Academic Video - Human Captioning

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Benefits & Features

  • Accurate, accessible captions: Request professional, human-edited captions for academic videos to meet accessibility standards with accurate captions.

  • Meets WCAG requirements: Human captioning ensures your content aligns with Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) for accessibility.

  • Supports all major academic video platforms: Available for videos in YuJa (all campuses: UNL, UNO, UNK, UNMC) and Echo360 (UNMC).

  • Enhances learning for all: Captions benefit all students, including English language learners and those learning in noisy environments.

Getting Started

  • All academic videos in YuJa and Echo360 are automatically machine-captioned at no cost - these captions can be manually reviewed and edited.

  • To request professional, human captioning for academic videos, submit a ticket using the request form on this page.

  • Before requesting, consider reviewing and editing machine captions yourself using our step-by-step caption editing training course.

Eligibility

  • Academic units (colleges, departments, or programs) at any University of Nebraska campus may request this service.

  • This process is not for individual student accommodation needs. For those requests, please continue to work directly with your campus Accessibility Services Office.

Pricing

  • $1.20 per video minute for human captioning.

  • Academic units requesting human captioning must work with their respective Offices of Academic Affairs to cover the cost for this service.

  • Machine captions remain free and are automatically applied to all new YuJa and Echo360 videos.

Requirements

  • Requesting units must have videos hosted on YuJa (all campuses) or Echo360 (UNMC).

  • This service is intended for academic videos used in official course materials or public-facing academic content.

Options

  • Edit machine captions yourself: Use the provided editing tools in YuJa or Echo360 and our training course for guidance.

  • Request professional human captioning: Use the ticket request form linked on this page to authorize an instructor to have access to human captioning for their academic videos.

Location

  • Service available to all University of Nebraska campuses (UNL, UNO, UNK, UNMC).

  • Videos must be hosted on supported academic video platforms (YuJa or Echo360).

Support

For the most efficient support experience, please submit a ticket using the request form on this page. Alternatively, contact your campus Help Center location via email, by phone, or in person.