The move aims to make Facebooks video streaming option more inclusive for.

How to add closed captioning to facebook live. Stream your live broadcast feed via the Facebook Live. The feature is currently enabled for Facebook users in the US. How to add closed captions to your Facebook video.

You will not be able to put in an end time but Facebook will allow up to 3 hours of streaming. Click the plus sign to add a new caption. Click Off next to Always Show Captions.

Provider to enable live captions for your broadcast. Select Settings Privacy then click Settings. The quickest and most efficient way to add captions to videos is using a captioning service.

This will open up the closed caption box. Scroll down and click Videos in the left column. Want captions added directly to your videos.

Closed captions can help with all types of accessibility issues with a recent study confirming that 80 of viewers who choose to turn on captioning are not hard of hearing and have the captions on by default or use them when watching videos in a noisy environment. Press Enter to submit your closed captions. Type the closed captions in the box.

Under Captions below Description select Choose. Heres how you can enable closed captions on your live Facebook broadcasts with a third-party captioning company. Before you upload this youll need to make sure you have your naming convention correct.