{"id":23811,"date":"2021-04-11T05:04:53","date_gmt":"2021-04-11T05:04:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rbsitsoftwaresolution.com\/blog\/tiktok-adds-auto-captions-to-make-videos-accessible-to-hard-of-hearing-and-deaf.html"},"modified":"2021-04-11T05:04:53","modified_gmt":"2021-04-11T05:04:53","slug":"tiktok-adds-auto-captions-to-make-videos-accessible-to-hard-of-hearing-and-deaf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rbsitsoftwaresolution.in\/blog\/tiktok-adds-auto-captions-to-make-videos-accessible-to-hard-of-hearing-and-deaf.html","title":{"rendered":"TikTok adds auto captions to make videos accessible to hard of hearing and deaf"},"content":{"rendered":"

TikTok this morning announced<\/a> the launch of a new feature designed to make its app accessible to people who are hard of hearing or deaf. The company is today debuting auto captions \u2014 a feature that, when enabled, will automatically transcribe the speech from a video so viewers can read what\u2019s being said in the video as an alternative to listening. Initially, auto captions will support American English and Japanese, with additional languages coming in the months ahead, TikTok says.<\/p>\n

To use auto captions, the creator will select the option on the editing page after they\u2019ve either uploaded or recorded a video. They can then edit the text that\u2019s generated in order to correct any mistakes before the video is published.<\/p>\n

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Image Credits:<\/strong> TikTok<\/p>\n

Though largely designed for accessibility purposes, auto captions can also help those who want to watch TikTok videos without the sound \u2014 for example, when you\u2019re around other people you don\u2019t want to disturb, but lack headphones. They also can be useful for those watching videos where they\u2019re not fluent in the language being spoken, as it\u2019s sometimes easier to understand what\u2019s said when you can also read the words.<\/p>\n

Already, many in the TikTok community had embraced captioning<\/a> by adding text overlays to their videos or using third-party subtitling tools. The text-to-speech trend<\/a>, where text on screen is read in a Siri-like voice, has remained a popular technique among creators, too.<\/p>\n

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But the auto captions tool will work differently from existing options because it can be turned on and off by the viewer. That means you wouldn\u2019t have to see the video captions if you don\u2019t want to. To turn the captions off, you\u2019ll first open the share panel, then tap the captions button to disable them.<\/p>\n

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Image Credits:<\/strong> TikTok<\/p>\n

With the launch of auto captions, TikTok joins other social apps like YouTube<\/a>, Facebook and Instagram<\/a>, which already offer tools that allow creators to easily and automatically add captions to videos.<\/p>\n

TikTok says it will be working to spread the word among its creator community about the new addition to encourage users to make their videos accessible to a wider audience.<\/p>\n

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Auto captions are now one of several accessibility features TikTok has launched, alongside creator warnings when they produce videos that could trigger photosensitive epilepsy and a photosensitivity feature<\/a> that allows users to skip photosensitive content. The app also offers a text-to-speech feature and a feature to replace<\/a> animated thumbnails with static images.<\/p>\n

TikTok says it\u2019s currently undergoing an accessibility assessment to identify additional areas for improvement, as well, and has worked with the organization The Deaf Collective<\/a> to increase awareness toward the talent and conversations taking place in deaf communities on its app.<\/p>\n

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