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Podcast SEO: Optimize Your Podcast for Search Engine Discovery

by Abby Alepa in How-To

FREE Webinar: Accessible Audio for Podcasting The age of digital media has forever changed the way we consume entertainment, news, and other information. Artificial intelligence (AI) and short-form video have taken the world by storm, but there’s another player in the online…

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Updated March 22, 2023

4 Tips for Creating an Accessible and Engaging Hybrid Graduation

by Abby Alepa in Video Accessibility

Watch the [FREE] Webinar: The Top 5 Challenges to Accessibility in Higher Education Graduation ceremonies are an opportunity for students to feel rewarded for their hard work by convening with their peers, crossing the stage, and receiving their diplomas. The COVID-19 pandemic…

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March 13, 2023

How to Add Captions to Video: To Integrate, or Not to Integrate?

by Kelly Mahoney in Video Accessibility

With such a wide variety of video platforms, players, and applications (oh my!) available on the market, it’s not always easy to understand how to add captions to video content on the platform you’re familiar with. This post serves as your directory…

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February 28, 2023

Top 10 Tips for Elevating Your E-Commerce Website

by Abby Alepa in How-To

[FREE Webinar] The Power of an Accessible Website: Practical Tips for Elevating Your E-Commerce Business Trillions of dollars were made in the global e-commerce market in 2022, and that figure is only expected to grow. This thriving online industry presents an amazing…

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February 27, 2023

Unsure if You Need to Edit Your Captions & Subtitles? We’ve Got a Checklist for That

by Jena Wallace in Video Accessibility

Download the [FREE] Checklist: Caption Reformatting New network, streaming, and distribution deals crop up almost daily. With all of this video content being re-aired and distributed across the globe, producers and distributors must set their sights on preparing their video libraries and…

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February 17, 2023

What is 608 and 708 Closed Captioning?

by Jena Wallace in Video Accessibility

Captioning Basics [Free eBook] When closed captions appear on your television screen, a decoder inside the TV translates raw data from a broadcast location and displays it as text that is understandable to the human eye. Over the years, decoding has evolved…

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September 23, 2022

How Do I Add Captions to My Videos?

by Kelly Mahoney in Video Accessibility

Closed Captioning 101 [Free eBook] So you just created a new video, but how do you add captions? Better yet, why should you add captions? In the United States, some accessibility-related legislation — like the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act…

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September 12, 2022

How DIY Captions, YouTube Auto Captions, and 3Play Media’s Captions Differ

by Rebecca Klein in Video Accessibility

Beginners Guide to Captioning [Free Ebook] Investing the time and money into captioning your YouTube videos is well worth it. If you don’t believe us, check out Discovery Digital Networks. They conducted a controlled study that showed a 7.32% increase in views…

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September 1, 2022

What Is Closed Captioning?

by Kelly Mahoney in How-To

Read the Beginner’s Guide to Captions [Free eBook] Closed captioning is time-synchronized text that reflects an audio track and can be read while watching visual content. The process of closed captioning involves transcribing the audio to text, dividing that text into chunks…

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August 26, 2022

How to Add Subtitles to Video in Adobe Premiere Pro & Adobe Encore

by Kelly Mahoney in How-To

Adding Captions in Adobe [Free How-To Guide] Whether you’re new to video editing or you manage a professional video library, exporting and uploading captions should be an essential skill in your arsenal. Learning how to add subtitles to video in Adobe Premiere…

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Updated July 19, 2022

How to Add Audio Description to YouTube Videos

by Elisa Lewis in How-To

Add Audio Description to YouTube Videos More than 1 billion hours of videos are watched on YouTube each day. 71% of people with disabilities leave a website immediately if it’s not accessible. You don’t have to be a mathematician to understand these…

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May 12, 2022

How to Start a Podcast: Allied as a Framework

by Rebecca Klein in How-To

  Download the Checklist: How to Start a Podcast   If you’re wondering how to start a podcast, then you’re in the same position we were in not too long ago. 3Play Media has always valued the power of meaningful content. From…

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Updated February 24, 2022