Audio-Video Report 2007-03-12
Proposed report format template for TEITAC subcommittee reports, 3/12/07
Reports should address each of the following categories.
I. Material which can be described as “Changes to Existing Provisions”
- Modification – Material which modifies existing provisions.
- Rationale – Why is this change suggested?
| Current provision | Keep current language | Change in Jurisdiction? | Modification | Rationale: Why is this change suggested? |
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| 1194.24(a) All analog television displays 13 inches and larger, and computerequipment that includes analog television receiver or display circuitry,shall be equipped with caption decoder circuitry which appropriatelyreceives, decodes, and displays closed captions from broadcast, cable,videotape, and DVD signals. As soon as practicable, but not later than July 1, 2002, widescreen digital television (DTV) displays measuring at least 7.8 inches vertically, DTV sets with conventional displays measuring at least 13 inches vertically, and stand-alone DTV tuners, whether or not they aremarketed with display screens, and computer equipment that includes DTV receiver or display circuitry, shall be equipped with caption decoder circuitry which appropriately receives, decodes, and displays closedcaptions from broadcast, cable, videotape, and DVD signals. | no | All analog television displays measured 13 inches diagonally and larger, and computer equipment that includes analog television receiver or display circuitry, shall be equipped with caption decoder circuitry which appropriately receives, decodes, and displays CEA 608-standard closedcaptions from broadcast, cable, satellite, videotape, and DVD signals. Wide-screen (16:9) digital television (DTV) displays measuring at least 7.8 inches vertically, DTV sets with conventional (4:3) displays measuring at least 13 inches diagonally, and stand-alone DTV tuners, whether or not theyare marketed with display screens, and computer equipment that includes DTV receiver or display circuitry, shall be equipped with CEA 708-standard caption decoder circuitry which appropriately receives, decodes, and displays closed captions from broadcast, cable, satellite, videotape, and DVD signals. HD-DVD, BluRay and other digital video source devices must either pass CEA 708 data, when available, to the caption decoding circuitry of DTV displays or must decode CEA 708 data, when available, and pass an open-captioned signal to the DTV display. | Updated to include new technology and standards, such as EIA-708, HD-DTV, BlueRay, etc. | |
| 1194.24(b) Television tuners, including tuner cards for use in computers, shall be equipped with secondary audio program playback circuitry. | no | Analog-signal television tuners, including tuner cards for use in computers, shall be equipped with secondary audio program playback circuitry for support of video description. Digital-signal television tuners, including tuner cards for use in computers, shall be equipped with ancillary audio program playback circuitry for support of video description. | Ensure that descriptions are supported in both analog and digital environments. | |
| 1194.24(c) All training and informational video and multimedia productions which support the agency's mission, regardless of format, that contain speech or other audio information necessary for the comprehension of the content, shall be open or closed captioned. | no | All materials containing video and/or audio, regardless of format, that contain speech or other audio information necessary for the comprehension of the content, must comply with the following:
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| 1194.24(d) All training and informational video and multimedia productions which support the agency’s mission, regardless of format, that contain visual information necessary for the comprehension of the content, shall be audio described. | no | All materials containing video and/or audio, regardless of format, that contain visual information necessary for the comprehension of the content, must comply with the following:
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| 1194.24(e) Display or presentation of alternate text presentation or audio descriptions shall be user-selectable unless permanent. | no | At the time of playback, captions and/or audio descriptions must be either (a) capable of being turned on and off (“closed”), or (b) visible or audible to all users (“open”). | Clarify language regarding open vs closed captions/descriptions. |
II. Entirely New Provisions
| New provision | Rationale: What issue does this provision address? |
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| 1194.24(f) All materials containing interactive elements that are part of the content must comply with 1194.21 [a-z] as well as 1194.24 a-e. | Ensure that interactive materials that are part of a video/audio presentation are accessible. |
III. Other Material
A. Recommendations on organization of the provisions
B. Issues this subcommittee is not addressing, but which should be addressed.
Quality and placement of captioning/text descriptions need to be addressed and provided specs for multimedia design, type of fonts, and delivery.
Clarification is needed to ensure that transcripts are not an option in place of captioning, but rather to supplement the captioned live programs/prerecorded videos or materials.
