Is it possible to edit the auto-generated subtitles/closed captions for a YouTube video from someone else? How?
I found a Dutch video that I want to add English subtitles for, with these steps:
- Fix the autogenerated Dutch captions
- Use those for automatic translation to English
- Fix the English translation
My guess is that this is the fastest way, and in the meantime I'll contribute to the Dutch subtitles as well.
But I'm stuck on the first step.
Best Answer
I have found a way to do so:
.srt
file (Subrip text file format):.srt
file. This is an extremely powerful editor; it can even use Google Translate to start a file in a new language, that is then automatically opened side-by-side:.srt
file for, and under Actions choose Upload a file:.srt
file. Click Submit for review in the top right corner, answer Yes, they are ready to be reviewed and it will go into the review process that YouTube has.Note: as user130273 said in another answer: not all videos allow this.