Closed captioning is the process of displaying a textual representation of audio content within a video. It provides an additional layer of information that is not conveyed through audio alone, making the video accessible to people with hearing impairments or those who may not have access to audio. Closed captions typically appear at the bottom of the screen and include the dialogue, sound effects, and other relevant audio information. Closed captioning can be added to pre-existing videos or can be included during the filming process. It is widely used in various industries, including broadcasting, education, and corporate training, to improve accessibility and enhance the overall viewing experience.
By Jake Drown
The FCC averages around 500 closed captioning quality complaints per year. Imagine the level of frustration felt by the hearing impaired person that actually takes the time to register a complaint.
When you consider that the majority of Americans can’t seem to find the time to vote – the fact that someone would take the time to complain to a government agency shows the level of angst they must be feeling.
By Ryan Hawthorne
A pure gold brick wrapped in an ugly package.
If you’re a ministry organization, and you’re settling for poor quality closed captioning, that’s exactly what you’re offering to deaf and hard of hearing parishioners.
By Ben Kalb
The accuracy of closed captioning is important. It affects nearly 40 million Americans who are hard of hearing or functionally deaf.
Next time you’re at the gym watching the TV scroll closed captioning, notice how many times “there” should be “their.” What about homophones like carat, caret and carrot? We’ve all seen the viral videos of closed captioning gone wrong, but if you’re deaf or hard of hearing, it’s not very amusing at all.
By Derek Nicol
If closed captioning could salute its pioneer, Emerson Romero would be the man. He was a Charlie Chaplain impersonator, an actor for silent movies, and the first to champion accessible media. The best part—he was deaf.
By Ryan Hawthorne
The FCC unanimously voted to adopt new standards for closed captioning on television programming. The new rules are meant to ensure the best efforts of video programming distributors to improve closed captioning quality. The new standards focus on quality improvement to post-produced closed captioning in four specific areas: accuracy, synchronicity, completeness and placement.
By Ben Kalb
CaptionLabs proudly introduces the addition of StationDrop to its already popular closed captioning services. StationDrop allows producers to deliver full-length broadcast programming to stations and networks digitally with no hassle, no tapes and no shipping.
By Ryan Hawthorne
One of the most common questions asked about the closed captioning process centers around transcription. Many people inquire about whether transcription is an automated process using voice recognition, or if it is still truly a function done best by humans.
By Ben Kalb
Recent YouTube improvements have made watching online videos with captions better than ever. Since YouTube’s introduction of caption support in 2006, the social media site has been a trendsetter for online accessibility.
By Ben Kalb
Another important milestone to providing accessibility over the Internet has been reached. In October 2010, President Obama signed the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA) into law. Among the things it required was closed captioning for video programming delivered over the Internet.
By Ben Kalb
Many people are aware that a DVD can contain subtitles, but few realize that closed captions can also be included. In fact, authoring a DVD with captions may seem like a daunting task, but it is actually a much easier process than you might think.
