Kaltura - How to Add a Captions File to Media in MediaSpace [UW-Madison]

This document describes how to add a captions file to your media in Kaltura MediaSpace.
    1. Launch Chrome or Firefox and go to Kaltura MediaSpace: mediaspace.wisc.edu. If you need more information on how to log in to MediaSpace please see Kaltura - How to Log in to Kaltura MediaSpace [UW-Madison] .
    2. Click on your name or the person silhouette icon in the upper right corner and click My Media:
      Select "my media"
    3. Search for or scroll until you find the video you want to edit.
    4. Click on the media’s Edit button which looks like a pencil:
      Select the pencil icon to edit
    5. Click on the Captions tab:
      Select the Captions tab
    6. Click the Upload captions file button:
      A screenshot of the "Upload captions file" button.
    7. An Upload a captions file window will open:
      "Upload a captions file" window, with options "Select a File", "select language", "label", and "save"
      1. Click Browse and select an SRT or DFXP caption file.
      2. Click the Select language drop-down menu to select the caption language.
      3. Enter a label for the caption. This is what will display for the user when they click the caption button while playing back your media.
      4. Click Save to upload the file.
    8. The file is added to a table on the media's Captions tab and is an option for users to display when viewing your media when they click the CC button:
      Open the CC button on a video to select captions


    Keywords:
    Add caption mediaspace kaltura captioning media video subtitle upload srt dfxp media 
    Doc ID:
    42481
    Owned by:
    Learn@UW Madison in Learn@UW
    Created:
    2014-08-05
    Updated:
    2026-07-31
    Sites:
    DoIT Help Desk, Learn@UW