Transcript More Than Words on the Screen Bill Stark: Captioned Media Program [email protected] Cindy Camp: Jacksonville State University [email protected] http://dss.jsu.edu/pp/wordsonscreen.ppt.

More Than Words
on the Screen
Bill Stark: Captioned Media Program
[email protected]
Cindy Camp: Jacksonville State University
[email protected]
http://dss.jsu.edu/pp/wordsonscreen.ppt
Why “words”?
Why “on the screen”?
“Captions facilitate verbal learning
among deaf viewers.”
-Dr. Malcolm J. Norwood,
“the Father of Closed Captioning”
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Defining Terminology
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Open captioning
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Closed captioning
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Subtitling
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Defining Terminology
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Pop on
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Roll up
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Paint on
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What Are Captions?
One definition:
“Captions not only display words as
the text equivalent of spoken dialogue
or narration, but also include sound
effects, speaker identification, and
music.”
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What Does Accessible Mean?
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Accessible
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Easily approached or entered
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Easily understood or appreciated
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http://www.askoxford.com/concise_oed/accessible?view=uk
Capable of being read with comprehension
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company
http://lookwayup.com/lwu.exe/lwu/d?s=f&w=accessible
Section 504 and 508
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. . . that establish a minimum level of
accessibility
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Media Types and Purposes
Types
 Internally produced
 Commercially produced
Purposes
 Promotion
 Teaching
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Internally Produced
A cardinal rule:
All internally produced materials
should be captioned during production.
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Commercially Produced
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When you purchase, check to see if
there is a captioned version.
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R.R. Bowker LLC, Bowker's Complete Video
Directory, contact 888-269-5372 (V),
http://www.bowker.com/
Captioned Media Program,
http://www.captionedmedia.org/
To add captions, you must have
permission from the producer or holder
of the copyright.
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Prioritizing Your Needs
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How current is the media?
What is the life span of the media?
How often is it used?
How many faculty use this title?
How often do students with a
hearing loss take this class?
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The Process
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Transcript: Create (in house) or obtain
(commercial service).
Perform line division: Break up the
transcript into lines of captioning.
Add captions: Encode closed captions
or prepare files for digital media.
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Transcript Standards
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Captions are only as good as the transcript.
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A transcript should be verbatim.
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Spelling, capitalization, and grammar must be
correct.
Punctuation follows standard rules, but also
special rules unique to captioning.
All essential sound effects are included, either in
words or symbols (e.g., “buzz” or ♫).
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Questions:
Speech-to-Text In House
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What system are your service
providers using?
How skilled are they at verbatim?
Will they research proper spelling
and technical information?
Do they have the time?
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Questions:
Commercial Transcript Service
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What is your accuracy rate?
Do you check spelling for proper
nouns, technical jargon, etc.?
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What type of files do you accept?
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What is your fee for a rush job?
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Do you proof the work for spelling,
punctuation, and capitalization?
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Table 1.Transcription Services
Company
Transcript Only
Via Communications
$5 per minute
5 days
Closed Caption Maker
$1.50 per minute
5 days or less,
depending on
urgency
Casting Words
$.42 per minute
24 hours
Escriptionists
$1.50–$3.00 per minute
3–5 business
days
Production Transcripts
$2 per minute
4 days
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Turnaround Limitations
Time
MP3 & MP4
files only
Line Division
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Once you have a transcript, you
will need to break up the captions.
Commercial software may do this
for you, but you will need to proof
them to be sure they conform to
standards.
Some programs do not break up
captions.
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Captioning Guidelines
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For a full list, see the “Captioning Key:
Guidelines and Preferred Techniques”
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http://www.cfv.org/caai/nadh7.pdf
Two lines of captions are preferred
Captions should be left justified
Lines should not exceed 32 characters
Do not break a prepositional phrase:
Incorrect:
Mary scampered under
the table.
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Correct:
Mary scampered
under the table.
What’s Wrong With That?
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Encoding: Closed Captions
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Using specialized software,
captions are encoded into a VHS
tape.
Some software will automate parts
of the process.
Whichever method, be sure that
the captions are time coded to
match the audio.
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Closed-Captioning Software
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What type of captions are
displayed? (Pop on or roll up?)
With what type of media will this
program work?
How are the line divisions created?
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Table 2. Captioning
Equipment/Software Quotes
Company
Software
Cost
Peripheral
Equipment
Cost
Training
Tech
Support
Total
Cost
Computer
Prompting
and
Captioning
Co. (CPC)
CPC-700
$4,995
Time Code Generator
Time Code Reader
Video Display Device
Encoder (OC/CC)
$325
$315
$75
$1,200
User-Friendly
5 free hours for
first year; can
purchase
additional
hours
$6,910
Computer
Prompting
and
Captioning
Co. (CPC)
CPC-600
$2,995
Video Display Device
Encoder (OC/CC)
$75
$1,200
User-Friendly
5 free hours for
first year; can
purchase
additional
hours
$4,270
Image Logic®
AutoCaption II
$8,000
Time Encoder
(Generator & Reader)
Line 21 Encoder
Deck (2)
$2,300
$2,800
$200
Software is
similar to
Windows and
Word—Should be
user-friendly
Offers 30 days
of free support
$13,500
CCMaker
OCMaker
$3,000
User-friendly;
able to learn in 4
hours
Free unlimited
tech support
$3,000
CCMaker
AddrollupCC
$3,000
User-friendly;
able to learn in 4
hours
Free unlimited
tech support
$3,000
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CaptionMaker
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Captioning Digital Media
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MAGpie
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http://ncam.wgbh.org/webaccess/magpie/
Free download
Can be problematic
“MAGpie Training Kit”
 http://pec.nhmccd.edu/magpiekit.htm
Hi-Caption
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http://www.hisoftware.com/hmcc/index.html
$400–$500
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MAGpie
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Captioning with MAGpie
This clip is an example of a VHS
video converted to digital and then
captioned using MAGPie
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Additional Software
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CaptionKeeper
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Retains closed captions when converting VHS to digital
http://ncam.wgbh.org/webaccess/captionkeeper/
Large organizations (over 100 employees)
$5,000
Non-profit large organizations
$2,500
Small organizations (under 100 employees) $1000
Non-profit small organizations
$500
Amazing Slow Downer
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Slows digital audio without distorting clarity
http://www.ronimusic.com/slowdown.htm
$44.95
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Time Costs
For a 30-minute video
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3–4 hours to
3–4 hours to
2–3 hours to
2–3 hours to
to the audio
transcribe
digitize
do line breaks
sync the captions
10–14 hours total
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Displaying Captions
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With the increase in Smart
Classrooms, we can no longer
assume that a closed-caption
decoder is “built into” the system.
You can purchase an external closedcaption decoder.
You can purchase a multimedia
projector with a built-in decoder.
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Closed-Caption Decoder
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V-Gis Closed-Caption Decoder w/RCA
Jacks HC-DECODER/RCA $159.95
A closed-caption decoder designed for TVs,
plasma screens, and monitors that do not
have an RF coaxial input, but do have an
RCA video input connection
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Accessible Projectors
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Epson 7600P
NEC LT 240
NEC LT 260
NEC MT 1065
NEC MT 1075
These projectors come with a
closed-caption decoder built in.
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Distance Learning
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Multimedia presentation should be
accessible or provided in an alternative
format.
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Podcasts
Video clips
Instructor’s lectures online
A VHS tape with captions will not display
those captions when it is digitized unless
captions are converted as well.
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Questions?
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Special Thanks
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Teresa Gregory
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University of Tennessee
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The CMP Staff
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PEPNet Listserv
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And For Fun . . .
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