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The MediaSpace player includes accessibility controls that let viewers enable captions and customize how they appear, including size, color, background, and font. This article explains where to find these settings in the player and how to adjust them for a more accessible viewing experience.

Captions make video content accessible by providing text-based dialogue and sound descriptions for viewers, including those with hearing impairments or those watching in sound-sensitive environments. MediaSpace automatically generates captions, but they should be reviewed and edited for accuracy, proper timing, and clarity. Embedding captioned videos in Canvas ensures accessibility while following best practices for clear, synchronized captions improves the viewing experience for all users.

Providing accurate captions in MediaSpace helps make your videos accessible, searchable, and easy to use. MediaSpace will automatically add machine-generated captions to uploaded videos hosted in MediaSpace. You can also request machine captions for free for videos imported from other platforms such as YouTube.

Using the captions editor in MediaSpace allows you to edit and improve the accuracy of your video's captions. Here's a detailed step-by-step guide on how to use the captions editor, along with best practices.