Central TxDLA Meeting, January 29, 2008

Who we are Captioning benefits Multi-Language Formats Players and Tools

Who we are

Captioning benefits

Multi-Language

Formats

Players and Tools

Full service captioning company Rhino Moon Captioning Project readOn My goals Promote accessibility: information resource Work with you to deliver accessible media

Full service captioning company

Rhino Moon Captioning

Project readOn

My goals

Promote accessibility: information resource

Work with you to deliver accessible media

Reach a wider audience (up to 30 million US) Legal compliance ESL audience, and vice versa Noisy environments, or devices with no sound Increase comprehension of educational material On the web: indexing and search Transcript

Reach a wider audience (up to 30 million US)

Legal compliance

ESL audience, and vice versa

Noisy environments, or devices with no sound

Increase comprehension of educational material

On the web: indexing and search

Transcript

Captions can be provided in multiple languages This can aid in learning a language, and can improve comprehension for ESL students Captions vs subtitles? Captions usually convey sound effects, subtitles convey only spoken conversation Various formats support more language fonts depending on encoding standards (various Unicode standards)

Captions can be provided in multiple languages

This can aid in learning a language, and can improve comprehension for ESL students

Captions vs subtitles? Captions usually convey sound effects, subtitles convey only spoken conversation

Various formats support more language fonts depending on encoding standards (various Unicode standards)

Media formats: Flash (FLV) – Most portable and efficient, most options for accessibility. This is 80-90% of the media content on the web. Quicktime – Some accessibility issues, issues with screen readers, can support captions Windows Media – Middle of the road, supports captions and subtitles Real Player – Supports caption text, subtitles, and overdub tracks, least popular media format

Media formats:

Flash (FLV) – Most portable and efficient, most options for accessibility. This is 80-90% of the media content on the web.

Quicktime – Some accessibility issues, issues with screen readers, can support captions

Windows Media – Middle of the road, supports captions and subtitles

Real Player – Supports caption text, subtitles, and overdub tracks, least popular media format

File Formats: DFXP - W3C standard for Timed Text Authoring Format SMIL – (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language) W3c standard for XML markup for multimedia presentations .SRT – Subtitle file format, YouTube’s officially supported format SAMI – Microsoft format designed for caption playback on a PC

File Formats:

DFXP - W3C standard for Timed Text Authoring Format

SMIL – (Synchronized Multimedia Integration Language) W3c standard for XML markup for multimedia presentations

.SRT – Subtitle file format, YouTube’s officially supported format

SAMI – Microsoft format designed for caption playback on a PC

Players: (all Flash players) Project readOn Player (you host the FLV, we do the rest) YouTube (they host everything, you upload .SRT in multiple languages) Google Video (good, but going away soon) JW Player (great player, most options available) NCAM Flash Player (another good option) Adobe Plugin (requires development on your part) Tools: MAGpie (free software) Subtitle Workshop (very flexible) Overstream (online tool)

Players: (all Flash players)

Project readOn Player (you host the FLV, we do the rest)

YouTube (they host everything, you upload .SRT in multiple languages)

Google Video (good, but going away soon)

JW Player (great player, most options available)

NCAM Flash Player (another good option)

Adobe Plugin (requires development on your part)

Tools:

MAGpie (free software)

Subtitle Workshop (very flexible)

Overstream (online tool)

Q&A? Please contact me directly for further discussion: John Erskine [email_address]

Q&A?

Please contact me directly for further discussion:

John Erskine

[email_address]