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Generating Transcripts and Captions with MS Stream

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This guide outlines the process to:

  1. Generate captions using Stream (on SharePoint)
  2. Add generated captions to a video on MyMedia.

Open Video in Stream #

  1. Go to https://stream.office.com/ to access Stream.
  2. Enter the name of the video in the Search bar
  3. Select Search button
  4. Select the video listed in the search result

Generate Automatic Captions #

  1. Select Video Settings
  2. Select Transcript and captions
  3. Select Generate button
  4. Select the language used in the video
  5. Select Generate button. Depending on the length of the video, it can take a few minutes to about an hour to generate captions

Download Captions File #

  1. After the transcript and captions are generated, select More (three dots)
  2. Select Download
  3. Select Download as .vtt or as .docx