Captions, transcripts and translations
Wave Media turns any video or audio file into captions, a transcript and, if you want, further languages. The machine does the legwork, you read it once – and the reviewed caption track is attached to the video automatically.
Automation alone does not satisfy WCAG 1.2.2This is where most providers get sloppy. Machine captions get proper names wrong, they do not identify speakers and they do not catch relevant sounds – yet criterion 1.2.2 explicitly asks for both. That is why captions here stay “unreviewed” until you release them in the editor. Only then do they count as done inside the plugin. Getting there takes minutes rather than hours – but it stays your call.
How it works
- Pick
Click a video or audio file in your WordPress media library – or upload a file without WordPress at all. - Process
We extract the audio track, transcribe it with timestamps and cut it to caption standard: at most two lines of 37 characters, 1 to 6 seconds on screen, no more than 15 characters per second. - Review
The editor shows characters, duration and reading speed for every cue. Correct the text, split or merge cues, add speakers and sounds – then release it. - Deliver
The reviewed track is attached to the video when the page is delivered, even for videos placed by a page builder. Below it, an expandable transcript can be shown.
What you get
- WebVTT: The caption track for your own site – attached automatically.
- SRT: The same captions for YouTube, Vimeo and social networks.
- Transcript: The full text as a file and as an expandable section below the media. For audio-only it satisfies criterion 1.2.1 and helps search engines.
- More languages: Translated captions on the same timings – one file per language.
Media minutes
One media minute is a started minute of running time per pass. An eight-minute video with a transcript and two translations therefore uses 24 minutes. Editing costs nothing, purchased minutes are valid for 12 months.