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Yesterday YouTube began automatically captioning new video uploads.  That means viewers now have the option of reading what is being said in a video, while it plays (much like subtitles).

Right now, YouTube is only captioning new video uploads where the audio contains English language.  And the transcription is done using Google’s voice recognition software.  This is the same software Google uses to transcribe voice messages in Google Voice.  If you use Google Voice, you know how inaccurate this voice recognition software can be…and it will be the same with videos on YouTube.  But as Google software engineer Ken Harrenstien said “…it’s better than nothing”.

If you want to try the new auto captioning service out for yourself, you’ll need to upload a new video to YouTube.  Then click on the closed-captioning icon in the player to watch the video with captions.

About the Author

Dave Kaminski is a professional copywriter, videographer and 10-year veteran of direct response marketing whose work in multimedia advertising has resulted in millions of dollars worth of sales. A former U.S. Marine, Dave specializes in teaching entrepreneurs how to effectively use web video in their marketing efforts.

Dave also offers online coaching classes on how to create web video, as well as tips on how to promote and market them, for both MAC & PC users. I have taken these coaching classes and highly recommended them. For more information on creating web videos, please go here

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