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From: Jonathan Avila
Date: May 7, 2020 2:43PM


I've seen some people using encoded captions using the CEA 608 methods common in broadcasting. OBS Studio is free and a common method of streaming into Facebook live and allows for the caption encoding from third parties.
https://scontent-iad3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t39.8562-6/66086585_1127049914146262_5362522782250827776_n.pdf?_nc_cat=100&_nc_sid=ae5e01&_nc_oc=AQk16aGpk3nHzDTMpXAntKiMNN1tpJH0WjqSwbuXkqTwjgxBpWsGmynBPtPjoIC6mpA&_nc_ht=scontent-iad3-1.xx&oh=45bc21a958bf8478c78be5856eadf089&oe=5ED90D24

An article from AI Media on setting up OBS -- but this could be applied to others.
https://kb.ai-media.tv/knowledge-base/setting-up-open-broadcaster-software-obs-for-facebook-live-with-captions/

Jonathan