Uploading Caption Tracks to videos in Google Drive

If you are receiving caption tracks from the Disability Resource Center, you can apply them to your videos in Google Drive.

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Upload a caption track

After you upload your video, you can add the caption track to it.

  1. On your computer, sign in to drive.google.com.

  2. Click the video you want to add captions to.

  3. Click More Manage caption tracks.

  4. Click Add new caption tracks.

  5. Click Select file and choose a caption or transcript file.

  6. Choose the language for the captions and a name for the track.

  7. Click Upload.

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Edit a caption track

After the caption tracks to your videos are processed, you can edit them.

  1. Click More Manage caption tracks.

  2. Click the caption track you want to edit.

  3. Click Edit.

  4. You can edit its name and language. You can also turn on or off the track for the video.

  5. Click Save.

Translate a caption track

After the caption tracks to your videos are processed, you can translate them.

  1. On your computer, sign in to drive.google.com.

  2. Open the video with the caption track you want to translate.

  3. In the bottom right, click Settings.

  4. At the bottom of the language list, click Auto-translate.

  5. Select a language from the list.