NetX provides searchable video transcripts and subtitles via autogenerated or manually uploaded files. Producers and above can manage transcript/caption files.
Generating a transcript/caption
Transcript autogeneration is available for SaaS sites only. Please contact your account manager for pricing and details.
- Navigate to an asset's detail page and click the thumbnail to launch the video preview.
- Use the Transcript button in the video player to show the transcript pane.
- If there are no transcripts yet, use the Generate transcript button displayed on the pane. Otherwise, select Generate transcript from the action menu next to the transcript selector. This action will only appear if no transcripts have been autogenerated yet.
- After the transcript is generated, it will appear in the transcript list as Auto (language code). The language code will indicate the primary language/country detected in the video.
Uploading a transcript/caption file
- Navigate to an asset's detail page and click the thumbnail to launch the video preview.
- Use the Transcript button in the video player to show the transcript pane.
- If there are no transcripts yet, use the Add transcript button displayed on the pane. Otherwise, select Add from the action menu next to the transcript selector.
- Browse and select the transcript file you wish to upload. Only one transcript file can be uploaded at a time.
- Once your transcript is uploaded, it will appear in the transcript pane.
- If you'd like the new transcript to be the default shown when other users view the video, use the Set default action when the transcript is selected.
Viewing transcripts
To view video transcripts, toggle the Transcript button in the video player. The app will remember your preference and display transcripts for all videos until turned off.
As the video plays, the current timestamp will be highlighted in the transcript. Click on any timestamp to jump to that point in the video.
Searching transcripts
To search within a video transcript, enter your keywords in the search bar at the top of the transcript pane. The transcript will filter to show only timestamps containing those terms. Click on a timestamp to jump to that point in the video.
Downloading transcripts
To download the transcript as a VTT file, click the Download button at the bottom of the transcript pane
Deleting transcripts
To permanently delete a transcript, select it and use the Delete action in the transcript menu. The autogenerated transcript cannot be deleted.
Set default
When present, the autogenerated transcript will be the default shown to all users. To change the default to a manually uploaded transcript, or vice versa, select the transcript and use the Set default action in the transcript menu.
Viewing captions
Turn captions on and off for a video by hovering over the CC button that appears with the video's playback controls. Toggle between captions and captions off to watch the video with and without captions. Caption content is pulled from the currently selected transcript.
Searching transcript/caption content
Configure the properties below to search for assets with specific video content using NetX's search tools.
| Property | Description |
|---|---|
search.index.asset.contents.includeSubtitles |
If this property is true, transcript content will be indexed for content searches while using keyword or advanced searches. If this property is false, transcript content will not be indexed/searchable even if search.keywordIncludeContents is true. This property is required to enable transcript content indexing/search. Value options: true / false Requires restart? No |
search.keywordIncludeContents |
If this property is true, keyword searches will include transcript content. If this property is false, transcript files will not be searchable via keyword (basic) search. Value options: true / false Requires restart? No |