How do I change the caption settings in a Canvas Studio media file?

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.

Locate 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 Filter button [3].  Then, click the Captions drop-down menu and click the With captions link [4].

To save filters, click the Apply button [5].  

Open Media

Open Media

To open the selected media, hover the cursor over the media tile and click the View button.

View Captions

If the media file includes a caption transcript, you can turn captions on and off from the media player.

To enable or turn off captions for the media, click the Captions icon.

 

View Caption Settings

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

Language Settings

To change the caption language settings, select Language [1] , then select an available language option [2].

Change Size Settings

Size Settings

To change the caption size settings, select Size [1], then select an available size option [2].

Caption Placement Settings

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

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.