How do I add subtitles to YouTube?

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In addition to opening up its content to foreign viewers, the presence of subtitles is widely used to facilitate the experience of French viewers, so that they can follow a video without any headaches.

In this article, we'll show you step by step how to how to add subtitles to your YouTube videos.

1) Add YouTube subtitles by importing a file

First of all, the YouTube platform gives you the opportunity to import a file containing your subtitles in your video. Here's how to do it:

  • Click on your YouTube profile picture.
L’icône de notre profil. ©️Dramsey pour Alucare.fr
  • From the drop-down menu, go to YouTube Studio.
L’endroit où accéder au contenu de votre chaîne. ©️Dramsey pour Alucare.fr
  • Go to the video you want.
The list of our published videos. ©️Dramsey for Alucare.fr
  • Go to the "subtitles" section.
The section for subtitles. ©️Dramsey for Alucare.fr
  • Choisissez la langue, puis pressez “confirmer”.
Subtitle language settings. ©️Dramsey for Alucare.fr
  • Go to the pen to add subtitles.
L’icône du stylo où cliquer. ©️Dramsey pour Alucare.fr
  • Importez un fichier texte contenant vos sous-titres (format .srt, .sbv, .sub ou .vtt), puis choisissez “avec le minutage” si votre fichier contient des timestamps, sinon “sans minutage”.
L’endroit pour importer le fichier en question.©️Dramsey pour Alucare.fr
  • Pressez “continuer” et prévisualiser les sous-titres. Ajustez si besoin.
  • Now all you have to do is press "publish"!

2) Enable automatic subtitling on YouTube

At the same time, you can d’activer la création de sous-titres automatiques on your videos. Of course, if your video is eligible. Here's where to go:

  • Click on your YouTube profile picture.
L’icône de notre profil. ©️Dramsey pour Alucare.fr
  • From the drop-down menu, go to YouTube Studio.
L’endroit où accéder au contenu de votre chaîne. ©️Dramsey pour Alucare.fr
  • Go to the video you want.
The list of our published videos. ©️Dramsey for Alucare.fr
  • Go to the "subtitles" section.
The section for subtitles. ©️Dramsey for Alucare.fr
  • Choisissez la langue et pressez “confirmer”.
Subtitle language settings. ©️Dramsey for Alucare.fr
  • If your video is eligible, automatic subtitles will be activated. If not, they won't.
L’endroit où l’activation se passe, si le contenu est éligible. ©️Dramsey pour Alucare.fr
  • Finally, adjust if necessary, then confirm your changes.

3) Create subtitles on YouTube

Concerning the manual subtitle creation, le processus est à peu près similaire qu’avec l’importation de vos sous-titres sur une vidéo. On vous explique tout cela en plusieurs étapes :

  • Go to your YouTube profile picture.
L’icône de notre profil. ©️Dramsey pour Alucare.fr
  • From the drop-down menu, go to YouTube Studio.
L’endroit où accéder au contenu de votre chaîne. ©️Dramsey pour Alucare.fr
  • Go to the video you want.
The list of our published videos. ©️Dramsey for Alucare.fr
  • Go to the "subtitles" section.
L’option pour les sous-titres. ©️Dramsey pour Alucare.fr
  • Choose your language and click on confirm.
Subtitle language settings. ©️Dramsey for Alucare.fr
  • Click on the pen to add subtitles.
L’icône du stylo où cliquer. ©️Dramsey pour Alucare.fr
  • Allez dans “saisir manuellement” puis créez vos propres sous-titres.
The section for manual entry. ©️Dramsey for Alucare.fr
  • Once you've finished, validate it!

How do I set French subtitles on YouTube?

Du point de vue d’un spectateur, mettre les sous-titres sur YouTube en français to understand foreign content is possible. To do so, please follow the steps below:

  • Cliquez sur l’engrenage, puis allez dans sous-titres.
The first two steps in the parameters. ©️Dramsey for Alucare.fr
  • Activez-les, puis rendez-vous dans “traduire automatiquement”.
The section for machine translation. ©️Dramsey for Alucare.fr
  • Select French.
French in the list. ©️Dramsey for Alucare.fr
  • Enjoy content with French subtitles!
Subtitles now translated. ©️Dramsey for Alucare.fr

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