In Canvas Studio, some videos may contain closed captioning. If so, you can enable captions in the video options menu. Once enabled, there is a selection of caption settings to customize your viewing experience.
Open Media
In Studio, the My Library page opens by default. The library displays media preview tiles with the most recently added media displayed first. Media that includes captioning displays a Caption icon [1].
To search for a specific media item, click the Search icon [2].
To view only media that includes captions, click the View all drop-down menu [3]. Then, click the Media drop-down menu [4] and select the With captions option [5].
To open a media file, hover the cursor over the preview tile and click the View link [6].
View Captions
If the media file includes a caption transcript, you can turn captions on and off from the media player.
To enable captions for the media, click the Toggle Captions On icon [1].
To turn off captions, click the Toggle Captions Off icon [2].
View Caption Settings
To change the caption settings, click on the Settings icon [1], then select the Captions link [2].
The available captions options include: language [3], size [4], caption placement [5], inverted caption color [6].
Change Language Settings
To change the caption language settings, select Language [1] , then select an available language option [2].
Change Size Settings
To change the caption size settings, select Size [1], then select an available size option [2].
Caption Placement Settings
To change the caption placement settings, click the On Top toggle button. When this setting is turned on, captions display at the top of the media player window. When this setting is turned off, captions display at the bottom of the media player window.
Invert Caption Color
To invert the caption color, click the Invert Colors toggle button. When this setting is turned on, captions display as dark text on a light background. When this setting is turned off, captions display as light text on a dark background.
