Captions

Captions display dialogue; identify speakers; and note on and off-screen sound effects, music, and laughter. Captions that can be turned on and off are referred to as closed captions. On this site we use the abbreviation 'CC' to indicate captions, even though in some cases the captions are not closed captions.

Captions Examples

MovieFlix.com movies

Open captioned movies online

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All Systems Go XS AT K CC
"Freedom to Compete" Announcements SMIL RM CC
Assuring Produce Safety SMIL RM CC

Captions Tutorials

The SMIL Tutorial SMIL CC AD
Adding Controls for QuickTime Access Tracks QT AD CC
SMIL Templates RM QT SMIL XAD AD CC
Creating Captions with MAGpie WM RM QT SMIL CC

Captions Articles

Flash News Flash: It's Accessible FL AT CC
FlashMX: Moving Toward Accessible Rich Media FL AT K AD CC
Accessible Streaming Content SMIL WM RM QT FL K XAD AD CC AT
Accessibility: Flash MX Features FL CC K AT
Streaming Video -- Friend or Foe? WM RM QT FL CC

Captions Specifications and Standards

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Suggested Styles and Conventions for Closed Captioning > Media Access Group at WGBH
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0 > W3C
Techniques for WCAG 1.0 > W3C
508 Standards for Web-based Applications >
508 Standards for Video and Multimedia >