{"id":13130,"date":"2016-01-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-01-19T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/resources\/how-to-add-closed-captions-or-subtitles-in-canvas\/"},"modified":"2025-09-17T22:26:23","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T22:26:23","slug":"how-to-add-closed-captions-or-subtitles-in-canvas","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/resources\/how-to-add-closed-captions-or-subtitles-in-canvas\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Add Closed Captions or Subtitles in Canvas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-style-dark alignfull p-post-header has-global-padding is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained has-background is-style-dark--1\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);background-image:url(&#039;\/wp-content\/themes\/core\/assets\/media\/backgrounds\/hero-wave-resources.svg&#039;);background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-ghost is-style-reversed is-style-ghost--2\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"\/resource-library\">Resource Library<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity aligngrid\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns are-vertically-aligned-center aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-008400e6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:0\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:800px\"><div style=\"padding-bottom:0;padding-top:0;\" class=\"is-style-category wp-block-tribe-terms\"><ul class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__list\"><li class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__term\"><span class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__link t-category\">Captioning<\/span><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n<h1 style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title\">How to Add Closed Captions or Subtitles in Canvas<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.articulatesupport.com\/\">Access This Resource<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-x-small is-style-x-small--3\" id=\"h-how-to-add-closed-captions-or-subtitles-in-canvas\">How to Add Closed Captions or Subtitles in Canvas<br><\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image tribe-embed is--youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"\n\tdata-id=\"hMdkvurdE0w\">\n\t<div class=\"tribe-embed__inner\">\n\t\t\t<button class=\"play-button\" aria-label=\"Play Video\"><\/button>\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=640 height=480\t\tclass=\"tribe-embed__thumbnail\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/hMdkvurdE0w\/sddefault.jpg\"\n\t\tsrcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/hMdkvurdE0w\/mqdefault.jpg 320w,https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/hMdkvurdE0w\/hqdefault.jpg 480w,https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/hMdkvurdE0w\/sddefault.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw,640px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\t\t<template id=tribe-embed-embed-html-hMdkvurdE0w\">\n\t\t\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hMdkvurdE0w?start=2&amp;feature=oembed&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;origin=https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/template>\n\t\t\n\n\n<p>Canvas is an open-source, cloud-based Learning Management System (LMS) used by educators from K-12, universities, and eLearning organizations. Videos from student projects, lecture captures, and online resources can be stored, shared, and managed within Canvas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is essential that educational videos be captioned, especially if&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/learn\/accessibility\/accessibility-laws\/\">you need to make course content accessible by law<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are step-by-step instructions for how to add closed captions to videos in Canvas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-x-small is-style-x-small--4\" id=\"h-step-1-upload-video-to-canvas-amp-copy-video-url\">Step 1: Upload Video to Canvas &amp; Copy Video URL<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before you can add closed captions or subtitles to your video, make sure it is uploaded and fully rendered in Canvas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Log into Canvas and go to the&nbsp;<strong>Rich Content Editor<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click on the&nbsp;<strong>Video Clip<\/strong>&nbsp;icon. Select&nbsp;<strong>Upload Media &gt; Select Video File<\/strong>&nbsp;and upload your video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hit&nbsp;<strong>Save<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once your video is done rendering, you can access a unique URL for the video. Simply open your video in Canvas, hover over the&nbsp;<strong>CC<\/strong>&nbsp;icon in the video controls and select&nbsp;<strong>Upload subtitles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Select and copy the unique video URL listed in the pop-up video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"287\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/.\/canvas-link-1.jpg\" alt=\"Create\/Add Subtitles window in Canvas. Step 1: Copy this video URL. URL highlighted\" class=\"wp-image-11257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/canvas-link-1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/canvas-link-1-300x132.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-x-small is-style-x-small--5\" id=\"h-step-2-submit-video-for-transcription-and-captioning\">Step 2: Submit Video for Transcription and Captioning<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Log into your&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/account.3playmedia.com\/user\/sessions\/new\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">3Play Media account<\/a>. From the&nbsp;<strong>Upload<\/strong>&nbsp;tab at the top of the screen, select&nbsp;<strong>From Links<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paste in the URL of your video and follow the onscreen prompts to specify turnaround. You\u2019ll receive an email when your captions are ready.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For additional details, read the support article on&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/support.3playmedia.com\/entries\/21248123-Upload-From-Your-Computer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">uploading videos for captioning<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"306\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/.\/canvas-upload-link-1.jpg\" alt=\"Upload Media and From Links selected. Text box for space to enter link URL\" class=\"wp-image-11256\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/canvas-upload-link-1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/canvas-upload-link-1-300x141.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-x-small is-style-x-small--6\" id=\"h-step-3-download-your-captions-in-srt-or-webvtt-format\">Step 3: Download Your Captions in SRT or WebVTT Format<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Go to the&nbsp;<strong>My Files<\/strong>&nbsp;page in your 3Play Media account and select the video you submitted for captioning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click&nbsp;<strong>Download<\/strong>&nbsp;and select either the&nbsp;<strong>SRT<\/strong>&nbsp;format or the&nbsp;<strong>WebVTT<\/strong>&nbsp;format under Web Caption formats. Either one should work in Canvas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Save the caption file to your computer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"450\" height=\"451\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/.\/canvas-srt-download-1.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot of Web Caption Formats with SRT and WebVTT selected\" class=\"wp-image-11255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/canvas-srt-download-1.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/canvas-srt-download-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/canvas-srt-download-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/canvas-srt-download-1-376x376.jpg 376w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-x-small is-style-x-small--7\" id=\"h-step-4-upload-the-caption-file-to-video-in-canvas\">Step 4: Upload the Caption File to Video in Canvas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Open your video in Canvas. Click on the video to enlarge the display options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hover over the&nbsp;<strong>CC<\/strong>&nbsp;icon in the video controls and select&nbsp;<strong>Upload subtitles<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/canvas-subtitles.jpg\" alt=\"upload subtitles to Canvas video\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This launches a window called&nbsp;<strong>Create\/Add Subtitles<\/strong>. Ignore Steps 1 and 2 in this window. In Step 3, select the language of the captions or subtitles in the&nbsp;<strong>Language<\/strong>&nbsp;drop-down list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Click&nbsp;<strong>Choose File<\/strong>&nbsp;and navigate to the caption file for your video. Click&nbsp;<strong>Upload<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You should see a confirmation message that your captions have uploaded successfully. Refresh your browser window to view closed captions on your video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"739\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/.\/canvas-add-subtitles-1.jpg\" alt=\"Screenshot in Canvas of Create\/Add Subtitles window. Arrow points to Language drop down\" class=\"wp-image-11254\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/canvas-add-subtitles-1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/canvas-add-subtitles-1-264x300.jpg 264w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-x-small is-style-x-small--8\" id=\"h-how-to-add-subtitles-to-videos-in-canvas\">How to Add Subtitles to Videos in Canvas<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Need to add subtitles in a language other than the one spoken in your video? 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