Autogenerated subtitles allow Dailymotion users to easily access the content transcript and give them more ways to enjoy their content.
In this article, you'll learn how to enable / disable subtitles on the videos you watch, and understand which content are eligible for autogenerated subtitles.
If you are a content publisher or a creator, check our article to understand autogenerated subtitles for your content.
Why do we enable autogenerated subtitles on the uploaded videos ?
Autogenerated subtitles have several advantages for the viewers, including:
- Improve accessibility - Automatic subtitles ease content accessibility to everyone
- Additional ways to enjoy your content - With automatic subtitles, you can easily watch your content in a noisy environment or if you want to keep a place silent
- Improve understanding - Subtitles help improve comprehension, especially for viewers who may have difficulty understanding spoken language due to dialects, accents, or audio quality
Activate / Deactivate autogenerated subtitles
Android / iOS
Depending on where you are in the app, you can activate / deactivate the autogenerated subtitles in 2 different ways:
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From the video feeds:
Tap on the Subtitles iconin the bottom left corner of the video
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From a video watching page:
Once you tapped on a video to open it, click on the Settings icon> Subtitles > Select the language followed by the mention "autogenerated"
Web
To activate / deactivate autogenerated subtitles on your web browser:
- From dailymotion.com, click on a video to open it
- Click on the Settings icon
Which videos are eligible for autogenerated subtitles?
To have autogenerated transcripts, a video must be published by a channel with at least 100 views and set in one of these languages: French, English, Spanish, Turkish, German, Arabic or Italian.
The subtitles are based on the video language set by the video creator during the upload.