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From: Chaals McCathie Nevile
Date: Jul 14, 2016 4:59AM

On Thu, 14 Jul 2016 08:53:41 +0200, < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> Hi all!
>
> I just joined, so this is my first post to the forum. :)
>
> I've recently been asked at work how accessible YouTube live is. Since
> it's a live feed I suggested that a live transcript/captioning would be
> appropriate which they weren't thrilled to hear.

They may not be thrilled, but accessibility of video means captions, and
for live video that means live captions.

> But I'm still trying to look into the service to see if Google might
> be doing anything about it (I don't know if Google's auto-captioning
> works?) or to see what, if any, alternatives there might be.
>
> Appreciate any thoughts/advice!

Auto-captioning is generally very useful - the error rate is low enough
that overall it is a win. But for a corporate client I would VERY STRONGLY
advise them to put manual verification into the procedure. When a senior
consultant's title, or an important person's name, is mis-captioned as a
few four-letter words, it should make the argument clear.

Unfortunately the real-world examples I know of have all been carefully
buried by the organisations on whose faces the egg landed, so I cannot
demonstrate live what I mean. But trust me, audiences rarely forget the
organisation's name years after they watch the clip, even if they forget
all the details.

cheers

Chaals

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