Edit Auto-Captions on YuJa Videos

Last updated on July 10, 2026

Videos uploaded to YuJa receive automatic captions, though it may take a few hours for them to appear after processing. This is an excellent feature which will save you lots of time! However, not all of the captions will be accurate- it’s a computer and cannot know your exact vocab or speech perfectly. Thankfully, editing the transcript files is quick and easy and takes much less time than writing the transcript from scratch.

Directions

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1. Log in to your Canvas Account.
2. Select the Course you’d like to work in.
3. ClickYuJa on the left-hand course navigation menu.
   1. Alternatively, Open msudenver.yuja.com on your web browser.
      1. Click Sign In on the top right corner.
      2. Sign in using your MSU Denver login credentials.
4. Click My Media on the left-side YuJa menu.
5. Locate the YuJa Video you would like to edit captions for.
   1. For guidance on creating a YuJa video, see our tutorial, Use YuJa to Create and Upload Videos.
6. Click the Video to open it.

Edit Captions Through Video Player

This is the quickest and easiest way to edit captions for YuJa videos. However, if you would like to replace multiple misspellings of the same word at once, see the section below, Edit Captions through YuJa Video Editor.

1. Click the play icon in the center of the video.
2. Hover over the video.
3. Click the sidebar icon at the bottom right of the video.
4. Select Closed Captioning (CC) from the options at the top of the right panel.
5. Click on a caption segment to edit it.
6. Click the green checkmark under the caption to save your edits.
7. Repeat steps for any captions that need editing.
8. Click the X in the top right corner to close the right panel.

Edit Captions through YuJa Video Editor

1. Click the Edit Icon (pencil in a box) from the menu next to the Video Title underneath the Video Player.
   • A new window will open with the player and editing options available.
2. Click the Captions (CC) icon on the left sidebar.
3. Click on a caption segment to edit it.
4. Use the Find and Replace tool at the top of the left-side panel to quickly locate and replace misspelled terms.
   • Type the misspelled word into the Find text box.
   • Type the correct spelling for the word in the Replace text box.
   • ClickReplace or Replace All.
     • Select Replace All if the word is misspelled the same way more than once throughout the video.
5. Click Save at the top of the screen when you’re satisfied with your edits.
   • A dialog box appears with a few options. The Title info box now has the title of the video, but with “_edited” appended to the end.
     • Delete the “_edited” term from the title.
     • Make sure the Update Trancript with Caption Edits toggle is turned on.
     • ClickReplace Existing Video to replace the original video/captions with your edits.
       1. Alternatively, Click Save as New Video to keep a copy of the original video and captions.

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Related Resources

Best Practices for Writing Captions – Please reference this guide for guidance on how to appropriately caption videos, including cases of multiple speakers, background noise, and more.

If you need to enable auto-captions for your YuJa video, please review the CTLD FAQ on Enabling Auto-Captions.