1.1 The One About Captioning

1.1 The One About Captioning

Two-Year Teaching and Tech

22/06/2020 6:00AM

Episode Synopsis "1.1 The One About Captioning"

Why is captioning important? What are the different types of captioning? What should I consider when captioning my videos? Listen to find out the answers to these and other questions! Captioning Services: 3PlayMedia Rev.com Temi Trint Rev.ai Caption File Formats: SubRip.srt WebVTT.vtt Scenarist.scc SAMI.sami Why Captioning Is Important: ADA compliance Universal design Different learning styles  Types of Captioning: Open vs closed captioning vs live captioning; Machine generated vs human generated vs hybrid   Things to consider when researching and choosing a caption service provider: Your budget. If you go cheap you may have to do more editing. Uncommon terminology or jargon used in your videos. Terminology and jargon may require more editing regardless of the method of captioning chosen.  Output file format options. Depending on where you will be hosting the video, you may need to consider the caption formats the host will accept and choose a caption provider who can export in those formats.  Turnaround time. How soon after the video is finished will you need the captions so you can publish an accessible video? 

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