About Captioning
What is captioning?
Captioning provides the viewer with a verbatim, synchronized transcript of all spoken words as well as non-speech sounds. People who have hearing loss and anyone without access to the soundtrack will benefit.
To see some examples of captioned media, check out our Accessible Video Showcase.
Consider Setting Up an In-House Caption Centre
If there's a lot of video that requires captioning at your institution, outsourcing can be expensive. We can help you set up an in-house caption centre so you can take care of your own content. Contact us for more information.
Ten Reasons to Caption Your Web Videos
- Captions compensate for noisy backgrounds or where sound isn't allowed.
- They provide a solution for poor audio quality.
- Quickly browse the video by reading the associated text as you drag the controller as the captions are always visible.
- Everyone can see the correct spellings of people, places, and things.
- Catch details that normally slide by unnoticed.
- Meet or exceed the W3C Web Accessibility Guidelines adapted by many state, provincial and federal governments.
- Captions can become part of a search engine.
- Provide additional support for people who are learning English as a second language.
- Make your content fully accessible to people who have hearing loss.
- Video on the web or media player can even look better when the captioning is on.