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From: Jackson, Derek J
Date: Fri, May 08 2020 9:21AM
Subject: Auto-generated foreign language captions.
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Hello,

Does anyone have any useful recommendations for services that can create auto-generated captions and/or transcripts for modern Greek or other non-English languages? Or services you can recommend for a specific language, such as modern Greek, or other languages?

I have also been directed to this service, sonix.ai, to create auto-generated transcripts for modern Greek. Does anybody have experience or knowledge of their quality of work?

Thanks for any and all suggestions and help!
Derek

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Derek Jackson

Digital Accessibility Developer | Digital Accessibility Services
Harvard University Information Technology
1430 Massachusetts Ave, 4th Floor
Cambridge, MA 02138

he/him/his

From: L Snider
Date: Sat, May 09 2020 9:57AM
Subject: Re: Auto-generated foreign language captions.
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Hi Derek,

Will this be for documents? Webpages? Powerpoint slides? Or all of the
above?

Cheers

Lisa

On Fri, May 8, 2020 at 12:21 PM Jackson, Derek J < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Does anyone have any useful recommendations for services that can create
> auto-generated captions and/or transcripts for modern Greek or other
> non-English languages? Or services you can recommend for a specific
> language, such as modern Greek, or other languages?
>
> I have also been directed to this service, sonix.ai, to create
> auto-generated transcripts for modern Greek. Does anybody have experience
> or knowledge of their quality of work?
>
> Thanks for any and all suggestions and help!
> Derek
>
> —
>
> Derek Jackson
>
> Digital Accessibility Developer | Digital Accessibility Services
> Harvard University Information Technology
> 1430 Massachusetts Ave, 4th Floor
> Cambridge, MA 02138
>
> he/him/his
> > > > >

From: Jackson, Derek J
Date: Mon, May 11 2020 11:13AM
Subject: Re: Auto-generated foreign language captions.
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They are for captions of videos in HTML.

Thanks!
Derek

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Derek Jackson

Digital Accessibility Developer | Digital Accessibility Services
Harvard University Information Technology
1430 Massachusetts Ave, 4th Floor
Cambridge, MA 02138

he/him/his

On 5/9/20, 11:56 AM, "WebAIM-Forum on behalf of L Snider" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = on behalf of = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:

Hi Derek,

Will this be for documents? Webpages? Powerpoint slides? Or all of the
above?

Cheers

Lisa

On Fri, May 8, 2020 at 12:21 PM Jackson, Derek J < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Does anyone have any useful recommendations for services that can create
> auto-generated captions and/or transcripts for modern Greek or other
> non-English languages? Or services you can recommend for a specific
> language, such as modern Greek, or other languages?
>
> I have also been directed to this service, sonix.ai, to create
> auto-generated transcripts for modern Greek. Does anybody have experience
> or knowledge of their quality of work?
>
> Thanks for any and all suggestions and help!
> Derek
>
> —
>
> Derek Jackson
>
> Digital Accessibility Developer | Digital Accessibility Services
> Harvard University Information Technology
> 1430 Massachusetts Ave, 4th Floor
> Cambridge, MA 02138
>
> he/him/his
> > > > >

From: L Snider
Date: Mon, May 11 2020 1:49PM
Subject: Re: Auto-generated foreign language captions.
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Hi Derek,

Sorry, one more question...So the captions are above the video, or for the
video in their own track?

Cheers

Lisa

On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 2:13 PM Jackson, Derek J < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
wrote:

> They are for captions of videos in HTML.
>
> Thanks!
> Derek
>
> —
>
> Derek Jackson
>
> Digital Accessibility Developer | Digital Accessibility Services
> Harvard University Information Technology
> 1430 Massachusetts Ave, 4th Floor
> Cambridge, MA 02138
>
> he/him/his
>
> On 5/9/20, 11:56 AM, "WebAIM-Forum on behalf of L Snider" <
> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = on behalf of = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> wrote:
>
> Hi Derek,
>
> Will this be for documents? Webpages? Powerpoint slides? Or all of the
> above?
>
> Cheers
>
> Lisa
>
> On Fri, May 8, 2020 at 12:21 PM Jackson, Derek J <
> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > Does anyone have any useful recommendations for services that can
> create
> > auto-generated captions and/or transcripts for modern Greek or other
> > non-English languages? Or services you can recommend for a specific
> > language, such as modern Greek, or other languages?
> >
> > I have also been directed to this service, sonix.ai, to create
> > auto-generated transcripts for modern Greek. Does anybody have
> experience
> > or knowledge of their quality of work?
> >
> > Thanks for any and all suggestions and help!
> > Derek
> >
> > —
> >
> > Derek Jackson
> >
> > Digital Accessibility Developer | Digital Accessibility Services
> > Harvard University Information Technology
> > 1430 Massachusetts Ave, 4th Floor
> > Cambridge, MA 02138
> >
> > he/him/his
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >

From: Amber Holladay
Date: Tue, May 12 2020 9:02AM
Subject: Re: Auto-generated foreign language captions.
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Google translate has the ability to translate closed captions into several
languages. I have never personally used the service, but I have heard about
it.

On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 1:49 PM L Snider < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:

> Hi Derek,
>
> Sorry, one more question...So the captions are above the video, or for the
> video in their own track?
>
> Cheers
>
> Lisa
>
> On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 2:13 PM Jackson, Derek J <
> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> wrote:
>
> > They are for captions of videos in HTML.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Derek
> >
> > —
> >
> > Derek Jackson
> >
> > Digital Accessibility Developer | Digital Accessibility Services
> > Harvard University Information Technology
> > 1430 Massachusetts Ave, 4th Floor
> > Cambridge, MA 02138
> >
> > he/him/his
> >
> > On 5/9/20, 11:56 AM, "WebAIM-Forum on behalf of L Snider" <
> > = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = on behalf of = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> > wrote:
> >
> > Hi Derek,
> >
> > Will this be for documents? Webpages? Powerpoint slides? Or all of
> the
> > above?
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Lisa
> >
> > On Fri, May 8, 2020 at 12:21 PM Jackson, Derek J <
> > = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > Does anyone have any useful recommendations for services that can
> > create
> > > auto-generated captions and/or transcripts for modern Greek or
> other
> > > non-English languages? Or services you can recommend for a specific
> > > language, such as modern Greek, or other languages?
> > >
> > > I have also been directed to this service, sonix.ai, to create
> > > auto-generated transcripts for modern Greek. Does anybody have
> > experience
> > > or knowledge of their quality of work?
> > >
> > > Thanks for any and all suggestions and help!
> > > Derek
> > >
> > > —
> > >
> > > Derek Jackson
> > >
> > > Digital Accessibility Developer | Digital Accessibility Services
> > > Harvard University Information Technology
> > > 1430 Massachusetts Ave, 4th Floor
> > > Cambridge, MA 02138
> > >
> > > he/him/his
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > >

From: Jackson, Derek J
Date: Wed, May 13 2020 7:01AM
Subject: Re: Auto-generated foreign language captions.
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Hello,

These would be captions for youtube videos, and I think there convention is at the bottom of the screen. But what I am looking for is just some recommendations for a company that can do reliable auto-generated captions (i.e. less expensive) of Greek, or other non-English content, which we would then review. So the better the quality of the auto-generated caption, the less difficult our work will be, and the faster we can get the captions up. Greek is the language we are working on now, but I am anticipating other non-English languages in the future.

I hope that clarifies but I am happy to answer questions.

Thanks again!
Derek

—

Derek Jackson

Digital Accessibility Developer | Digital Accessibility Services
Harvard University Information Technology
1430 Massachusetts Ave, 4th Floor
Cambridge, MA 02138

he/him/his

On 5/11/20, 3:48 PM, "WebAIM-Forum on behalf of L Snider" < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = on behalf of = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = > wrote:

Hi Derek,

Sorry, one more question...So the captions are above the video, or for the
video in their own track?

Cheers

Lisa

On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 2:13 PM Jackson, Derek J < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
wrote:

> They are for captions of videos in HTML.
>
> Thanks!
> Derek
>
> —
>
> Derek Jackson
>
> Digital Accessibility Developer | Digital Accessibility Services
> Harvard University Information Technology
> 1430 Massachusetts Ave, 4th Floor
> Cambridge, MA 02138
>
> he/him/his
>
> On 5/9/20, 11:56 AM, "WebAIM-Forum on behalf of L Snider" <
> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = on behalf of = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> wrote:
>
> Hi Derek,
>
> Will this be for documents? Webpages? Powerpoint slides? Or all of the
> above?
>
> Cheers
>
> Lisa
>
> On Fri, May 8, 2020 at 12:21 PM Jackson, Derek J <
> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > Does anyone have any useful recommendations for services that can
> create
> > auto-generated captions and/or transcripts for modern Greek or other
> > non-English languages? Or services you can recommend for a specific
> > language, such as modern Greek, or other languages?
> >
> > I have also been directed to this service, sonix.ai, to create
> > auto-generated transcripts for modern Greek. Does anybody have
> experience
> > or knowledge of their quality of work?
> >
> > Thanks for any and all suggestions and help!
> > Derek
> >
> > —
> >
> > Derek Jackson
> >
> > Digital Accessibility Developer | Digital Accessibility Services
> > Harvard University Information Technology
> > 1430 Massachusetts Ave, 4th Floor
> > Cambridge, MA 02138
> >
> > he/him/his
> > > > > > > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >

From: L Snider
Date: Wed, May 13 2020 7:41AM
Subject: Re: Auto-generated foreign language captions.
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Hi Derek,

Ah okay...Look at this company. I have used them for captions made from
text transcripts before, and they were excellent. I used their stuff in an
HTML 5 player, not YouTube. They do work in many languages, not sure about
Greek though! Worth a check:
https://www.syncwords.com/

Cheers

Lisa

On Wed, May 13, 2020 at 10:01 AM Jackson, Derek J < = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> These would be captions for youtube videos, and I think there convention
> is at the bottom of the screen. But what I am looking for is just some
> recommendations for a company that can do reliable auto-generated captions
> (i.e. less expensive) of Greek, or other non-English content, which we
> would then review. So the better the quality of the auto-generated caption,
> the less difficult our work will be, and the faster we can get the captions
> up. Greek is the language we are working on now, but I am anticipating
> other non-English languages in the future.
>
> I hope that clarifies but I am happy to answer questions.
>
> Thanks again!
> Derek
>
> —
>
> Derek Jackson
>
> Digital Accessibility Developer | Digital Accessibility Services
> Harvard University Information Technology
> 1430 Massachusetts Ave, 4th Floor
> Cambridge, MA 02138
>
> he/him/his
>
> On 5/11/20, 3:48 PM, "WebAIM-Forum on behalf of L Snider" <
> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = on behalf of = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> wrote:
>
> Hi Derek,
>
> Sorry, one more question...So the captions are above the video, or for
> the
> video in their own track?
>
> Cheers
>
> Lisa
>
> On Mon, May 11, 2020 at 2:13 PM Jackson, Derek J <
> = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> wrote:
>
> > They are for captions of videos in HTML.
> >
> > Thanks!
> > Derek
> >
> > —
> >
> > Derek Jackson
> >
> > Digital Accessibility Developer | Digital Accessibility Services
> > Harvard University Information Technology
> > 1430 Massachusetts Ave, 4th Floor
> > Cambridge, MA 02138
> >
> > he/him/his
> >
> > On 5/9/20, 11:56 AM, "WebAIM-Forum on behalf of L Snider" <
> > = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = on behalf of = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> > wrote:
> >
> > Hi Derek,
> >
> > Will this be for documents? Webpages? Powerpoint slides? Or all
> of the
> > above?
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Lisa
> >
> > On Fri, May 8, 2020 at 12:21 PM Jackson, Derek J <
> > = EMAIL ADDRESS REMOVED = >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > Does anyone have any useful recommendations for services that
> can
> > create
> > > auto-generated captions and/or transcripts for modern Greek or
> other
> > > non-English languages? Or services you can recommend for a
> specific
> > > language, such as modern Greek, or other languages?
> > >
> > > I have also been directed to this service, sonix.ai, to
> create
> > > auto-generated transcripts for modern Greek. Does anybody have
> > experience
> > > or knowledge of their quality of work?
> > >
> > > Thanks for any and all suggestions and help!
> > > Derek
> > >
> > > —
> > >
> > > Derek Jackson
> > >
> > > Digital Accessibility Developer | Digital Accessibility
> Services
> > > Harvard University Information Technology
> > > 1430 Massachusetts Ave, 4th Floor
> > > Cambridge, MA 02138
> > >
> > > he/him/his
> > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
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