Kaltura: How to Edit Captions

Auto Scroll Text

Check Auto scroll to auto scroll the text when playing the media.

Underneath the video player is a checkbox marked “Autoscroll”.

When playing the player – the current line is highlighted in the captions file.

Find Frame for Text

When clicking on a caption line the player jumps to the correct frame for the selected text.

Fast Forward Seek Backward

Seeking back or forward 5 seconds

Add a Caption Line 

Hover over the caption line to display editing options.

• Plus Sign
• Trash icon – Click to remove the caption line

Editing or adding a line in the Kaltura Closed Captions Editor

To add a caption line

1. Click the Plus sign to add a new caption line. The line is duplicated and may be edited.
   

   Editing or adding a line in the Kaltura Closed Captions Editor

2. Click the line you want to modify.  You can modify the original line or the copy.
3. Change the caption text. When you modify text, a countdown appears to indicate the amount of characters you have left.
   

   Adding a new line with the + icon in the Kaltura Closed Captions Editor

4. Be certain to modify the time so that there is no overlap.

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Player seek 5S backwards = Ctrl <-
• Player seek 2S backwards = <-
• Player seek to 0 = Home and in Mac Command <-
• Player pause-play toggle = space
• Player seek 5S forward = Ctrl ->
• Player seek 2S forward = ->