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Easiest way to create closed captions in English

Sonix quickly and accurately converts your video to English closed captions in less than 5 minutes. English speech to text:  Sonix is the most accurate automatic transcription software and translation service for all of your English media.

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  • Google uses automated transcription by Sonix to create English closed captions from their videos
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  • NBC Universal uses automated transcription by Sonix to create English closed captions from their videos
  • ESPN uses automated transcription by Sonix to create English closed captions from their videos
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  • Yale University uses automated transcription by Sonix to create English closed captions from their videos
  • University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA) uses automated transcription by Sonix to create English closed captions from their videos
  • ABC News uses automated transcription by Sonix to create English closed captions from their videos
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  • CNBC uses automated transcription by Sonix to create English closed captions from their videos
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What's the easiest way to create English closed captions? đź“‹

Creating captions in English is easy

Follow these 5 easy steps to quickly create closed captions in English:

  • Step 1

    Open your Sonix account

    Create a new free Sonix trial account—if you don't already have an account. All free trial accounts come with 30 minutes of free transcription/translation.

  • Step 2

    Upload your video

    In Sonix, click “Upload” and locate the video you want to create English closed captions.

  • Step 3

    Automatically transcribe with Sonix

    Select the spoken language in the video file and click the “Transcribe” button.

  • Step 4

    Edit English captions

    You’ll receive your transcript in just a few minutes based on the length of the video file. From there, use Sonix's browser-based editor to polish, translate, and edit the closed captions to suit your formatting needs.

  • Step 5

    Export English closed captions

    Simply click the “Export” button and choose your preferred closed caption format Subrip subtitles or WebVTT in English.

All done! Just check your My Downloads folder on your computer for your English closed captions file. Wasn't that fast?

How to improve your videos with English captions

Including captions in your videos is an inexpensive and easy way to access more people. People with hearing disabilities, those where English is a second language, and also the increasing number of viewers that are watching your videos with the sound off.

Auto-caption your English video files

What is the best way to translate my video to English captions?

Start by uploading your video file to Sonix. Sonix’s industry-leading audio transcription algorithms will automatically convert it to text for you. Then, after you've polished it up and translated it with our advanced language models, you can just export the closed caption file.

Create SRT files from your English video files

Create VTT files from your English video files

I have a specific video file format, can I still create English closed captions?

Yes, we can help you. We accept a lot of video file formats including the popular *.mov and *.wmv formats. Here's how Sonix can help you convert these videos to closed captions:

Easily create subtitles from *.mov files

Quickly create closed captions from *.wmv files

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Sonix automatically transcribes and translates your audio/video files in 38+ languages. Easily search, edit, and share your media files. Sonix uses advanced transcription and translation algorithms to make your English closed caption creation process fast, easy and fun. Fast, accurate, and affordable. Millions of users from all over the world.

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