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Linking Videos to Subtitle Files
Linking Videos to Subtitle Files

Associate videos to subtitle files so translators can see the videos as they work in the Editor.

Jacob Doulkeridis avatar
Written by Jacob Doulkeridis
Updated over 4 months ago

The Transifex Editor has a built-in video player for translating subtitles. By seeing the video, translators get extra context as they translate and review subtitles. Before the video player can be enabled, a video must be linked to the subtitle file that's being translated. Your video can be in any of the following formats:

  • MP4

  • WEBM

  • OGG

  • YouTube (both regular videos and YouTube Shorts are supported)


Linking a video to a subtitle file

To link a video to a subtitle file:

  1. From the project navigation, select the project with the file you want to link your video to.

  2. Click on Resources.

  3. From the list of resources, click on the file to which you want to link the video.

  4. Open the Options by clicking the icon (indicated by three dots) in the top-right corner of the page. When open, click "Video subtitles." (The option "Video subtitles" will only appear if the appropriate resource file type was uploaded).

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  5. Add the video URL to the field matching your video's format in the popup and hit "Enter" or the green check mark on the right of the field. You can add separate URLs for the same video (e.g., www.example.com/video.mp4 and www.example.com/video.webm) if you'd like the video to work in different browsers.

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    Your video can be hosted on YouTube, Amazon S3, or any other 3rd party site as long as it's publicly accessible.

  6. When you're done, click Close.

📝Note: Timestamps should be included with your subtitle file for the video player to work.


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