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From: Swift, Daniel P.
Date: Mon, Dec 12 2016 6:09AM
Subject: closed caption vs. transcript
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We have a video (which has closed captioning) that we want to post. The question was raised do we also need a transcript?
Thanks!
Dan Swift
Web Technical Specialist
Web Team Services
West Chester University
610.738.0589
From: Birkir R. Gunnarsson
Date: Mon, Dec 12 2016 6:25AM
Subject: Re: closed caption vs. transcript
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Dan
Captions are primarily intended for people with hering impairments
(giving them access to all the spoken word in the video) where as a
transcript is mprimarily intended for people with visual impairments
(who have access to the dialog, but do not have access to the visual
information, such a text or images displayed on the screen, the names
of the speakers in the video etc.).
Basically you have to evaluate the video to find out what and how much
info is communicated visually that cannot be picked up from listening
to the audio alone.
If there is info, you need to provie it somehow, and a transcript is
the easiest way to do so (there is also audio description, ut there
may be technical difficulties with the player suporting the audio
track, and transcripts are useful to a much larger group of people
e.g. search engines and anyone who needs to reference info from the
video).
On 12/12/16, Swift, Daniel P. < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> We have a video (which has closed captioning) that we want to post. The
> question was raised do we also need a transcript?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Dan Swift
> Web Technical Specialist
> Web Team Services
> West Chester University
> 610.738.0589
>
> > > > >
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From: Shane Anderson
Date: Mon, Dec 12 2016 7:28AM
Subject: Re: closed caption vs. transcript
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Hi Dan,
Captions satisfy WCAG 1.2.2. A transcript could work as an "alternative for
time-based media" to satisfy WCAG 1.2.3. That covers the WCAG level A
requirements for prerecorded video (with audio).
To be WCAG level AA compliant you need to ensure the audio track alone can
convey all the information in the video. Otherwise WCAG 1.2.5 requires that
you have an audio description with the video to describe context and/or
content that isn't conveyed with the audio.
WCAG requirements for media can get confusing very quickly because an audio
description could be used to satisfy WCAG 1.2.3. To simplify I usually tell
clients to always provide captions and a transcript, and keep the content
"radio ready" (i.e. completely understandable without the visuals).
Regards
Shane Anderson
On Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at 8:09 AM, Swift, Daniel P. < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> We have a video (which has closed captioning) that we want to post. The
> question was raised do we also need a transcript?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Dan Swift
> Web Technical Specialist
> Web Team Services
> West Chester University
> 610.738.0589
>
> > > > >
From: Swift, Daniel P.
Date: Mon, Dec 12 2016 7:33AM
Subject: Re: closed caption vs. transcript
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Thanks to both of you -- that information is very helpful!
Dan Swift
Web Technical Specialist
Web Team Services
West Chester University
610.738.0589
From: Larges, Lisa (DEED)
Date: Mon, Dec 12 2016 8:04AM
Subject: Re: closed caption vs. transcript
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One more note about transcripts -- they are often the only or the best means for people who are DeafBlind to access video content.
I haven't found a checklist of best practices for creating transcripts -- and would love to know of one -- but I try to make sure that the transcript fully but economically conveys everything in the video.
Lisa Larges| Outreach Coordinator
Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development
State Services for the Blind
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From: JP Jamous
Date: Mon, Dec 12 2016 8:34AM
Subject: Re: closed caption vs. transcript
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Is the transcript usually attached to the player? I mean is it inside the player?
I ran into it on a local web site that uses Yahoo video players. It was cool as JAWS kept reading the transcript as the video was playing.
I was wondering where they typically include it on the page.
From: Jim Allan
Date: Mon, Dec 12 2016 9:09AM
Subject: Re: closed caption vs. transcript
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Transcript format. googled a bit. should be able to cobble something that
works for your purposes.
http://www.ohlone.edu/org/webcenter/texttranscripts.html
http://www.tigerfish.com/Transcription%20Style%20Guide%20Rev.%206.10.pdf
http://accessproject.colostate.edu/udl/modules/multimedia/tut_video_transcript.php
http://www.captioningkey.org/quality_captioning.html
http://www.uiaccess.com/transcripts/transcripts_on_the_web.html
On Mon, Dec 12, 2016 at 9:34 AM, JP Jamous < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:
> Is the transcript usually attached to the player? I mean is it inside the
> player?
>
> I ran into it on a local web site that uses Yahoo video players. It was
> cool as JAWS kept reading the transcript as the video was playing.
>
> I was wondering where they typically include it on the page.
>
>