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From: Holli Smith
Date: Oct 25, 2013 12:58PM

Agreed. I have seen lots of voice recognition transcriptions on youtube
that don't make any sense.

Thanks,
Holli Elizabeth Smith
678.793.6162
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www.hollielizabeth.com



On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 2:56 PM, Cameron Cundiff
< <EMAIL REMOVED> >wrote:

> Avoid Livestream, the player is not keyboard accessible. Youtube seems
> strong, especially for its support for captioning and automated
> transcription (though make sure to clean up any voice recognition
> transcriptions).
>
>
> On Fri, Oct 25, 2013 at 1:31 PM, Shuttlesworth, Rachel
> < <EMAIL REMOVED> >wrote:
>
> > I received the message below from a college on our campus. Which
> web-based
> > players do you prefer? Also, are there any that allow viewers to turn
> > on-off video descriptions as well as captions?
> >
> > Thanks for any ideas,
> > Rachel
> >
> > Hello,
> >
> > We are looking to migrate several videos to a web based service like
> > YouTube, Vimeo, etc...
> >
> > I wanted to check if there is preferred web based service that will
> > support closed captioning and any other requirements for our students
> with
> > special needs.
> >
> > I know that Vimeo currently does not support closed captions but is
> > currently working toward a solution.
> >
> >
> > Dr. Rachel S. Thompson
> > Director, Emerging Technology
> > Center for Instructional Technology
> > University of Alabama
> > > > > > > >
> > > >