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5 Reasons Why You Should Too Love Closed Captions

I find that most producers and television stations don't really love the idea of captions.  In fact, they often find…

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The FCC Forms Technical Working Group to Address the Issues of DTV Closed Captioning and Video Descriptions

Cheers to the new Acting Chairman Michael J. Copps who has formed the first technical working group to address closed…

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Sony and Aberdeen to Demonstrate First Application of File-based Closed Captioning at NAB

Sony Electronics and Aberdeen Captioning along with software developer CPC have joined forces to develop the first file-based closed-captioning system…

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Is Your University or College Captioning Their Commencement Ceremonies?

If not, you may want to encourage them to do so.  The process is simple, and it provides accessibility to…

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Is the Quality of Captions Important? The FCC Has Failed to Mandate Quality Requirements

The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) has implemented numerous closed-captioning mandates to make television more accessible to deaf and hard-of-hearing viewers,…

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Understanding the Differences Between Roll-Up Captioning, Pop-on Captioning, and Subtitling

One of the number-one questions I get from prospective clients or even friends is the question: What is the difference…

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Blu-ray Subtitling: Enhancing Accessibility and Viewer Experience

Since Blu-ray has largely become accepted as the new HD disc format standard, there have been many inquiries about closed…

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Subtitling is More Than a Service

It's an Art. A first-rate translation requires the know-how that cannot be rated by a translation program or a computer-assisted…

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Argument Against Automated Translation

Many companies in need of translation usually do not understand what they need.  Given this ignorance, they may come up…

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Spanish Captioning... Join the Bandwagon!

No peer pressure, but producers and broadcasters alike are seeing the importance of Spanish captioning to reach a broader audience.…

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