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Re: YouTube caption button missing?

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From: John E. Brandt
Date: Feb 10, 2010 12:36PM

I believe that "feature" has been out there for some time. It has to do with
viewing the "spotlight video" on your "Channel" page - YouTube's version of
your personal home page. If you click on the link below the primary video
where it says "View comments, related videos, and more" the video will
re-appear on a standard YouTube page and include the CC "arrow" button. You
can also get at it by right clicking on the spotlighted video and choose
"View in YouTube" from the dropdown menu.

But, you are right, there have been a number design changes over the past
year regarding the layout of the YouTube interface, and I am not sure they
are more accessible. In fact, it might be exactly the opposite.

The only workaround for this that I can see in playing with the settings on
my own channel is to choose the "grid view" in the channel set up. That way,
visitors will be shown thumbnails of the first bunch of your videos. When
they click on one, it will pull up the video in the standard page with the
CC controls present.

It is worth making a complaint to YouTube/Google about this too.

~j

John E. Brandt
jebswebs.com
Augusta, ME USA
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