Setting up Automation templates

To set up Automation inside of CaptionHub, first you need to create an Automation template.

1. First, navigate to Automation, available from the drop-down at the top right of the screen

2. Enter a name for your Automation template in the “Template name” box, and click the “Create template” button

3. You’ll then see a two of tabs, which you’ll need to fill in, according to what you’d like to automate

Automation

Project source:

• API or UI – select this if the source for your media will be via API or UI upload

• Brightcove – select this if you’d like the template to apply to media coming from Brightcove. You’ll need to set up the Brightcove connector first. When Brightcove is selected, you have the option to automatically import “All new media” or “Tagged” media.
• “All new media” will automatically import any new video you upload to Brightcove into CaptionHub.
• “Tagged” media will import all videos which match the tag you define. You can set up powerful workflows with this option, triggering different workflows with different tags.

• Qumu – select this if you’d like the template to apply to media coming from Qumu. You’ll need to set up the Qumu connector first.

• JWPlayer – select this if you’d like the template to apply to media coming from JWPlayer. You’ll need to set up the JWPlayer connector first.

On project creation:

• Do nothing – select this if you’d like the automation to stop here

• Transcribe – select this if you’d to initiate a transcription action when your media comes into CaptionHub

• Create blank captions with template defaults – select this if you’d to create blank captions with your media comes into CaptionHub

• Import original captions – select this if you’d like the template to import original captions (if they exist) from an OVP platform like Brightcove

On caption creation / approval:

• Do nothing – select this if you’d like the automation to stop here

• Initiate translations – select this if you’d to initiate a translation action when your transcription has finished

• Publish – select this if you’d to publish original captions when your transcription has finished

• Publish original captions and add translations – select this if you’d to publish original captions when your transcription has finished, and also initiate translations

On translation creation / approval:

• Do nothing – select this if you’d like the automation to stop here

• Publish – select this if you’d to publish your translations when the translation process has finished