Closed Captioning Blog

I wanted to let you all know about the new bill in Congress, HR 3101, that if it passes, will require captioning on the Internet. The 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act was introduced in Congress on June 26, 2009 by Representative Ed Markey.   If you are a supporter, it is very important to email Congress about this bill to increase its chances of survival and passage. Use ...

Question #1: Do you use (watch) closed captioning?   Who responded: 100% of the 345 respondents who took this survey.   Results: 59% (203 people) use closed captioning and 41% (142) do not.   Question #2: How often do you use (watch) closed captioning?   Who responded: 83% of respondents (286 people).   Results: 27% (76 people) said they used captioning daily. 26% (74 people) said they used captioning weekly. 16% (47 people) said they used captioning monthly. 31% (89 people) said ...

If you have a minute or two, please take our quick, 10-question survey about closed-captioning. Thank you for your help in advance! Here is the link to the survey: Closed Captioning Survey

Captioning without having to send tapes back and forth sounds enticing, but you are probably wondering how NLE (tapeless) captioning works and if it is the captioning solution for you. The first question you need to ask yourself, is, "Am I editing in standard definition?"  If your answer is "yes" then this article was written for you.  For NLEdirect HD captioning info read this.   Standard definition has ...

Last Friday (June 12, 2009) was the official transition of analog television being replaced by digital television (DTV) in the United States. With this having taken place, I thought it would be the appropriate time to discuss 608 captions (captions for analog TV) and 708 captions (captions for DTV).  If you didn't know that two types of captioning standards existed, you most definitely will want to read on. Please ...

A closed-captioning company working out of the United States can service clientele  all around the nation and even around the globe with the advances modern-day technology.  A company based out of southern California not only reaches the heart of Los Angeles' TV and film industry, but can also service markets like New York, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta, Boston, Memphis, Milwaukee, and Austin, for example.  The closed-captioning market for a southern-California ...

Let's face it: No matter how much you understand the "good" in closed captioning, it can be a downright pain.  For producers, TV stations, or editors, captioning can mean an unexpected expense or a hold-up in production time.   Shipping costs are usually not considered in the budget and depending on how many stations your program airs on, shipping can add up.  Adding in the time for captioning ...

I find that most producers and television stations don't really love the idea of captions.  In fact, they often find it a nuisance.  There are reasons that everyone should love captions, but it is just a matter of being aware of the 94-million Americans who use--and most likely--love closed captions.  Read the top five reasons why you should love closed captions too. 1. The Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Love Captions I guess ...

There is yet another simple way to caption your HD programming that is tapeless--CC File inserts directly into your video. File-insert captioning works with the following formats: MPEG2 .mov DVCPRO HD XDCAM The process for MPEG2, .mov and DVCPRO HD: Client... sends full res file & proxy file via FTP, thumb drive, hard drive, et cetera Captioning Company (Aberdeen) ... does captioning and inserts captions into video file returns captioned video via FTP, thumb drive, hard drive, etc. How this ...

Cheers to the new Acting Chairman Michael J. Copps who has formed the first technical working group to address closed captioning and video description issues and has set-up the first meeting to take place this month on May 18th 2009.  Read more here: http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DOC-290504A1.doc http://hraunfoss.fcc.gov/edocs_public/attachmatch/DA-09-995A1.doc