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deeb1015120
deeb1015120
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July 15, 2015
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Closed captioning with TTS - audio

  • July 15, 2015
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In Captvate 8...is there a way to have closed captioning without the accompanying TTS audio?

Thanks

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    inna88sf
    inna88sf
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    July 15, 2015

    Closed Captioning and TTS are two separate things (as LilyBiri said)... you don't need TTS to make Closed Captioning.

    If you have slide audio (one track that plays the whole time--I'm assuming this would be voice narration or something, but doesn't need to be), simply double-click on the slide audio in the Timeline and you should see a "Closed Captioning" tab.

    Once you're there, you can put markers in your audio via the plus sign and then type in the text you'd like for that portion of the audio. See below:

    HOWEVER, this only works on SLIDE AUDIO. If you have audio associated with objects or other things, Closed Captioning just won't work for those

    Your best bet in those cases would be to "fake" it via text boxes that pop in and out on the bottom that you can control.

    hope that helps!

    Inna

    deeb1015120
    deeb1015120Author
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    July 16, 2015

    Yes, my issue IS that I am using non-slide audio but I also want closed captioning of that same audio speech. This is an accessilbity issue. Using slide audio will produce a duplication of the audio over a screen reader.

    Many thanks to you and Lilybiri who never fails to try to address my Captivate questions...even as I try to stretch the capabilties of this already great product.....

    Lilybiri
    Lilybiri
    Legend
    July 15, 2015

    It doesn't have to be TTS audio, but you need audio...in order to be able to create CC. I don't understand why you are asking this: CC is meant to show the text that users normally will listen to. Perhaps you have another goal in your mind? I never use TTS but create VO.

    deeb1015120
    deeb1015120Author
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    July 15, 2015

    Yes you are right...I do have "other" audio. I am using advanced actions to control the playing of the audio. But I also want closed captioning. I create the TTS to get the CC, then turn off the TTS...but the effect is no CC either!

    Lilybiri
    Lilybiri
    Legend
    July 15, 2015

    My bad, because only slide audio will be OK to have CC, but you can cheat a bit...

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