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Allow editing of Dropbox Capture transcription (and thus closed captions)

Allow editing of Dropbox Capture transcription (and thus closed captions)

Dazza1960
Helpful | Level 5

I am trying out Dropbox Capture. Unlike Loom, there appears to be no capacity to edit transcripts and associated closed captions. Surely I am mistaken! The ability to edit a transcript (with flow-on effects to closed captions) is integral to reliable video production. Please remedy. I won't be using DB Capture until that is done. 

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Nancy
Dropbox Staff

Thank you for sharing your idea.

 

We have looked into this, but it is not something we are actively working on at this time.

 

We regularly review these ideas, and we will keep you updated if this idea moves forward in the future.

Status changed to: Not for right now
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Walter
Dropbox Staff
The Dropbox team is currently reviewing this idea. We will share any updates with you.
Status changed to: Investigating
CQ77
Helpful | Level 5

I agree - I work at a Deaf school and we would love this feature. Live automatic captioning is not always accurate, especially for Australian English.

CQ77
Helpful | Level 5

Please add the ability to edit the captions in a capture video. Being able to edit the transcript (in order to change the captions) would be a simple method. Live automatic captioning software is not always accurate and can struggle to detect terminology and different accents. I work in a Deaf school; if we had the ability to use capture with editable captions it would be such a useful tool for us. 

Until the captions are editable it isn't really accessible for our Deaf students and staff, because the captions are incorrect sometimes.

Thanks!

 

 

YoucefDropbox
Dropbox Staff

Hey there! Youcef from the Capture team here. Thank you so much for your feedback. If you don't mind me asking, were you trying to edit the Transcript / Closed Caption because there was a mistake in them? Thanks!

Status changed to: New
CQ77
Helpful | Level 5

Hi Youcef, yes I was trying to edit the transcript/captions because they contained errors. The automatic transcription software sometimes struggles with technical terminology, fast speakers, different accents, and doesn't always use correct punctuation. 

YoucefDropbox
Dropbox Staff

Noted. Thank you very much for your feedback!

 

Status changed to: Investigating 
jonyngve
New member | Level 2

Same here!
I'd love to be able to do that, because I have errors in my transcripts every time. I'm a songwriter and the lyrcis matter when I share my songs with people. 

KyleHannan
New member | Level 2

Hi. We make hundreds of videos a year and they're all captioned, either in British or US English. The auto-captions are often incorrect in their spelling, mis-heard names or incorrect attempts to capture acronyms and technical terms. This makes them impossible to use publicly.

PaalS
New member | Level 2

It should not be a question of beeing able to edit transscriptions. It´s a no-brainer. Of course this funtcion should be there - actually it´s amazing it´s not implemented from the start. I really expect a large company as DB to realize this!

Nancy
Dropbox Staff

Thank you for sharing your idea.

 

We have looked into this, but it is not something we are actively working on at this time.

 

We regularly review these ideas, and we will keep you updated if this idea moves forward in the future.

Status changed to: Not for right now
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