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From: Sarah Horton
Date: Apr 2, 2015 12:35PM

Mike, I've found that the YouTube automatic timing feature works pretty well, particularly when the audio is clear. Not automatic captions, which are, shall we say, interesting. :)

https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/2734799?hl=en

You load the video and transcript and then ask YouTube to sync the two. You might have to tweak the timing a little, but usually it works well.

I agree with the other Mike that the lack of captions makes the media non-compliant with WCAG 2.0 Level A.

Hope this helps!

Best,
Sarah


> On Apr 2, 2015, at 2:24 PM, Mike Warner < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> Thanks, Mike Moore. I'll present that to the CEO. I wanted to have all
> captions synchronized, but was overruled as soon as I was no longer the one
> creating the captions. (back then, I was a one-man IT team) His main
> argument is the reverse of "except when the media is a media alternative
> for text and is clearly labeled as such." In these videos, the text is the
> alternative for the media. Hopefully, I can convince him otherwise.
>
> Thanks, Sam Carstos. I'll give your site a whirl.
>
> Mike
>
> Mike Warner
> Director of IT Services
> MindEdge, Inc.
>
>
>
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>> Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2015 15:19:01 +0000
>> From: "Moore,Michael (DARS)" < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>> To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
>> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] video transcripts for talking heads: need to be
>> synchronized?
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>> Hi all,
>>
>> we've been using CCs for our course videos for years, having started with
>> the WGBH player, back when it was about the only web video player to
>> support CC. Since synching is a long and expensive process, my boss
>> decided some time ago that we won't sync videos for our talking-head videos
>> of subject matter experts. We still have the transcript available for any
>> users who want to click to view it as the full text of the video, though.
>>
>> Is this considered compliant, or do all video transcripts need to be
>> synchronized withe speaker in the video?
>>
>> Thank you,
>> Mike
>>
>> <begin reply/>
>>
>> Mike,
>>
>> Your solution is non-compliant. Captions are required to be synchronized.
>> Transcripts are not considered captions.
>>
>> WCAG
>>
>> 1.2.2 Captions (Prerecorded): Captions are provided for all prerecorded
>> audio content in synchronized media, except when the media is a media
>> alternative for text and is clearly labeled as such. (Level A)
>>
>> Section 508 (outdated but still in force)
>>
>> 1194.22 (b) Equivalent alternatives for any multimedia presentation shall
>> be synchronized with the presentation.
>>
>>
>>
>> Mike Moore
>> Accessibility Coordinator,
>> Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
>> (512) 424-4159 (Office)
>> (512) 574-0091 (Cell)
>>
>>
>>