If you like to add two subtitles in two different languages, you need to know how to translate on Subcap first. Here are all the instructions you need to know.
First of all, tap auto-generate captions in order to transcribe your video in the video language. If the video is in English, put captions in English first.
Then you should tap the button at the top left corner where it shows the language of the video (EN).
And then tap Add button and select the target language.
Then tap translate button to start auto-translation on the next screen. Edit the text if necessary. Now your video is translated.
After you translated and edited your video, adjust your subtitles’ positions. If you position your subtitles at similar positions, they might overlap.
When you are done, go to Export page. Select 2nd language from the 2. Caption list. If you translate your video multiple times, you’ll see all the languages on the list.
Now your video has two subtitles in two different languages.
The last thing you want is for your audience to be left behind because they can’t understand what’s happening in your video. That’s why it’s important to include captions. Captions that are easy to read and understand ensure that everyone has the opportunity to enjoy your content, regardless of their hearing ability.
Plain and readable
To create captions that are both accessible and easy to read, you should make sure the text is large enough to read. Another important aspect of captioning is the font itself. You should also use a plain font with mixed case letters (i.e., not all uppercase). Fonts that are easy to read for a wide variety of people are best, so stick with something simple like Arial or Verdana. It’s also important not to use fancy fonts because they may not be legible for those who have vision problems such as dyslexia or color blindness.
Subtitles in blocks rather than one word at a time
Make sure that the subtitle is displayed in blocks rather than one word at a time. A subtitle that is displayed one word at a time will take longer to read than the same subtitle displayed all at once as a block. This option is more readable for those with dyslexia and other reading impairments.
If your captions move or fly, readers can’t keep up. Slow down that movement so everyone gets to enjoy them! A slow pace allows people with dyslexia to catch up and understand the message being conveyed by the captions.
Mixed case letters instead of all uppercase letters
You might be wondering why we’re so adamant about mixed case letters. It’s because they’re easier to read—for everyone. If you don’t believe us, take a look at this chart from the University of Washington:
Uppercase letters are harder to read than lowercase letters, which makes them harder for people with dyslexia and other reading disabilities to process. For example: “a” is a more visually distinct letter than “A.” That’s why it’s easier for most people to read Aardvark instead of AARDVARK.
Accessible captions to be enjoyed more widely by the disabled community
Video captions can be useful for a wide range of audiences:
People with hearing loss can use captions to follow along with the video, even if they’re watching it in a noisy environment.
People with cognitive disabilities may not be able to understand spoken language (or at least, not every time), so they may prefer text-only captions.
If your audience is made up of people who don’t speak your language fluently or at all, then native-language subtitles are an essential accessibility feature that should be included in all videos where possible!
We can all help make the world a more inclusive place by ensuring that we are creating video content that is accessible to everyone. You don’t have to be an accessibility expert to make these changes, but it does take some thought and effort. We hope these tips help you produce captions that are clear, easy to read, and fun for everyone!
that 6% of the world’s population is affected by deafness or hearing loss?
that 85% of all social media videos are watched without sound?
that videos with subtitles are 80% more likely to be watched in full?
According to Forbes, 78% of consumers’ purchases are impacted by companies’ social media posts. For that matter, it’s really to your benefit to connect with as many social media users as possible, including people with disabilities.
After Covid-19 came into our lives, things have become more difficult for deaf or hearing impaired people. Communication with others was already challenging before dealing with everybody wearing masks. This barrier of protection has added a barrier to communication as well. Then they couldn’t lip-read or decipher people’s emotions anymore. And of course, the same was true for social media.
While the main use of accessibility features is to enable people with disabilities to use social media, using them properly provides more business benefits, such as greater reach, higher engagement and better SEO. Because not only the deaf community but also everyone who uses social media actively can benefit from readable videos.
85% of videos are watched without sound. For this reason, subtitles can help boost your SEO and even improve brand recall by enabling search engines to crawl and index your videos. Despite all these benefits, only 36% of organizations add subtitles to all their video content. Wouldn’t you want to make a difference and get ahead?
So, let’s sum up…
✅ Get 17% more reactions compared to non-subtitled videos
✅ Get 26% more CTA clicks compared to non-subtitled videos
✅ Get 35% more viewers compared to non-subtitled videos
✅ Engage with 85% of viewers who don’t have their sound on
✅ Make your contents accessible to more than 400 million deaf people
✅ Increase your watch time and boost your ranking by 15%
✅ Connect with your viewers
✅ Instantly build more relationship
✅ Increase engagement rates
✅ Create scroll-stopping videos
✅ Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and more. Stories, ads? Them too.
✅ Get more clicks, sales and conversions
✅ Waste less time on creating subtitles and captions manually
✅ Improve SEO, index your videos in multiple languages
You want to add subtitles but you think you don’t have enough time for it? Why don’t you try an auto-subtitle app like Subcap?
Subcap allows you to shoot a video simultaneously or upload a video from the gallery. It automatically transcribes the audio to text which you can edit or copy. Subcap’s auto-captions maker uses artificial intelligence to generate subtitles with perfect accuracy. Subtitles can be added in different colors, fonts, or positions according to selection. With Subcap, you can easily and automatically add subtitles to your videos not only in English but also in 125 languages and variants.
Subcap is free to download and includes in-app purchases. If no subscription is purchased, you can manually add subtitles to your videos. If you want to add auto-generated subtitles, you have to get a subscription. Monthly, 3-month and 6-month subscriptions are available. During your subscription period, you don’t have to pay for anything extra, so no bad surprises!
Whether you are a content creator or just a regular social media user, creating content and dealing with social media every day can be tiring. It also takes so much time and effort. And let’s admit that the content we see on social media has become a little too familiar.
Thankfully, there are a bunch of tools out there to make content creation easier for us all. So we are here to share 10 apps for you to stand out from the crowd and have the best content for your followers.
1. Evernote
Evernote has everything you need to organize your life. Great notetaking, project planning, and an easy way to find what you need, when you need it.
With Evernote, you can work anywhere, remember everything, find things fast and get things done easily. All of this allows you to create entirely new types of content, meaningful and informative.
2. Buffer
Buffer is a platform where you can manage different social media channels. For each social media account, you can manage post scheduling, view the direct messages you receive and generate reports.
With the Buffer App, you can regularly follow the posts you will make on social media, set the time of your posts with the timer feature and see how much interaction your posts get.
3. Subcap
We all know that most people don’t watch videos with the sound on, therefore adding subtitles in videos is a must.
Subcap is an automatic subtitle app for your videos. It’s easy to use, simple but brilliant. Its speech-to-text engine is the best on the market which transcribes your words accurately in 125 languages. You can use it for all social media videos.
Putting subtitles on your videos increases your engagement and makes your content reach more people. It also makes your videos accessible for the deaf and hard of hearing.
4. Canva
Canva helps you create professional designs and graphics. You can edit photos, add text, elements, stickers, frames and more. There are also more than hundreds of professional templates that you can customize to suit your needs.
5. Snapseed
Snapseed is one of the very useful photo editing apps, only available for mobile devices. Snapseed allows you to edit your photos to improve their aesthetic quality. You can then save, share, and export your final edited photo.
Snapseed’s photo editing tools come pretty close to some of the features found in the professional and often costly image editors.
6. Splice
GoPro’s Splice is a free video editing application that works on iPhone and iPad. It’s a powerful video editor with a lot of features such as trimming, cropping, effects, transitions, titles, speed controls, animations, and more. It even has a library of free music and sound effects.
7. All Hashtag
All Hashtag is a hashtag generator for Instagram, Twitter, and other social media networks. You must enter a term to get hashtag recommendations that are relevant to that word.
This program will produce and evaluate thousands of relevant hashtags for you to copy and paste into your social media posts. This can help you increase the reach of your content and the visibility of your business on social media.
8. LifeLapse
LifeLapse is a stop motion app with all the tools you need to record and edit stop motion animations. You can import photos and use the app’s video editing tools to adjust frame rates, apply visual effects, and create soundtracks from royalty-free songs.
If you don’t know anything about stop motion videos, don’t worry. LifeLapse developers have created in-app academy to help you learn how to create stop motion videos.
9. Grammarly
Grammarly scans a text you’ve written and checks for any errors. The free version covers the basics (grammar, punctuation, and spelling) but the premium version goes a step further by providing stylistic and best writing practice recommendations.
It helps users write error-free content on Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and almost anywhere else.
10. Typeform
Doing surveys is a great way to prompt engagement on social media. Typeform is an easy-to-use quiz, form, and survey builder that allows you to ask your audience questions in a variety of formats, including image-based, multi-choice, short answers, yes or no.
Once your quiz is ready, you can share it on social media platforms or share the link.
When the internet came into our lives, the Web have become a significant resource in many aspects of life. To provide equal access and equal opportunity to people with diverse abilities, it is important that the websites are accessible. While many organizations are taking the right steps towards a more accessible and inclusive website, the same isn’t necessarily true for their social media channels. While you cannot change the accessibility of the social media platforms, here’s what you can do to make your social media more accessible to provide equal access to your content.
1. Use CamelCase hashtags.
Capitalize the first letter of each word. This is easier for everyone to read and helps automated screen readers to differentiate each word and read out loud. #WriteYourHashtagsThisWay #dontdoitthisway
2. Don’t use too many emojis.
Screen readers have a text description for every emoji. However, when you use too many of them, it might take a long time for a screen reader to read them and to be honest it might also get boring. You wouldn’t want to say “Face with Tongue” five times in a row. 😛😛😛😛😛
3. Avoid GIFs.
On social media platforms, it’s not possible to add alt text to GIFs. So if you insist on using GIFs, you should combine them with some explanation to make them comprehensible.
Moreover, flashing, blinking, flickering and other strong visual images can make it difficult for people with cognitive or learning disabilities to focus on your post.
4. Add subtitles to your videos.
Without subtitles, your videos would exclude the 466 million people worldwide living with some form of hearing loss. This is equivalent to 6% of the world’s population. That means your videos are not accessible to a lot of people.
You can add subtitles to your videos on all your social media platforms, even to your Instagram stories with useful apps such as Subcap. Subcap allows you to shoot a video simultaneously or upload a video from the gallery. It automatically transcribes the audio to text which you can edit or copy. With Subcap, you can easily and automatically add subtitles to your videos, not only in English but also in 125 languages and variants.
As a matter of fact, eight out of every ten people prefer to watch videos silently so it’s not just people with disabilities who benefit from accessible social media. Subtitles are helpful for people who are watching videos in a noisy environment, in a quiet place, or without headphones, as well as for children learning to read and those watching videos in a second language.
5. Add image descriptions.
You should add alternate (alt) texts in order to provide a context in place of an image, graphic, and other media. This way, screen readers can describe them for blind and low vision users. Text descriptions should be brief but descriptive.
And don’t forget to write image descriptions for your posts or tweets with screenshots. They might include writing, but screen readers can’t read it unless you add it as an alt text.
