Subtitle Videos on Amara
Subtitle Videos on Amara
Help us make our archival videos more accessible by contributing captions and translations on Amara, an online resource that gives individuals, communities, and larger organizations the power to overcome accessibility and language barriers for online videos.
Getting Started
How do I caption? We’re using Amara, a simple captioning editor that allows you to type a video transcript and timestamp it. To get started:
- Go to the US National Archives team on Amara, and click “Join our Team”
- Scroll down, and create a username and password on Amara
- Start a captioning mission below or select a video within Amara
Learn more about the National Archives on Amara and visit our Comment and Posting Policy. Watch the Amara Editor video and read the Quick Start Guide.
Subtitling Missions on Amara
Transcribing and translating videos is an exciting new mission that we’ve just unlocked. By creating captions for our videos, you’re not just making them more searchable, you’re enabling access for those who are deaf or hard-of-hearing.
World War I and World War II films
Add your subtitles to these digitized World War I and World War II films. These full audio films may also be in a foreign language, and your expertise in different languages will unlock them for countless other users!
Spirited Republic: Alcohol in the Records of the National Archives
Help caption these archival videos that relate to the newest exhibit at the National Archives in DC. Spirited Republic: Alcohol in American History invites visitors to look at the government's tolerance, oversight, and control of alcohol throughout our history.
Various Archival Films
Contribute subtitles and translations to films about foreign relations, presidential events, and other slices of life in US history.
World War I Silent Films to be Tagged
Pioneer a groundbreaking use of Amara by tagging these silent films from World War I. Help create visual information through tags to unlock these films for an even broader audience. For instructions on tagging in Amara, visit NARAtions.