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Although community captions were discontinued in September 2020, you may still want to share subtitles with another user. This wikiHow shows you how to create your own subtitle .txt file to send to a YouTube user.
Things You Should Know
- Subtitles can expand the audience of a video since they make the video accessible to people in different languages.
- Create a TXT file with timestamps and subtitles.
- Send a message to the video's creator on YT and ask if you can send the file for them to upload to the video's subtitle area in YT Studio.
Steps
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Open a text-editing software. On a Windows PC, you can open Notepad. -
Follow the exact format. Make sure that the timestamp is correct, otherwise your subtitles might not be in sync with the video.Advertisement -
Type the subtitles. Add extra timestamps if necessary. -
Save your work as a .txt file. -
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QuestionWill I get money after contributing this?Community AnswerNo, it's just a way to help others' videos.
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QuestionWhat do I do if the subtitles I put on a video on YouTube haven't been approved yet? Do I need to do anything for them to be approved?blockshift 758Community AnswerYou don't need to do anything after that. You just need to wait for it to get reviewed, then approved.
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QuestionHow do I make fancy subtitles?RubyTop AnswererThere is no way to make "fancy" subtitles. It depends what you mean by "fancy", but all subtitles should follow the same format. Subtitles are there for accessibility, not aesthetics.
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Tips
- You can also try contacting the YouTube channel owner and asking them to add captions to the video. If they decline, see if they would be willing to allow crowd-sourced captioning.Thanks
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- Since YouTube removed community contributions, you can use websites like Captionfy.io or Amara.org to create subtitles for other people's videos. The video owner can also download the file and publish it on YouTube.
- Be sure to watch your video through with subtitles to make sure the timing is correct. Programs such as VLC Player can load up a subtitle file along with a video.
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