit from the ACTIONS menu:
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- In Moodle, open the 'Hamburger menu' and select My Media page (under Site home in Moodle)
- Click on the video thumbnail for the video you want to add caption to
- On the Actions menu beneath the video, select Edit
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4. The 'Edit Media' page opens. Choose the Captions tab.
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5. Select 'Upload captions file' and find your captions file (SRT, DFXP formats are supported).
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We recommend using the SRT format. These files include the text of what was said in the video and time codes for when the text should display.
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How to Edit a Media thumbnail
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- In Moodle, open the 'Hamburger menu' and select My Media page (
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- under Site home in
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- Moodle)
- Click on the 'Edit' button (small
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- pencil icon) next to
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- the media you want to edit
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3. The 'Edit Media' page opens. Choose the Thumbnails tab.
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Options to select a thumbnail:4. You then have three options of how to edit your Thumbnail. You can:
- Upload Thumbnail: Select an image from your desktop and use it as the default thumbnail.
- Capture: Use the player to select the frame you want to use as your default thumbnail and then click on the Capture button.
- Auto-Generate: Select one thumbnail from ten automatically generated choices.
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Upload Thumbnail
- To upload a thumbnail from your desktop, select My Media and then click Edit next to the entry you want to add a thumbnail to.
- In the Edit Media window select the Thumbnails tab.
- Click Upload Thumbnail.
- Upload a file from your desktop and click Open.
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- From the Thumbnail tab, select 'Upload thumbnail'
- This will open a file explorer window, find the thumbnail you want to use and select 'Open'
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- From the Thumbnail tab, find the frame in your video
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- you want to use as a thumbnail
- Once you have found it, click on the 'Capture' button. The captured frame is saved automatically and used for the thumbnail.
To select an automatically generated thumbnail
Auto-generate thumbnail
- From the Thumbnails tab, click on 'Auto-Generate'
- This will open a window with ten choices for a thumbnail, click on thumbnail you want to use
- Select My Media
- Click Edit next to the entry you want to add a thumbnail to.
- In the Edit Media window select the Thumbnails tab.
- Click Automatically Generate and click on one of the 10 choices that appear in the selection window.
You can also download the selected thumbnail by clicking the download tab
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