Stenographer
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Ai-Media EEG Charging Stenographers to Use iCap
Since Australian company Ai-Media bought EEG, there has been a noticible shift in pricing. Instead of charging a hefty purchase price up-front, they now charge ongoing fees whenever possible. I preferred EEG’s traditional pricing structure when they were a small family-run company. In 2023, Ai-Media EEG started charging stenographers an hourly fee to use iCap.… Continue reading
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NCRA Realtime Broadcast Captioning Style and Format Guides for U.S.
Live captions start a new line after sentence-ending punctuation. Continue reading
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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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Which job title for business card?
There are a number of different names for real-time and non-real-time captioners. Non real-time captioners go by: offline captioner post-production captioner non-real-time captioner caption writer caption composer broadcast captioner Real-time captioners go by: live captioner stenographer real-time captioner CART provider Court reporter caption writer caption composer broadcast captioner I never know what to list on… 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
- How to Replace a Transmission Line Watchband Spring
- Netflix Subtitle Style Guide 2024