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Can't get Video Text Tracks to display on video for web page for class.

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Steve47320
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I'm trying to do a follow-along with my text book. It has us input a video clip and then add VTT (video text track). The video plays fine, but I cannot get the VTT to display. The code is EXACTLY as the text book shows it. I have selected the Closed Captioning button and turned it on/off several times. The VTT code is entered as the book shows, the VTT is applied to the video in my html page. And the file is label correctly. Code for reference. From cp_royal.html

Click the play button to view this classic dance sequence.

To play this video clip, your browser needs to support HTML5.


From cp_captions.vtt

Title 00:00.500 --> 00:04.000 line:5% align:middle The Ceiling Dance

Subtitle 00:04.500 --> 00:08.000 line:5% align:middle from Royal Wedding (1951)

Ending 01:38.000 --> 01:44.000 line:80% position:95% align:end See more videos at Cinema Penguin

I'm trying to do a follow-along with my text book. It has us input a video clip and then add VTT (video text track). The video plays fine, but I cannot get the VTT to display. The code is EXACTLY as the text book shows it. I have selected the Closed Captioning button and turned it on/off several times. The VTT code is entered as the book shows, the VTT is applied to the video in my html page. And the file is label correctly. Code for reference. From cp_royal.html <p>Click the play button to view this classic dance sequence.</p> <video controls poster="cp_photo2.png"> <source src="cp_dance.mp4" type="video/mp4" /> <source src="cp_dance.webm" type="video/webm" /> <track kind="captions" label="Dance Captions" src="cp_captions.vtt" default /> <p><em>To play this video clip, your browser needs to support HTML5.</em></p> </video> From cp_captions.vtt Title 00:00.500 --> 00:04.000 line:5% align:middle The Ceiling Dance Subtitle 00:04.500 --> 00:08.000 line:5% align:middle from Royal Wedding (1951) Ending 01:38.000 --> 01:44.000 line:80% position:95% align:end See more videos at Cinema Penguin

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WestEnd
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Have you looked here:

https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebVTT_API

https://www.w3.org/TR/webvtt1/