19 When you insert audio, Storyline inserts a blank caption for you, based on the waveforms in the audio file. You can tweak the timing of the caption by adjusting the size and position of the caption screen. Use the Split Caption button to break up the screens, if desired. Then you can move the caption screen text to time it with the audio.
Make sure the text in the captain screen is in blue to ensure that the recording will move from one caption screen to another when you play the file; if the caption screen is grey, you will only preview that caption.
Save and close after you finish editing to save your changes in the Storyline file. Using a Caption Service Another option is to use a caption service. There are many service providers to choose from. Patrick uses a caption service (rev) to generate captions for videos. (He doesn’t use it for podcasts because it doesn’t break out the audio by narrator.) The general process for using a caption service like rev is to upload your audio or video file as well as a transcript and place your order. The promised turnaround time is 24 hours, but often it takes about half a day. You’ll get an email when it’s ready. Download the caption file in VTT format. You can choose whether to have burned-in captions (typically we don’t do this for CMS courses).
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