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Categories Learner Experience
Created by Guest
Created on Sep 15, 2022

Set Closed Captions default to "Off"

When using subtitles for video lessons, the default behavior is for captions to be "On." This can be intrusive to some learners who would rather have full screen view of content and have the option to turn on captions when needed. Please add a setting to have captions default to "Off." This would mimic typical behavior of streaming video content e.g. YouTube.

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  • Guest
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    Nov 13, 2023

    Would be extremely useful. Many videos are not formatted for adequate space for captions or may have text in the background that is obscured by the CC.

  • Guest
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    Oct 18, 2023

    Can't stress enough the need for this simple interface change that will impact learner experience.

  • Guest
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    May 23, 2023

    Voting this idea up.

    Closed captions should be an opt-in rather than opt-out display feature for the end user, as they are in most other video delivery forms.