TikTok creators will soon be able to add automatically generated captions to their videos as the app strives to become more accessible. The option to add automatic captions will appear on the edit page after uploading or recording a video. TikTok says the feature will be available in US, English and Japanese at first, but plans to add support for more languages “in the coming months.”.
The platform is adding a feature to make TikTok videos easier to watch. A TikTok dialog box says the feature is useful for those watching videos “when it’s difficult or inconvenient to hear audio.” It could also help people with hearing impairments watch the platform’s videos. Creators can edit their captions after they’re automatically generated to fix any errors, and viewers can turn off captions via the captions button in the sharing panel.
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As automatic transcription has improved over the years, services are increasingly adding it to their software to make content more accessible.
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Last month, Google built the feature into Chrome, allowing it to create captions for audio playing through the browser. The company's Live Caption system is also available as a system-wide feature for select Android devices. Video-chatting services like Zoom and Google Meet can automatically create captions during calls, and Instagram also appears to be testing a similar feature for its videos.
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TikTok's automatic captions are just the latest accessibility feature. The app also warns creators about videos that may trigger photosensitive epilepsy and provides filters for viewers to avoid such videos.
Source of information: theverge.com
