How to create the visual descriptions track

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Creating the second track for OzPlayer’s interactive transcript

  1. As was mentioned earlier, OzPlayer requires two timed tracks for the interactive transcript to work, one for the captions and one for the visual descriptions. The caption track has already been created in the previous section, so this section with show how to create the descriptions track.
  2. In step 1 to 3 on the How to create the caption track page,  a master .vtt track was created which contained both captions and visual descriptions. This track will be used to create the visual descriptions track.
  3. Select ‘Add subtitles or CC’.
  4. A dropdown will appear, select your language.
  5. Select ‘Upload a file’.
  6. Instead of selecting the file type as ‘Transcript’ like before, now select ‘Subtitles file’.
    • This is because the master .vtt file we will upload already has the timings set so does not require YouTube to set the timings for you.

The Subtitles and CC page on YouTube with the Upload file options. Subtitles file type is selected and the master track is being browsed by selecting the choose file button.
Figure 20: Uploading the master .vtt track
  1. Select ‘Upload’.
  2. Select ‘Publish’.
  3. Select the master track from you captions list.

The Subtitles and CC page on YouTube with the published captions tracks listed. The master track just uploaded is outlined.
Figure 21: Selecting the master track
  1. Select ‘Edit’.
  2. Repeat the same process as in steps 48 to 51 but instead of deleting the visual descriptions, delete the captions.
  3. Now go through the time codes and delete all the captions. This can be done quickly by selected the delete button that appears on mouse over.
  4. This will not change the times on any of the other visual descriptions in the time code section.
  5. Make sure you do not move around or edit any of the times.
  6. Once you have deleted all the captions, select the ‘Publish’ button to save the new visual descriptions track.
  7. Repeat the download process from steps 3 to 5 to download the .vtt file for the visual descriptions.
  8. Now you have two timed tracks, captions and visual descriptions, which are ready to be add to OzPlayer for the interactive transcript.