Why live captioning for education is the future
The need for live captioning for education has long been called for by a persistent few, but their voices are starting to resonate in the halls of universities. Read more →
What the best captioning companies all have in common
Captioning companies solve particular and distinct problems, so the market for them is relatively small. But like most things in life, there is a range of professionalism, competence, and quality, even within this small industry.
Good captioning companies get the job done, but great captioning companies go above and beyond. To spot one of the great ones, you need to look at the following three things… Read more →
Everything you need to know about stenography
You’ve probably heard of stenography, but if you haven’t or the only thing you know about it is it has something to do with the person sitting in a courtroom writing everything down, then this short article is for you! Read more →
Live Captioning for Conferences, Universities, and Learning Providers
With the Covid-19 pandemic showing no signs of going away, our “new normal” will involve social distancing, greater hygienic practices, and a lot more people working from home or online.
Unfortunately, these new norms will create even greater difficulties for deaf and hard of hearing people.
The answer may lie in live captioning. Read more →
3 reasons why closed captions aren’t just for the hearing impaired
We tend to associate subtitles and closed captions with deaf and hard of hearing people, but that’s only the tip of the iceberg. Read more →
Live captioning for education and higher learning
For deaf and hard of hearing students, lectures can be more than a challenge.
It’s difficult enough trying to hear someone in a crowded lecture hall, but add in other factors like background noise, low-quality microphones, or difficult subject matter, and even those without hearing problems struggle.
Luckily, there is a simple solution to the problem – live captioning. Read more →
Why you should add closed captions to your YouTube videos
When it first started back in 2005, YouTube wasn’t exactly impressive.
The very first video uploaded was by one of the co-founders entitled Me at the zoo, and the 18-second clip now has a ridiculous 100 million views. Read more →
Why offline captioning is important for all videos
Offline Captioning is a simple concept, but unfortunately, the vast majority of online videos don’t have them.
We explain what offline captioning is, where it can be used, and why you should always use captions in your videos. Read more →
Stenographer, palantypist, and transcriptionist – what’s the difference?
When you think of a stenographer, you probably picture someone sitting in a courtroom, frantically typing out everything that’s being said, but this is just a simplified version we see on TV.
In reality, it’s more complicated than that, and once people start using words like typist, palantypist, and transcriptionist, then things really start to get confusing. Read more →
Everything you need to know about professional lip reading
Lip reading is one of these things that everyone knows what it is, but they don’t actually know very much about it.
There are some surprising facts about lip reading as well as some common misconceptions, so we’ve put together this short article to tell you everything you need to know. Read more →