How to use Clipchamp to create accessible video content

Creating accessible content is essential to ensure that your videos can be enjoyed by the widest possible audience. Clipchamp, which comes with Windows 11, is a fantastic tool for creating inclusive content. Let’s dive into how you can use it to ensure your videos are enjoyed by everyone, including those with disabilities.

What is Clipchamp?

Clipchamp is a user-friendly video editing app that makes creating and editing videos a breeze, even if you’re not a pro. With Clipchamp, you can add auto-captions, use text to speech, and do so much more to make your content stand out and be accessible to all. As for the cost, Clipchamp offers a free version where you can do basic editing like trimming, adding text, and applying filters. You can also use some free stock materials and export videos in up to 1080p HD without spending a dime. For more advanced features like 4K exports and premium stock media, there's a premium plan available.¹ When it comes to the technical requirements, it's best to have a computer with at least 8 GB of RAM, though 16 GB or more is even better. Clipchamp works on the latest versions of Windows, Mac, and Linux, and is compatible with Microsoft Edge and Google Chrome browsers.

Now let’s dive into some of Clipchamp’s features.

Adding autocaptions

Captions are a vital part of making videos accessible, especially for viewers who are deaf or hard of hearing. Clipchamp can automatically generate captions for your videos, saving you time and effort. Here’s how to use autocaptions in Clipchamp:

1. Import your video into Clipchamp.
2. Next, drag and drop your video onto the timeline.
3. Click on the captions tab on the property panel. Select the language you would like to use. You can also check the box to filter out any offensive language.
4. When you're ready to transcribe with AI, click on the transcribe media button.
5. You will automatically return to the editor and see your subtitles text being generated in the captions tab. Your captions will also appear on the video preview window.
6. When you’re ready to save, click on the export button and select a video resolution.

Using text to speech

Create an AI voiceover in Clipchamp using the free text to speech feature. With this feature, you can turn words into natural voiceover audio in a variety of languages, accents, pitch, and speeds. Here’s how to use text to speech in Clipchamp:

1. Select the record & create option from the toolbar.
2. Choose text to speech.
3. Select the language and voice that best suits your content. View a range of languages including Japanese, Spanish, Italian, Greek, Hindi, French, and many more. You can also adjust the vocal pitch and pace of your AI voiceover. Choose a pitch like extra low, low, medium, high, or extra high.
4. Type what you’d like to say in your voiceover into the text box on the property panel.
5. Click on the preview button to listen to your voiceover or click the save button to add your voiceover to your video.

AI art created via Copilot

Ensuring visual clarity

To make sure your video is accessible to viewers with visual impairments, it’s important to ensure visual clarity. Here are some tips:

• Use high-contrast colors for text and backgrounds.
• Choose a large, readable font for on-screen text.
• Avoid using color as the only means of conveying information.
• Make sure that important visual elements are not obscured by other content.

Creating audio descriptions

Audio descriptions provide more information about the visual elements of a video, such as scene changes, character actions, or facial expressions. To add audio descriptions in Clipchamp:

1. Use the text to speech feature to create descriptions of the visual content.
2. Position the descriptions at the appropriate points in the timeline.
3. Ensure that the audio descriptions do not overlap with important dialogue or sound effects.

Create accessible content with Clipchamp

Clipchamp’s user-friendly interface and powerful accessibility features make it easier than ever to produce inclusive content. Try Clipchamp in Windows 11 today and start creating videos that can be enjoyed by everyone.