Article Intended For
Penn State faculty, staff, students, and affiliates who want to delete captions and transcripts from their Kaltura media.
Introduction
At some point you may want to delete the captions for a video you own within Kaltura. For example, you have machine captions currently attached to a video and a third-party vendor provides you with newer and more accurate captions. Before uploading the new caption and transcript files, you must first delete the existing files. This article demonstrates how to delete existing captions and transcripts from your media in Kaltura.
NOTES:
- If you delete a machine captions file, you will be unable to order new machine captions.
- Kaltura attaches a transcript file any time you order machine captions. The transcript shows viewers the entire dialogue in the video as shown in the captions. If you add your own captions, Kaltura doesn't automatically add a transcript file. For information about adding your own transcript file, please see Kaltura: Upload a Transcript File (opens in new window).
- If you delete a caption file, we recommend that you also delete the corresponding transcript file, and vice-versa.
- Kaltura may take a few hours to a day to completely remove captions from media files once deleted. Kaltura may take a day or so to completely remove the transcript from media files once deleted.
Step-by-Step Instructions
Deleting Captions from a Media File
- Navigate to My Media and log in with your credentials.
- Find the video from which you need to delete captions.
- Click the Edit icon on the right-hand side.
Figure 1: The Edit icon allows you to edit your media file. - Click the Captions tab below the video. The table on the Captions tab indicates which captions files are available to use for this video. A check-mark in the Actions column signifies the caption file currently attached to the video.
Figure 2: The table in the Captions tab displays file information and allows you to edit, delete, and download a caption file. - Locate the file you want to delete and click the X under the Actions column. A prompt asks if you want to delete this caption file.
Figure 3: A prompt asks you to confirm that you want to delete the file. - Click Delete. Kaltura deletes the captions file.
NOTE: The video may not have any captions attached to it at this point. If you still want captions on your videos, you must select another file from your list. You can also order machine captions or upload new captions from a third party.
Deleting a Transcript from a Media File
- Navigate to My Media and log in with your credentials.
- Find the video from which you need to delete the transcript.
- Click the Edit icon on the right-hand side.
Figure 4: The Edit icon allows you to edit your media file. - In the next window, click the Attachments tab below the video. A table indicates what "attachments" or transcripts, are available to use for this video.
Figure 5: A table in the Attachments tab displays file information and allows you to edit, delete, and download the file. - Locate the file you want to delete and click the X under the Actions column. A prompt asks you to confirm that you want to delete this attachment file.
Figure 6: A prompt asks you to confirm that you want to delete the file. - Click Delete. A green status bar confirms successful deletion of the transcript or attachment.
Figure 7: A green status bar confirms a successful deletion.