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Improving Accessibility: FCC's Proposal for Enhanced Features in Video Conferencing

On June 8, 2023, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released a Report and Order, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, aiming to…

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The AI Revolution: Transforming Closed Captioning, Language Translation, and Cloned Voice

This article was co-written with the help of both ChatGPT and Google Bard as a demonstration of the technology discussed…

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The Benefits of Closed Captioning for Creating Engaging and Accessible Videos

Been tasked with figuring out how to implement closed captions in your video library? The process can be overwhelming at…

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The Impact of Closed Captioning on John Fetterman's Journey to the Senate

In 2022, just days before winning the primary to become the Democratic candidate for the Senate in Pennsylvania, John Fetterman…

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Video Conferencing Caption Quality Addressed in the Latest CVAA Report

On October 11, 2022, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) released the latest CVAA biennial report to Congress, evaluating the current…

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Case Study: Satellite Replacement with Terrestrial Delivery

In the fall of 2020, Aberdeen’s AberFast engineers were presented with a challenge: find an alternative for broadcasters who utilize…

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Using Captioning to Reach Your Full Audience

This article was our contribution to the Fall 2020 edition of ChurchLeaders MinistryTech magazine. https://churchleaders.com/outreach-missions/outreach-missions-articles/382555-captioning.html Technological advancements have made preaching…

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Broadcast Leader Elements

Television stations will provide detailed instructions of their broadcast requirements for producers to follow prior to submitting their program. However, before exploring the technical specifications of the bit rate, codec, wrapper, GOP structure, etc. you’ll need to make sure you add your broadcast leader elements to your timeline.

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The Importance of 4:3 Center-Cut Safe Area in TV Broadcasting

The introduction of high definition television super-sized our television sets from the square look of the 4:3 aspect ratio, to…

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The Basics of 608 vs. 708 Captions

Last Friday (June 12, 2009) was the official transition of analog television being replaced by digital television (DTV) in the…

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