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Artificial Intelligence Is Good, but Is It Good Enough for Captions?

by Elisa Lewis in Industry Trends

“Artificial intelligence (AI) makes it possible for machines to learn from experience, adjust to new inputs, and perform human-like tasks.” In other words, rather than programming machines with a single rule for output, they are taught to recognize patterns and then utilize…

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Updated August 28, 2019

Automatic Captions: Are They Helping or Hindering Students?

by Jaclyn Lazzari in Video Accessibility

In the 2019 State of Captioning report, 37% of respondents indicated that they use automatic captions for educational videos. At the same time, 50% said that they’re aware automatic captions don’t fulfill the legal requirements. These findings seem to conflict, so I…

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Updated June 11, 2019

The Forest and the Trees: Scaling for Enterprise-Level Digital Accessibility

by Elisa Lewis in Video Accessibility

  In the webinar entitled, “The Forest and the Trees: Scaling for Enterprise-Level Digital Accessibility,” Kathryn Weber-Hottleman discusses the narrow practical how-tos and the broad organizational plan for a digital accessibility program. Kathryn brings many years of experience as the IT Accessibility…

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Updated October 19, 2022

Captioning Accuracy: How to Measure Error Rates

by Elisa Lewis in Industry Trends

We use automated speech recognition (ASR) software to make many of our daily tasks easier. Maybe your morning routine starts with asking Alexa the weather forecast for the day, having Siri transcribe an email or text for you as you dictate on…

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Updated April 22, 2021

How to Get Captioning Buy-In for Higher Education

by Jaclyn Lazzari in Industry Trends

Many people understand the value that captions can bring to higher education institutions, but they also realize that accessible captions don’t come free. The cost associated with captioning, whether it be through a third-party vendor or DIY methods, can make it difficult…

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Updated June 3, 2019

The European Web Accessibility Directive

by Elisa Lewis in Video Accessibility

Over 80 million people in the European Union (EU) are living with a disability. In an effort to create structural support, several large-scale accessibility efforts have been implemented in the EU over the last year. In the United States, the Web Content…

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Updated July 2, 2021

What Makes Your Video Rank in Search Results on YouTube?

by Elisa Lewis in Video SEO

As the digital age continues to evolve, one thing remains true – online video isn’t going anywhere anytime soon. Video content is on the rise, and people everywhere can’t seem to get enough. In fact, video traffic will account for 80% of…

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Updated May 1, 2020

The CVAA & Video Game Accessibility

by 3mediaweb in Video Accessibility

As of December 31, 2018, any video game communication functionality released in 2019 and beyond must be accessible to people with sight, motor, speech, cognitive, and hearing disabilities. These requirements are outlined under the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA),…

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Updated October 23, 2023

The Subtitle Format Converter You’ve Been Looking For [FREE TOOL]

by Emily Griffin in Product Updates

To address this problem, we created a free web tool that converts between all the major caption formats, including SRT, SBV, Flash DFXP, SCC, SMI or SAMI, CPT.XML, QT, and STL.

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Updated February 7, 2024

Audio Description for eCommerce

by Jaclyn Lazzari in Industry Trends

These days, it seems that eCommerce companies are utilizing online video marketing more and more. 54% of consumers want to see video from their favorite brands, so it’s no surprise that they are giving the people what they want. Video marketing is…

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Updated July 8, 2019

The Benefits of Captioning On-Demand Fitness Video

by Elisa Lewis in Video Accessibility

The health and fitness industry continues to prosper as Americans become more conscious of their health and make better long-term investments in their overall well-being.    A growing number of people are leaving their gym memberships behind and opting for an at-home…

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Updated May 1, 2020

Making Social Media More Accessible to People with Disabilities

by Sheri Byrne in Video Accessibility

Social media is a very popular tool among people with disabilities to stay connected despite the fact that most social media tools are not fully accessible. Staying connected electronically is even more important if a disability prevents a person from being able…

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Updated August 23, 2024
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