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Uploading your own transcripts

You can add your own transcripts to a video by uploading a .SRT file in the Subtitles section of the Edit content screen, which users can then view as subtitles.

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When you upload a .SRT file, you must use the correct naming convention. The file must be named with the correct language code, as shown in  Fuse's supported languages list . For example, if you are uploading a .SRT file containing French subtitles, the file must be named 'fr-FR'. 

Once the .SRT file has been uploaded, you can change the label so that it is more human readable. For example, you might change fr-FR to Francais. 

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UTF-8 is the standard encoding format for .SRT files in Fuse. For information on how to convert your .SRT file to UTF-8, see Converting a .SRT file to UTF-8 section below.

If you want to upload your own transcripts, you must first delete the auto-generated .SRT file before uploading your own.

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Uploading a .SRT file

To upload a .SRT file:

  1. On the Edit content screen for your video, click Add a subtitle file.

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  2. Locate and select the .SRT file on your computer. 

  3. Click Open.
    The .SRT file is added to the Subtitles list.

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  4. [Optional] If necessary, you can alter the label so that it is more human readable. For example, you might change “fr-FR” to “Francais”.

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  5. At the bottom of the screen, click Save. 

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    The subtitles are added to the video. Users can select the subtitles while playing the video in Closed Captions (CC) menu on the player.

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Converting a .SRT file to UTF-8

The standard encoding format for .SRT files in Fuse is UTF-8. Using a different format may result in characters not displaying correctly. It is strongly advised that you convert your .SRT file to UTF-8 before uploading it to Fuse.

Microsoft Windows

To convert the file in Windows:

  1. Open the .SRT file in a text editor, such as Notepad.

  2. Click File.

  3. Click Save As.
    The Save As popup appears.

  4. From the Encoding: dropdown, select UTF-8.

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  5. Click Save.

Mac OS

To convert the file in Mac OS:

  1. Open the .SRT file in a text editor, such as TextEdit.

  2. Click File.

  3. From the menu, click Duplicate.

  4. Click File.

  5. Click Save.

  6. From the Plain Text Encoding dropdown, select Unicode (UTF-8).

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  7. Click Save.
    The copy is converted to UTF-8.