Troubleshooting
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When your live captioner leaves you hanging…
The live captioner canceled on us at the last minute because their “caption hardware stopped working.” Our captioning agency was not able to find another captioner until our live-from-tape program aired live tonight. The caption agency was apologetic. Live captioners are in high demand and low supply. Any captioner that might have been available… Continue reading
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The SCC reader in me!
Best website ever about the mechanics of SCC caption files http://www.theneitherworld.com/mcpoodle/SCC_TOOLS/DOCS/CC_CHARS.HTML Here is a repost of the Neitherworld’s invaluable content about character codes. Closed Caption Disassembly Documentation: Characters The Closed Caption Character Set is divided into three classes: Standard Characters, Special Characters, and Extended Characters. There are two exceptions: “_” and “£” (note that these… Continue reading
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Mangled SCC files and decoder rings
00:21:34;18 94ae 94ae 9420 9420 9454 9454 It’s for | ef small 0 | f2 small r | | 9470 Position cursor at row 15, column 00, with plain white text. | 9470 Position cursor at row 15, column 00, with plain white text. | 9723 9723 7361 |f468 small t | e5f2 small r… Continue reading
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OTT Online Platforms’ Caption Formats
Caption File Formats While broadcast caption files are embedded in the video, Internet captions are sidecar files that get uploaded after the video is. IP platforms use many caption formats. The hexadecimal SCC Line 21 caption format carries a timed transcript with formatting and positioning. DXFP, SRT, SVB, and VTT captions are human-readable. Internet Closed… Continue reading
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Closed Captioning Broadcast Engineering Videos
The Signal Volume 36, Issue 1 • February 2023 The Association for Broadcast and Multimedia Professionals The Bimonthly Publication of the Society of Broadcast Engineers sbe.org ENGINEERING PERSPECTIVE: Closed Captioning Broadcast Engineering Videos By Vicki W. Kipp, CPBE, ATSC3, CBNT Closed Caption Manager Have you ever watched a technical video that is timely, but difficult… Continue reading
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Dissecting SCC file Caption Codes
Real-time Live Caption Codes 9137 ♪ 9420 Pop-On caption line 9429 Paint-On caption Line SCC Display Format codes Paint-On Preamble 942c 9429 Pop-On Preamble 9420 Paint-On End of Caption Pop-On End of Caption 8080 8080 942f Continue reading
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Evaluating or Troubleshooting Caption UX Across Online Platforms– IP Streaming Edition
Download Online Closed Captioning User Experience _UX_ Evaluation_Troubleshooting Log PDF\ Online CC UX Hello, CaptionBreakers, Occasionally, a web streaming service will update its server in a way that “breaks” the closed caption display. Streaming service providers can be reluctant to admit that: A. There is a problem with online closed captioning. and that B. That… Continue reading
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Inquisition about caption issue
1. How long have you been losing captions on ___-TV ##-1 and ##-2? Is this new, or has it been happening for a while? 2. How far is your home from the ___-TV broadcast tower in aerial miles? This distance is easy to obtain from AntennaWeb.org. 3. Is your antenna indoors or outdoors? 4. How… Continue reading
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Captions are below the surface of the picture
DTVs let the viewer select how their captions are displayed. “Captions are below the surface of the picture” is probably a TV caption settings issue. When viewer says, “so often they are below the surface of the picture” does viewer mean that the caption text blends into the video because the text is too dimly… Continue reading
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Caption Issue affecting just cable viewers and just on one multicast channel.
>> Viewer lost captioning within the last couple of months, by just for secondary DTV multicast channel. Per instructions, viewer tried to change their display’s caption input selection to CS1, but this did not work. Advised them to check with cable company again. >> Called cable company. Sounds like this is a set-top box issue.… 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
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