Zoom free users are getting this super helpful feature at last
Live transcription is now available for all free Zoom accounts
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Zoomhas announced that it will bring a popular feature from the paid version of itsvideo conferencing softwareto all of its free users in an effort to make its platform more accessible.
Whileauto-generated captionsorlive transcriptionwas previously only available to the company’s paid users, the feature, which provides automatic captioning during a Zoom video call, is now available on all free Zoom Meetings accounts according to a newblog post.
Auto-generated captioning is just one of the accessible features built into Zoom. The company also provides keyboard accessibility, pinning or spotlighting interpreter video,screen reader supportand voicemail transcription to make its video conferencing software accessible to even more users.
Enabling auto-generated captions
In order to enable closed captioning for a personal account, you first need to sign into the Zoom web portal, navigate to theSettingsoption and click theMeetingtab. UnderIn Meeting (Advanced), you can click on theClosed captioning toggleto enable or disable it.
Zoom’s video conferencing software even allows you to use caption API Tokens to integrate with other third-party closed captioning services if you have a preferred one you’re already using.
It’s also worth noting that the company’s auto-generated captions are viewable inZoom Roomsfor those that have already returned to the office.
By adding auto-generated captions to its free plan, Zoom is making its platform more accessible which should help prevent users from choosing to host their video calls onGoogle Meet,Microsoft Teamsor another competing video conferencing service.
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