CaptionKeeper Benefits
- Repurpose existing captions for the Web with no additional costs
- Meet Federal requirements (Section 508, 1194.24c)
- Assist computer users in environments where audio is difficult to hear, or not desirable to be heard
- Provide searchable metadata
User Scenario #1: Repurposing captioned television content
A large television broadcaster has been captioning content for deaf and hard-of-hearing television viewers for years. Now some of the programming is being offered on a companion Web site and a need exists for this progamming to be captioned as well.
With CaptionKeeper, the existing captions can be captured and included
with the content on the Web site automatically. The broadcaster is now
able to provide access to the audio via captions on the broadcast and
on the Web at no additional cost. Like with television, captions on the
Web will benefit a larger audience, including users who are accessing
the content in a quiet office atmosphere, or any location where it would
be difficult to hear the program audio. Additionally, the captions on
the Web can be used as metadata for searching the content.
User Scenario #2: Digitizing captioned archived materials
A national library is about to begin digitizing its full library of media content. Some of the content has been previously captioned - but without a tool like CaptionKeeper, this data will be lost in the conversion process. By adding CaptionKeeper into the digitization process, the library can choose to create up to three different caption files that will be archived with the digitized content. If the organization is using a content management system, the caption information can be added to the system. The captions create additional metadata for search and retrieval purposes.User Scenario #3: Live event captioning
A State House and Senate provide live closed captioning of all legislative programming. The state uses a court-reporting service to provide the live closed captions. The state provides a feed for the Web. Using CaptionKeeper, the state can have the court-reporting service send the captions to both the TV broadcast and the live Webcast simultaneously.