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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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Dr. Margaret Pfanstiehl and PBS develop Audio Description (AD) service
1964 Chet Avery, a U.S. Department of Education administrator who is blind suggests describing educational media. 1981 Dr. Margaret Pfanstiehl invented first ongoing audio description service for adults attending live theater. Dr. Margaret Pfanstiehl trained volunteers to audio describe the PBS series “American Playhouse.” 1984 NTSC adopts MTS / SAP for new TVs. 1985-86 WGBH… 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
- FCC Website Requirement: FCC Applications Link/Page
- Engineering Perspective: Closed Captioning Broadcast Engineering Videos
- Comments on FCC Docket No. 16-142_ Authorizing Permissive Use of the Next Generation Broadcast Television Standard
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- Netflix Subtitle Style Guide 2024