{"id":15212,"date":"2022-09-01T15:29:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T19:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/the-difference-between-youtubes-automatic-captions-diy-captions-and-3play-media-captions\/"},"modified":"2025-08-11T15:44:33","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T15:44:33","slug":"the-difference-between-youtubes-automatic-captions-diy-captions-and-3play-media-captions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/the-difference-between-youtubes-automatic-captions-diy-captions-and-3play-media-captions\/","title":{"rendered":"How DIY Captions, YouTube Auto Captions, and 3Play Media&#8217;s Captions Differ"},"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--50);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);background-image:url(&#039;\/wp-content\/themes\/core\/assets\/media\/backgrounds\/hero-wave-blog.svg&#039;);background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-group aligngrid has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-buttons aligngrid is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t\t<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=\"\/blog\">Blog<\/a><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity aligngrid\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);margin-bottom:0\"\/>\n\t\t\n\n\t\t\n\t\t<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\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><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\t\t\t\t<h1 style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:0;\" class=\"alignwide wp-block-post-title\">How DIY Captions, YouTube Auto Captions, and 3Play Media&#8217;s Captions Differ<\/h1>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-9116416d wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\"><div class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/author\/3playmedia\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">3Play Media<\/a><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>\u2022<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-post-date has-10-font-size\"><time datetime=\"2022-09-01T15:29:00+00:00\">September 1, 2022<\/time><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><figure class=\"alignfull alignfull wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/blog-headers-RK-12.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"border-radius:1rem;object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/blog-headers-RK-12.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/blog-headers-RK-12-300x107.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/blog-headers-RK-12-1024x366.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/blog-headers-RK-12-768x274.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1400px) 100vw, 1400px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n                                                <hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: x-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/go.3playmedia.com\/wp-ccguide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Beginners Guide to Captioning [Free Ebook]<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Investing the time and money into captioning your YouTube videos is well worth it. If you don\u2019t believe us, check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/why-3play\/case-studies\/discovery-digital-networks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Discovery Digital Networks.<\/a> They conducted a controlled study that showed a 7.32% increase in views after adding captions.<\/p>\n<p>Closed captions can boost video and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/9-quick-tips-for-youtube-seo-strategy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">YouTube SEO<\/a> and improve user experience. Captions also make videos accessible to a broader audience. Now that you know the benefits of closed captions, let&#8217;s discuss a few ways you can caption YouTube videos.<\/p>\n<h2>YouTube\u2019s Automatic Captions<\/h2>\n<p>Have you ever watched a seemingly innocuous video with YouTube\u2019s automatic captions?<\/p>\n<p>If so, you&#8217;ve probably found that YouTube\u2019s auto-captions don&#8217;t always get it right. In fact, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/3play-media-better-accuracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">accuracy rates<\/a> can be as low as 50%. Also, because YouTube is aware of the inaccuracy of its automatic captions, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.happyscribe.com\/blog\/youtube-auto-captions-4-things-you-should-know-before-using\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">neither Google nor YouTube<\/a> will index these captions for search purposes. However, YouTube does allow you to <a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/answer\/2734705?hl=en&amp;ref_topic=3014331\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">edit<\/a> its automatic captions, which you should do if you want to ensure accuracy.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how to edit YouTube&#8217;s captions:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Go to your Video Manager, select your correct video, then click <strong>Edit &gt; Subtitles and CC<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the caption track you wish to edit.<\/li>\n<li>Edit the text and save changes. (Note: You can edit timecodes the same way.)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span class=\"su-highlight\" style=\"background:#DEEFF5;color:#000000\">&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/go.3playmedia.com\/wp-ccguide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><u>Learn how to make DIY captions for YouTube<\/u><\/a> \u27a1\ufe0f&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>DIY Captions<\/h2>\n<p>DIY (Do-It-Yourself) captioning is a great way to prevent automatic captioning from mangling your words. It also guarantees that you\u2019re providing meaningful text for Google and that Google and YouTube are indexing your captions.<\/p>\n<p>Provided it&#8217;s not your first time captioning, self-captioning a five-minute video takes about 5 to 10 times longer than the length of the video itself. In 25-50 minutes, you could increase your views and the accessibility of your videos.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the steps for <a href=\"https:\/\/dcmp.org\/ciy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">captioning your video yourself<\/a> and uploading them to YouTube:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Create captions using a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/interview-tim-schmoyer-the-easiest-ways-create-captions-your-youtube-videos\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DIY caption service<\/a> such as Amara, Otter.ai, or Subtitle Horse. You can also create captions on YouTube by typing the transcript from scratch and syncing the time codes on your own.<\/li>\n<li>Download your closed caption file.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/support.google.com\/youtube\/answer\/2734796?hl=en&amp;ref_topic=3014331\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Upload<\/a> the captions to YouTube.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>The 3Play Way<\/h2>\n<p>As you dive in, it is crucial to keep in mind <a href=\"https:\/\/dcmp.org\/learn\/captioningkey\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">best practices for captioning<\/a> and transcription. Formatting, accuracy, speaker identification, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/why-captioning-non-speech-elements-matters-for-accuracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">capturing non-speech sounds<\/a> are all essential to meet quality standards for captioning.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re consistently posting new videos to YouTube and have a popular channel, there isn\u2019t enough time in the day to caption everything on your own. Wouldn\u2019t it be great if there was an easy, reliable, and almost immediate service that could do it for you?<\/p>\n<p>With 3Play Media, captioning has never been easier. First, link your 3Play Media account with your YouTube account, which allows caption files to be added to your YouTube videos. Next, select the videos you want captioned, choose the turnaround option that suits your needs, and captions will be added to your YouTube videos when they\u2019re complete.<\/p>\n<p>3Play Media guarantees that your caption file will be at least 99% accurate, and there\u2019s no minimum or limit to how many videos you can submit.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s what you have to do:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Sign in to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/plans-pricing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">3Play Media<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Select the videos you want captioned.<\/li>\n<li>Sit back and relax, then check out your channel to see your freshly captioned video!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/go.3playmedia.com\/wp-ccguide\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-27800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/CTAs-1000-x-286-27.jpg\" alt=\"Beginner's guide to captioning with link to download the ebook\" width=\"1000\" height=\"286\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>This post was originally published on May 22, 2014, and has since been updated for accuracy, clarity, and freshness.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n                                                \n                                                <hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-bottom:0\" \/>\n                                                \n\n                                                \n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-6c28011a wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);margin-bottom:0;padding-right:0;padding-bottom:0;\">\n\t<p style=\"margin-top:0\">Filed under<\/p>\n\t\n\n<span class=\"wp-block-tribe-terms__empty-msg t-category\">No Tags<\/span><\/div>\n\n\n\n                                                \n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-dda23514 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);padding-right:0;padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--40);\">\n<p style=\"margin-top:0\">About the author<\/p>\n\n\n<div style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);\" class=\"wp-block-post-author\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__avatar\"><img alt='' src='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/077af0eed48d15985c692daeff79eaff223726049f53bd6ef9a51ffb76629ed1?s=96&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g' srcset='https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/077af0eed48d15985c692daeff79eaff223726049f53bd6ef9a51ffb76629ed1?s=192&#038;d=mm&#038;r=g 2x' class='avatar avatar-96 photo' height='96' width='96' \/><\/div><div class=\"wp-block-post-author__content\"><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.3playmedia.com\/blog\/author\/3playmedia\/\" target=\"_self\">3Play Media<\/a><\/p><p class=\"wp-block-post-author__bio\"><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n                                                \n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe217b39 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p style=\"margin-bottom:0\">Share this page<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-fe217b39 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-normal-icon-size has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-content-justification-left is-layout-flex wp-container-outermost-social-sharing-is-layout-95ca00fe wp-block-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10)\"><li style=\"color: #767676; 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