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Engineering Perspective: Closed Captioning Broadcast Engineering Videos
(Reprinted from the SBE’s newsletter, The Signal ) By Vicki Kipp, CPBE, ATSC3, CBNT Have you ever watched a technical video that is timely, but difficult or impossible to understand? There are plenty of reasons to use closed captioning and not just for the hard-of-hearing community. Perhaps the audio is low or dialog is drowned Continue reading
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Comments on FCC Docket No. 16-142_ Authorizing Permissive Use of the Next Generation Broadcast Television Standard
by Vicki W. Kipp May 7, 2023 Comments on FCC Docket No. 16-142: Authorizing Permissive Use of the “Next Generation” Broadcast Television Standard by Vicki W. Kipp 10/01/2022 The FCC requested comments on their Third Report and Order Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Authorizing Permissive Use of the “Next Generation” Broadcast Television Standard GN Docket No. Continue reading
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How to Replace a Transmission Line Watchband Spring
At a Work Bench Materials: rubber gloves, 3/8-inch wrench for transmission line, 5/32-inch Allen wrench, replacement watch band springs, spare replacement teflon insulators, replacement rubbing shoes. Access the bullet. Loosen the flange bolts with 3/8-inch wrench. Separating the two pieces of transmission line. This will allow access to a bolt in the base of the Continue reading
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Netflix Subtitle Style Guide 2024
SUPPORT PARTNER HELP CENTER English Timed Text Style Guide English Timed Text Style Guide *This document covers the language specific requirements for English. Please make sure to also review the General Requirements Section for comprehensive guidelines surrounding Timed Text deliveries to Netflix. I. Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (SDH) This section applies Continue reading
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Ai-Media Caption Style Guide
How to create professional captions Captions are the text version of a video’s audio content with additional timing information which allows them to appear on screen in time with the video. SRT files are the most common caption file used by online video players such as YouTube and Vimeo. They are considered the most basic Continue reading
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BBC Subtitle Style Guide 2024
BBC Subtitle Guidelines Version 1.2.3June 2024 OVERVIEW 1 Introduction Subtitles are primarily intended to serve viewers with loss of hearing, but they are used by a wide range of people: around 10% of broadcast viewers use subtitles regularly, increasing to 35% for some online content. The majority of these viewers are not hard of hearing. This document Continue reading
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SCC CEA-608 Closed Caption File Codes
SCC files are written in hexadecimal numbers. SCC stands for Scenarist Closed Captions. SCC closed caption files are easily converted to MCC CEA-608/708 closed caption files. For troubleshooting, convert SCC file to txt file and start converting the four-digit codes to commands, letters, and numbers. Continue reading
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Why AI Captions Need Better Formatting
A popular AI broadcast caption service– let’s call it Flexi– ignores a key rule of captioning. It’s captioning canon to start a new caption line after a sentence ends. AI captions don’t bother with a new caption line. After a sentence ends, AI captions start a new sentence on the same line. A human stenographer Continue reading
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Timeline
1991 Regulations Issued: Title I – IV1992 Effective: ADA Title I (25> employees), Title II, Title III1993 Effective: Title IV of the AD1994 Effective: Title I of the ADA (15> employees) US Supreme Court2006 Updated ADA Transportation Regulations2008 ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) Signed2009 Effective: ADAAA2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design2010 Updated ADA Guidelines and Rules: Continue reading
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Captioning First Nations Languages in Wisconsin
Wisconsin’s 12 tribal nations include three Indigenous language families: Ojibwe (Algonquian) is spoken by the 6 Bands of Lake Superior Chippewa, making it the most common First Nations language in Wisconsin. Ojibwe (Ojibwa) has an ISO 639-1 language tag (oj) and an ISO 639-2 language tag (oj). Tribe Language Language Family Bad River Band of Continue reading
About Me
Hello there! My name is Vicki Kipp, and I am a closed caption maker. Making closed captions is time consuming and complicated, so this blog is a collection of all of the knowledge and experiences I have gained. I hope my collection of tips and tricks might help you with your closed caption work the way it has helped me!
Recent Posts
- Engineering Perspective: Closed Captioning Broadcast Engineering Videos
- Comments on FCC Docket No. 16-142_ Authorizing Permissive Use of the Next Generation Broadcast Television Standard
- How to Replace a Transmission Line Watchband Spring
- Netflix Subtitle Style Guide 2024
- Ai-Media Caption Style Guide