ViewTube

I have some bad news.  Starting in September 2020, YouTube will be discontinuing the feature which allows viewers to submit new subtitles directly through YouTube.  The good news is that all the subtitles in other languages which are already present will continue to remain available to everyone.  But, starting in September, if you want to submit new subtitles which are not already present, you will not be able to submit them directly through YouTube.  Instead, you will have to email me a file with the translation, and I will have to upload it to YouTube myself.  This will unfortunately make things much more difficult.  If you want to use the old system for entering subtitles, it will still be available until September 2020.  But, if you want to submit subtitles afterwards, please send me an email indicating which video you want to translate, and I will email you the subtitle file in English (which includes the timings).  You will then be able to edit the file to replace the English with the translation, and then email the file back to me.  I would like to thank everyone who has been submitting subtitles in other languages.  This is helping my videos reach a much larger audience.  

Just a reminder on how to view the subtitles that are already present:

1. Click on the gear symbol under the video.  
2. Click on "subtitles." 
3. Select the language.  
(You may need to scroll up and down to see all the languages available).

You can also turn the subtitles "on" or "off" altogether by clicking the "CC" button under the video (Closed Captions).  

The parameters for how the subtitles appear are controlled by the person watching the video, not by the person providing the translation.   

People watching the video can control how the subtitles will appear for them by clicking on "options" in the window for selecting a language.  In "option", people can change parameters such as the font color and background color of the subtitles.   Another very important parameter is the "background opacity."  Viewers can, for example, choose a different background color and then set the "background opacity" to 100% to help cover up text that might already be present as a part of the video itself, so as to help make the subtitles more readable.  

Thanks. 

You can help translate my videos by adding subtitles in other languages.  This feature is now enabled for all my videos.

To provide a translation for a video, click on the link in the message at the top of the comment section for that video. When finished, please remember to hit the submit buttons for both the subtitles and for the translation of the video title, as they are submitted separately. Also, it would be helpful if you send me a message (through email or Facebook) letting me know which video and language you are submitting, as I otherwise have no way of knowing who is providing the translation, and I would otherwise have no way of contacting you if there are any questions or issues. 

To provide a translation, all you need to do is type in the text.  The timing will be set by the English subtitles that I have already entered.  I will get a rough idea of what the translation is saying by using Google translate, and I will then be able to approve the translation to appear on my channel.

The people watching the video will then be able to see these subtitles through the following steps:

Click on the gear symbol under the video.  
Click on “subtitles.” 
Select the language.  

In the window for selecting a language, people watching the video can also control how the subtitles will appear for them by clicking on “options.”  

In “option”, people can change parameters such as the font color and background color of the subtitles.   Another very important parameter is the “background opacity.”
  Viewers can, for example, choose a different background color and then set the “background opacity” to 100% to help cover up text that might already be present as a part of the video itself, so as to help make the subtitles more readable.  

The parameters for how the subtitles appear are controlled by the person watching the video, not by the person providing the translation.

People watching the video can also turn the subtitles “on” or “off” altogether by clicking the “CC” button under the video (Closed Captions).  

Thanks.