tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831094962308750233.post4615567283960945378..comments2023-03-19T08:04:45.170-04:00Comments on Accessibility For People with Hearing Loss: Adding Captions to YouTube videosDanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08684552514803815379noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831094962308750233.post-4890757784286380972011-01-22T10:55:39.486-05:002011-01-22T10:55:39.486-05:00I would also recommend Universal Subtitles tool - ...I would also recommend Universal Subtitles tool - free, open source software that allows you to caption/subtitle any video hosted online at many locations including you tube, vimeo, bliptv etc. http://universalsubtitles.org/en/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831094962308750233.post-5631523372066981462011-01-19T19:10:55.931-05:002011-01-19T19:10:55.931-05:00Thanks, Don. I've corrected the blog now. Th...Thanks, Don. I've corrected the blog now. The people who wrote me had been interested in captioning the videos themselves, so I had written the blog to focus on DIY tools. However, it's still good for all of us to know what resources are available for captioning online videos. Thanks for your input!Danahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08684552514803815379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-831094962308750233.post-30447758933338401732011-01-19T18:38:16.752-05:002011-01-19T18:38:16.752-05:00Dana,
Thanks for a great article. If I may, I'...Dana,<br /><br />Thanks for a great article. If I may, I'd like to correct a couple of factual errors.<br /><br />Generally, YouTube channel owners must specifically opt-out of automated captioning - it should default to being on.<br /><br />Also, YouTube recently upped the limit for regular users to 15 minutes, and just last month has removed the limit completely from selected users.<br /><br />Source:<br />http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2010/12/up-up-and-away-long-videos-for-more.html<br /><br />I'm glad you mentioned the Captioning Key on the Described and Captioned Media Program website, because there is one more (paid) option: YouTube users could opt to select a YouTube Ready captioning vendor. The DCMP maintains a list of vendors who have passed a caption quality evaluation. Such vendors are intimately familiar with the Captioning Key and many other "best practices" for internet captioning.<br /><br />My company was proud to be part of the initial 12 companies to be included in the "YouTube Ready" vendor list, and I'd be happy to answer any questions your readers might have about the topic.<br /><br />Source:<br />http://youtube-global.blogspot.com/2010/06/professional-caption-services-get.html<br /><br />Sincerely,<br />Don Stephens<br />Co-Owner, CaptioningEdge by Critical Mass ProductionsDon V. Stephens IIIhttp://www.cmpedge.com/youtube/noreply@blogger.com