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There are two options available for captioning media in Panopto.
Automated captioning via Panopto
You can add no-cost machine generated captions to Panopto recordings. Machine-generated captions are typically 60-90% accurate, depending on the audio quality of the recording. The automated captions are not ADA-compliant without editing by the content specialist to ensure accuracy.
By default, new folders will have auto-captions enabled, which applies to new videos created in the folders. If users have older folders or videos that do not contain captions, users can manually enable automatic machine caption import on a Panopto folder. Once enabled, new recordings will automatically have captions imported. If existing recordings in the folder need captions you may also add captions to an individual video.
3PlayMedia professional captioning (recommended for ADA compliance)
3PlayMedia captioning is required and should be used when a student needs it as an ADA accommodation. If your student has an accommodation and needs captioning through 3PlayMedia, please contact your campus disability center.
The MU disability office pays for required captions. Captions from other campuses must be paid for by the applicable department.
Manual professional captioning by 3PlayMedia should be mostly accurate, with minimal editing needed, primarily for specialized terms. Times vary, but 3PlayMedia captions may take up to a couple of days to process.
Downloading caption transcripts
If needed, you can also download caption transcripts.
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