Video Captioning Options
Introduction
There are several different services available for captioning videos to comply with Web and IT Accessibility Guidelines and Procedures. Benefits that occur when accurately captioning visual content include an increase comprehension of content, improved Search Engine Optimization (SEO), and a remedy for situational or temporarily unavailable audio.
Web multimedia should include both synchronized captions and a descriptive transcript. To choose the best option, consider the options below.
Screen reader supported format
Video Captioning Options |
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You Tube |
Google Docs |
Camtasia |
Verbit |
3Play Media |
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Use Case |
Ideal when not all of your content is scripted, and when creating department marketing materials. Work with Communications and Marketing to ensure Brand Guidelines have been met. |
Ideal when you need to transcribe a video as you record it. This will tool will produce a transcript you can upload to the tool producing the video. |
Ideal when creating internal and public facing help tutorials and supplementary academic content. |
Ideal for short turn around time. Verbit is a 3rd party transcription and captioning service that specializes in Higher Education content. Transcribing is double checked by a human reviewer before client receives completed work. |
Ideal for for highly technical or specialized academic content supporting diverse speakers, various accents and dialects. 3Play Media is a third party transcription & captioning service. |
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Benefit |
There are 3 ways to achieve captioning depending on the transcripts you have: 1. Type the text in as you watch the video; Both the timecode and text as captions will be added. Upload a transcript (without time code). 2. Youtube will parse the transcript and add timecode. 3. If the captions already exist, the editor can edit any remaining errors. |
Google Docs has a feature called Voice Typing. It is only useful for a few lines that need to be captioned at a time and most helpful for Youtube videos. |
Software allows you to "Copy" and "Paste" a script to create captions. |
Upload your video and audio files to the vendor. You can monitor the status, download captions/transcripts, and edit captions after they have been processed. |
Upload your video and audio files to the vendor. You can monitor the status, download captions/transcripts, and edit captions after they have been processed. |
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Ownership |
End User is required to use tools to create and edit content |
End User is required to use tools to create and edit content |
End User is required to use tools to create and edit content |
Paid service vendor will complete for a fee. Minimum 8 hour turnaround or 5 business days |
Paid service vendor will complete for a fee- minimum 2 hour to 5 day turn around time |
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Cost |
Free |
Free |
Requires a Department purchase for each user license. |
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Toolkits and resources |
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Additional Information |
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===Reference Material from Other Universities ===
Penn State Captioning Guidelines and Policy