Kaltura: How to Edit Captions

Edit the Timestamp of Each Line

Click on the timestamp in the editor and modify the time. If there is overlapping time, the system highlights the overlapping time.

This screenshot highlights the timestamps in the Kaltura Closed Captions editor. You can edit these.

This screenshot highlights the timestamps in the Kaltura Closed Captions editor. You can edit these.

Search

Enter a search term. The results are highlighted in each caption line.

This screenshot shows how search results in the Kaltura Closed Captions Editor appear in the full interface.

Search results in the Kaltura Closed Captions Editor

 

Search and Replace Text

Enter the search term, enter the replacement term and click Replace.

This screenshot shows the search and replace functionality within the Kaltura Closed Captions Editor.

This screenshot shows the search and replace functionality within the Kaltura Closed Captions Editor.

 

Auto Scroll Text

Check Auto scroll to auto scroll the text when playing the media.

This screenshot shows the Kaltura Closed Captions Editor. Underneath the video player is a checkbox marked "Autoscroll".

Underneath the video player is a checkbox marked “Autoscroll”.

 

When playing the player – the current line is highlighted in the captions file.

Find Frame for Text

When clicking on a caption line the player jumps to the correct frame for the selected text.

 

Fast Forward Seek Backward

This screenshot shows the interface for seeking back or forward 5 seconds within the Kaltura Closed Captions Editor's video player.

Seeking back or forward 5 seconds

Add a Caption Line 

Hover over the caption line to display editing options.

  • Plus Sign
  • Trash icon – Click to remove the caption line

 

This screenshot shows the entire Kaltura Closed Captions Editor, including interface for editing or adding a line.

Editing or adding a line in the Kaltura Closed Captions Editor

 

To add a caption line

  1. Click the Plus sign to add a new caption line. The line is duplicated and may be edited.

    This screenshot shows the entire Kaltura Closed Captions Editor, including interface for editing or adding a line.

    Editing or adding a line in the Kaltura Closed Captions Editor

  2. Click the line you want to modify.  You can modify the original line or the copy.
  3. Change the caption text. When you modify text, a countdown appears to indicate the amount of characters you have left.

    This screenshot shows a small "plus" icon in between two lines of the Kaltura Closed Captions editor used to add a new line.

    Adding a new line with the + icon in the Kaltura Closed Captions Editor

  4. Be certain to modify the time so that there is no overlap.

 

Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Player seek 5S backwards = Ctrl <-
  • Player seek 2S backwards = <-
  • Player seek to 0 = Home and in Mac Command <-
  • Player pause-play toggle = space
  • Player seek 5S forward = Ctrl ->
  • Player seek 2S forward = ->

UBC’s self-paced Kaltura training course provides step-by-step guides to uploading media and editing videos, creating interactive video quizzes, embedding videos in Canvas, and more. This page was written by LT Hub staff for the course and then adapted for our website.