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How a business can get the most out of lockdown with live captioning
Well, unfortunately, it looks like there’s a second lockdown on the way.
While rules are different across each member nation of the UK, the end result is the same; stay home if you can.
For millions that means working from home, with many people just beginning to return to work after the first lockdown.
But for businesses, it represents an opportunity to learn from their mistakes the first time round.
With Zoom meetings, Skype calls, and online conferences taking over the business world, it makes sense to get the most out of a bad situation by implementing live captioning. Read more →
Why YouTube are making a mistake removing their community captions
We all know that YouTube is a platform for videos, but did you know it’s also the second-largest search engine after Google?
YouTube is used by millions of people every day for entertainment, education, or instructional videos, and with 100 hours of video uploaded every minute, there’s plenty to choose from.
One of the best features of YouTube is the subtitles and closed captions, available on almost every video now uploaded.
These subtitles help attract a wider community, increase watch time and shares, and boosts ranking. Read more →
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 →
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 →
