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Hand Off Video Captions as Maintained Website Content
Plan caption files, transcripts, player controls, review evidence, and ownership for outsourced website video delivery.
**Published: September 7, 2026**
Captions are not a switch added after a video is embedded. They are timed content that needs an approved source, review, publication, correction, and localization workflow.
Inventory every video version
Record the page, media identifier, language, duration, transcript source, caption file, audio-description decision, poster image, player, and owner. Match captions to the exact edit so timing does not drift after the media changes.
Set review criteria
Check spoken words, speaker changes, meaningful sounds, punctuation, timing, reading speed, and terminology. Automated transcription can accelerate a draft, but a person familiar with the content should review the delivered experience.
Include the player experience
Keep files editable
Deliver the caption source, final timed file, transcript, glossary, review notes, and media version in a client-owned location. Name who updates them when the video changes.
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